For all you aspiring jazz guitarists – check out the Jazz Guitar Forums. I particularly like the Practical Standards Group. Folks are very supportive of other folks efforts to create music in the jazz realm. I’ve definitely learned a lot because the recording process forces you come to terms with your playing at that moment […]
I had an interesting conversation with a fellow local musician after a game of soccer. At some point the conversation turned towards having a great ear. I told him that since I could sight read pretty well, I hadn’t developed my ear as much as I wanted to. For some reason, I almost always skip […]
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 […]
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 […]
From several months ago: So recently I’ve been looking into a lot of different possibilities for making money online. I’ve been reading Smart Passive Income, which talks a lot about creating your own backlinks. If the content you create isn’t top-notch, like Steve Pavlina’s blog, you can still generate income from good quality stuff. With […]
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!
Check out pro websiting part one and part two. Around the end of 2009, guitarkitchen.com was reaching about 18o0 unique visitors. During the first few months of 2010, unique visitors numbered around 2200, but a significant part of the traffic increase was related to downloading songs. Currently, the site receives about 4-5k visitors a month. I […]
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, […]