Guitar Tip #66-- - June 30, 2011
The more years we play, the more techniques we learn. Create 10 minute "warm-ups" for each one to maintain all your skills.
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Walking Bass Lesson - June 29, 2011
Here is my latest "Quick Tip" Video for LA Music Academy....practice, practice.....
http://youtu.be/OVcG-2KLjQU
Enjoy....
http://youtu.be/OVcG-2KLjQU
Enjoy....
Guitar Tip #65-- - June 29, 2011
Practicing is important-some days you have lots of time, other days you don't. 5 minutes here and there can still be helpful.
Summer Travel, Playing, & Teaching - June 17, 2011
Here is my Summer travel schedule--"Guitar Tips" my be a little erratic during this time......
July 17--22--The Art of Solo Guitar--American Jewish University--Los Angeles, CA
July 24--29--The Total Jazz Guitarist--The Canterbury School--New Milford, CT
July 31--Aug 5--The NGW Jazz Summit--The Canterbury School--New Milford, CT
August 28--Sept. 4--Advanced Jazz Guitar--Flathead Lake Lodge--Big Fork, MT
For more info go to www.guitarworkshop.com or http://www.cocguitarfoundation.org/index.php
Hope to see you there….
July 17--22--The Art of Solo Guitar--American Jewish University--Los Angeles, CA
July 24--29--The Total Jazz Guitarist--The Canterbury School--New Milford, CT
July 31--Aug 5--The NGW Jazz Summit--The Canterbury School--New Milford, CT
August 28--Sept. 4--Advanced Jazz Guitar--Flathead Lake Lodge--Big Fork, MT
For more info go to www.guitarworkshop.com or http://www.cocguitarfoundation.org/index.php
Hope to see you there….
Guitar Tip #64-- - June 17, 2011
Use minor 2-5-1 licks over major 2-5-1 chord changes and vice versa if the two keys are relative keys (C/Am).
Guitar Tip #63-- - June 16, 2011
New to ear training? Practice singing intervals from all roots every week. Week 1-sing Maj 2nds, week 2-Maj3rds, etc.
Guitar Tip #62-- - June 15, 2011
Run melodic patterns from arp tones only instead of entire scales. This will help you learn to "spell out" the changes.
End of the Beginning-- - June 14, 2011
An Original tune from quite a whle ago...
http://youtu.be/JddYASo1iqU
http://youtu.be/JddYASo1iqU
Guitar Tip #61-- - June 14, 2011
Establish the key you are in first. Then, simply move the scale, or lick up a half step and back--easy "outside" sounds!
Guitar Tip #60-- - June 13, 2011
A rootless 7b5b9 (3-b5-b7-b9) the same as a dominant 7th chord whose root is b5 away. For example, a rootless C7b5b9=Gb7.
Guitar Tip #59-- - June 12, 2011
A rootless 7#5b9 chord is the same as a m7b5 chord a whole step below--for example, a rootless C7#5b9 is the same as Bbm7b5.
Guitar Tip #58-- - June 10, 2011
Memorize WHILE you learn. The sooner you get away from the written music, the sooner you make the new material your own.
Guitar Tip #57-- - June 9, 2011
Play a tritone (E/Bb). Moving this interval down the neck by 1/2 steps you are playing dom chords around the circle of 4ths.
Guitar Tip #56-- - June 8, 2011
Always check the key and time signatures BEFORE you start reading. Find all repeats, DCs, DSs, etc. ahead of time as well.
Guitar Tip #55-- - June 7, 2011
Have fun when learning scales. Don't just practice them in straight eighth notes--try playing them in 3/4, 5/4, 7/8, 6/8....
Guitar Tip #54-- - June 6, 2011
Guitar Tip #54--One way to get outside sounds is to take a short repeatable phrase and move it around the fretboard in symmetrical intervals.
Guitar Tip #53-- - June 5, 2011
Reading something difficult? First play the passage with a single open string until you KNOW the rhythm. Then grab the notes.
Guitar Tip #52-- - June 3, 2011
Practice legato technique by playing scales slowly, leaving your finger on a note until just after the next note has sounded.