Loading ...Fretfunk is an up and coming guitar accessory company out of England. They sent me two items to check out; The Strap Mounted Pick Holder and The Guitar Dust Mop. Currently the company sells most of their products on Amazon.uk as well as other online retaliers, but hey, let’s get on with the show. The Fretfunk Guitar Dust Mop is [...]
In this weeks training lesson I want to work through a few exercises in multiple keys. I typically present one key a week but I think it is good practice, especially if you hope to play certain genres of music, to generalize the techniques. Let us begin with the key of C major and then proceed to the first two [...]
Everyone needs a cool strap. Sure you can be safe with the standard brown or black strap, but why? Life’s too short, get a fun strap! That thought process is what led me to Jamz website one late, late night. They have everything from subtle solid colors, to a medium crowd pleaser like; argyle, stripes or camo all the way [...]
Hello Everyone, and thanks for tuning in today. Once again MusicianYOU Magazine has allowed insight into some great ideas, topics, discussions, and lessons. In today’s lesson I’ll discuss ways that drummers can color their groove. I guess you could think of it as adding the spice and pepper to your food. Only, in this situation, you should come away hungry [...]
So realistically you are looking for an amplifier stand for one of two reasons; you brought a smaller amp to save cargo or you brought a big amp and want it pointed at you so your singer doesn’t continually whine how loud you are. In either scenario you aren’t looking for something big and bulky to showcase your Erector Set [...]
The key of Db major! I can hear you all groaning now. Just remember it is merely a hiccup away from C major, everything is up one fret. I very rarely see this key but it does happen and therefore is helpful being acquainted. The Db major scale includes the first 5 flats in the order of flats, Bb Eb [...]
If you keep up with my blog you’ll note that I’ve tried out some weird strings; everything from bright colored strings, glow in the dark strings, coated strings, strings that wash your car and strings that promise to make you breakfast…ok maybe I made up one or two in there. The Super Alloy 52 series by La Bella is actually [...]
Pentatonic scales as well as the whole concept of scales, have gotten a bad rep in the past few years. Among music scholars, many find that the pentatonic scale is a shortcut for guitarists. In fact, depending on your definition of scale, this view may or may not be true. Let’s start with a definition of scale. Simply put, a [...]
Recently, my younger sister came back from a music adjudication festival in our homestate of New York, where several of her students were participating with prepared solos. The festival requires students to prepare solo literature, which at a certain level allows them to audition for the all-state ensembles. Students prepare this music tirelessly for weeks on end, but there are [...]
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