by Jay | Dec 31, 2025 | Blog, Classical Guitar Basics, Front Page, Front Page Slider, Teaching Blog Post, Videos
This is my first post in over six months. The time away wasn’t planned, but it turned out to be necessary. This essay is my way of explaining what happened, what I learned, and why I’m returning to writing and teaching with a slightly different focus. I’m also...
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 | Aug 10, 2022 | Blog, Front Page, Guitar Lessons, Performances, Teaching Blog Post
There is a whole lot of music sitting around in my studio, and I love nothing more than to rifle through it, find something that suits my inclination for the day, and start reading it. Daily sight-reading is a great idea for developing your skills as a...
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...
