Here’s my top 15 solos that I want to learn and am in the process of learning at the moment: So What Miles Davis So What Cannonball So What Coltrane Milestones Miles Davis Milestones Cannonball Milestones Coltrane The guitar on Diamonds on Soles Beat It Van Halen solo Coltrane Giant Steps Green Dolphin Street Coltrane […]
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Percussion and the guitar
I am not sure if I love drums or guitar more. But really the way to look at love of music is that it is all encompassing and that the guitar is a drum. I’ve been seeing some great percussive ideas on guitar that I haven’t seen that often. For me, it really opens up […]
If you feel like you’re playing good music but it’s not getting the response you were hoping for, it may be you. But it might be good to try some other places. The actually physical location and the people hanging out, plus a lot of other factors affect the creation of music. Part of learning […]
What great feel on guitar! This guy has got it! Definitely has inspired me and some day I hope to post something half this good!
Hello everyone! All the best and thanks for stopping by! Music is a beautiful thing. And I love to learn music (most of the time). There’s plenty of ways to learn music. But this article looks at learning music from a self-development standpoint. And moreover it looks at learning music from the fundamentals of self-development, […]
I love Bach! Amazing music and a lot can played on the guitar, either with a pick or with fingers. I first learned about playing the Bach Solo Violin works because I read that Jim Hall used to practice them. Here’s the Double for the Sarabande from the 1st Partita (B Minor) for Solo Violin. […]
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Easy ideas for practicing
Here’s some ideas that I use on a regular basis to gently develop my musical senses. I also like intense practicing but sometime I feel I can accomplish a lot on a subconscious level by exposing myself to different elements like good time and good music. I don’t always feel focused enough to transcribe a […]
To learn to play a tumbao and montuno at the same time on guitar – Practice each part separately, slowly and with a beat, then try to keep the groove as you combine the two parts! (IMHO 🙂 Here’s some different examples/studies and info and links about ideas to learn how to play salsa guitar […]
go dancing! sing along work on your time when you walk Go dancing That’s right you internalize the beat while you dance. Pretty much all music can be associated to a dance. Folks still dance to reggae and salsa. Modern jazz and classical are danceable but most folks haven’t danced to them in awhile! At […]