We all have been there… You just don’t feel like practicing…. I’m in one of those times now… So what do you do? Force yourself….to play…. You thinking that wasn’t helpful
OK…I am very new to this game and one thing I really wanted to learn is how to figure out a song. to do this we need a palate of possible chords. For most songs, your chords in them will be one of the following. Major – I, IV, V Minor – ii, iii, vi […]
I mostly play acoustic, but every once in a while I pull out my son’s electric guitar. Now I have a small practice amp that is alright. turn the volume down so that I don’t wake up anybody else. But if I’m gonna do that, why not try something else. I can take my IRIG […]
Yeah folks… I love making videos on my IPhone. it is easy… Very easy… You just turn on the camera app and set record. BUT… The vocal is usually out of wack… The guitar is a lot louder than the vocal… And it don’t sound right. Now you essentially got two roads to go down…
You know what. Depending on the day…. I amaze myself… I mean how good it sounds…Well not often…but it does happen…lol
OK…Someone asked…what book should I buy if I want to learn guitar to play in church. There are a few method books out there as well as courses to teach Christian Guitar. I see some “hymn-based” instructional methods. and I see some “praise-based” instructional methods. Mel Bay’s Deluxe Gospel Guitar Method is an example of […]
OK…I wanted to riff on the use of Uberchord in my practice routine. Check it out. I tried a few apps and training methodologies for learning music. And I guess you got one of two methods you can go down…
Ok… I have a ton of apps on my smartphone… For everything…. My calendars are on there…. My to-do lists are on there… I use the music apps… And I have a ton of music apps…but I only use a few over and over… What are they?
OK…I been at this thing for like 18 months. One thing I am very happy I did from the beginning… was to play and sing… Someone asked me… “What can I do to learn to play and sing at the same time?”
I’ve heard this from a number of places. Certainly there is a time in your practice room to just try stuff… But mostly you don’t sing what you don’t hear in your mind first. In other words…you don’t wing it…
