Make sure you hold and feel a guitar before you buy it!

…A study of 7,500 university students revealed that music majors scored the highest reading\r\nscores among all majors including English, biology, chemistry and math…

A lot of music students come in with the question of “How do I write a song?” So, I analyzed my own songwriting, and came up with three basic approaches to sparking the songwriting process.

If you’re in need of some stocking ideas this Holiday season, here are some fun little gadgets that your guitar player might enjoy.

Space is an often overlooked principle of music. The power of silence and patience is a virtue that all musicians need.

The next time you take a solo, keep the principle in mind of telling a story.

Now, we are going to dive into three basic approaches to soloing. This is a lesson I learned from my good friend Jim Mings. I’ll never forget when he told me, “There are three basic ways to solo: scales, melodies, and chords.”

Perhaps one of the hardest things to teach in music lessons is how to solo. Students are down right frightened of soloing and improvising at times. One of the reasons it is so hard to teach is that there are so many factors. So I have decided to split this blog into a series. Let’s begin with the basics.

Students should consider the music they listen to when deciding whether to buy an acoustic or electric guitar.

These days, I visualize the word “GROOVE” as a collection of 3-dimensional stone carvings.