Tag Archives: Blues

The Importance of Studying Blues

by on 01. Jun, 2011 in Blues, Practice Tips, Theory

As a teacher I often try to encourage my students to study Blues and its most common 12 bar progression as part of their fundamental studies as guitarists. No matter what style you want specialize, in the importance of knowing and being able to handle Blues and its harmony and improvisation within it should never be [...]

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How To Accelerate Your Playing In Six Months

by on 13. Aug, 2010 in Practice Tips, Rock n Roll 101

The first thing to do when deciding to advance your playing in a certain period of time is to set short-term reachable goals within a long term goal. The long term goal here would be to advance your playing in a period of six months. In order to do this you must break up the [...]

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10 Jazz Musicians To Study To Mold Your Playing

by on 07. Jul, 2010 in Jazz Guitar, Styles

One of the most important jazz musicians to study to shape your playing, would be saxophonist Charlie Parker one of the founding fathers of the bebop era of jazz. Many musicians transcribe and learn to play his solo’s to delve into the style of Parker, his rhythmic language In particular was superb and and many [...]

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Finger Style Bass

by on 07. Jun, 2010 in Bass Guitar, Rock n Roll 101

There are many different styles of playing the bass guitar; most prominent among rock bassists is the use of a pick, or plectrum, to get a more clearly defined sound out of each note. Jazz, Blues and funk styles favour the use of plucking the four (or five) strings of the bass guitar with one’s [...]

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