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 | Mar 1, 2022 | Blog, Classical Guitar Technique, Guitar Lessons, Guitar Therapy, Teaching Blog Post
Guitar Therapy How To Practice Guitar: The Magic of Quality over Quantity At the core of learning to play the guitar well is the quality of time you spend with it. A lot has been said about quantity–about the 10,000 hours of practice you need in order to reach...
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 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 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...
