by Jay | Sep 11, 2022 | Blog, Classical Guitar Basics, Classical Guitar Lessons, Classical Guitar Technique, Guitar Lessons, Teaching Blog Post
I'm starting up a series of posts on how to become positively dangerous on the classical guitar. Much of what I talk about will apply not just to classical guitar, but to all styles of guitar playing and to musicianship, practice and mastery in general.I want to...
by Jay | Nov 13, 2021 | Blog, Classical Guitar Basics, Classical Guitar Technique, Teaching Blog Post
The Learning Zone I’m revisiting some of my best older posts on learning guitar. This was originally posted 10 years ago. Here’s a little piece for anyone who practices but doesn’t seem to improve much. I suggest you take a look at a book called...
by Jay | Nov 8, 2021 | Classical Guitar Basics, Classical Guitar Lessons, Classical Guitar Teachers, Classical Guitar Technique, Guitar Heroes, Teaching Blog Post
10th Year Anniversary Edition:I’m revisiting some of my best old posts on playing guitar. Enjoy! This is really a post about chasing windmills….and conquering the universe. I want to start of this post with a disclaimer. I have a theory about why...
by Jay | Nov 8, 2021 | Classical Guitar Basics, Classical Guitar Lessons, Classical Guitar Teachers, Classical Guitar Technique, Teaching Blog Post
10th Year Anniversary Edition:I’m revisiting some of my best old posts on playing guitar. Enjoy! If I could list the number of times I”ve crashed and burned on the guitar—gotten in front of an audience or a judge or masterclass teacher, or a group of...
by Jay | Nov 7, 2021 | Classical Guitar Basics, Teaching Blog Post
10th Year Anniversary Edition:I’m revisiting some of my best old posts on playing guitar. Enjoy! Although many things we do require skill, there’s really nothing in everyday life even remotely like learning, memorizing, and performing a piece of music....
by Jay | Nov 6, 2021 | Classical Guitar Basics, Teaching Blog Post
10th Year Anniversary Edition:I’m revisiting some of my best old posts on playing guitar. Enjoy! In this post, I’m elaborating on a useful metaphor I used in my last post. Simply put, it’s this: “Practicing is Editing” FIlm editors, as...
