by Jay | Nov 12, 2021 | Blog, Classical Guitar Technique, Guitar Heroes
The Classical Guitarist With No Bad Habits 10th Year Anniversary Edition:I’m revisiting some of my best old posts on playing guitar. Enjoy! Have you heard the legend of the guitarist with no bad habits? It goes like this: “there was this guy, who my friend...
by Jay | Nov 4, 2021 | Blog, Guitar Lessons, Teaching Blog Post
Music Theory? Why Should I Care? 10th Year Anniversary Edition:I’m revisiting some of my best old posts on playing guitar. Enjoy! I was never much of a music theory whiz. Music theory was required for music majors—lots of music theory—and it always...
by Jay | Nov 3, 2021 | Blog, Guitar Lessons, Teaching Blog Post
The True Instrument You Must Learn (according to Dr. Firgus-Fortuna Zelfrumzinger Bones) 10th Year Anniversary Edition:I’m revisiting some of my best old posts on playing guitar. Enjoy! When you learn to play an instrument like the classical guitar there’s...
by Jay | Nov 2, 2021 | Blog, Classical Guitar Basics, Guitar Lessons, Teaching Blog Post
10th Year Anniversary Edition:I’m revisiting some of my best old posts on playing guitar. Enjoy! I’m reading a book called Guitar Zero, by Gary Marcus, a cognitive scientist who decided he was going to fulfill his dream of playing guitar at the age of 40,...
by Jay | Nov 1, 2021 | Blog, Classical Guitar Basics, Guitar Lessons, Teaching Blog Post, Teaching Videos
10th Year Anniversary Edition:I’m revisiting some of my best old posts on playing guitar. Enjoy! If you really want others to enjoy what you play, you need to be enjoying yourself. They call it self-expression, but how can you fully express yourself if you...
by Jay | Oct 9, 2021 | Blog, Classical Guitar Basics, Classical Guitar Technique, Teaching Blog Post
10th Year Anniversary Edition:I’m revisiting some of my best old posts on playing guitar. Enjoy! Playing classical guitar is technically demanding. There are a lot of hurdles even if you want to play a relatively simple piece well enough for it to be...