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New Reference Video: Dialogue by Marc Bélanger
It is sometimes difficult to keep life in focus. With the recording and release of the Speeding Up Your Scales course this fall, preparing for and teaching students, and preparing for performances, I lost focus on developing reference videos for students. Dialogue is the first one since spring and the only the second one on…
Positives And Pitfalls Of Guitar Études
The following article, “On the Use of Piano Studies (Études),” appears in the December 1883 edition of The Etude Vol. 1, No. 3 magazine. The author of this article on piano etudes is not listed in the magazine as far as I can tell. There are so many great parts to this article that I…
12 Guitar Practicing Tips From The Musician 1916
By now, you know that some of the best advice in learning has been passed down from the past, including these practicing tips. It is amazing that science if finally catching up to the discoveries of practicing from 100 and 200 years ago. And with that, some advice doesn’t ever change. Today Positive. Yesterday Negative.…
Learning Guitar And Stroke Rehabilitation
For several years, the idea that learning guitar affects stroke rehabilitation has been an area of interest for my teaching. This in turn has led to my work with the medical community and lifestyle medicine. As with most things, this interest happened by chance rather than seeking it out. Let me give you a bit…
Online Guitar Lessons VS In-Person Guitar Lessons
I get questions often about the validity of online guitar lessons vs in-person guitar lessons. Many conclude that they are inferior but the reality is quite different. Though the concerns create some challenges, they are outweighed by the benefits and outcomes. Over the past 10 years, online learning has grown tremendously and will only get…
Guitar Sight Reading Helpful Tips For Improvement
Guitar sight reading seems to be the area most neglected by students and even professionals alike. If we take an honest look at our ability, then we would probably all conclude that our sight-reading skills could use some work (I wrote a book to help your sight-reading: Amazon/This Site). Maybe we need to rethink our…
Simplest Way To Schedule When To Change Guitar Strings
I know you may think this is a silly topic to discuss. I assure you that “How often should I change my strings?” is one of the most asked questions at any guitar store or studio. This question is usually followed by a reply, “When was the last time you changed your strings?” Therefore, let…
Mindful Guitar Practice Health Benefits
Mindful guitar practice stirs many different reactions in many different people. Many times it stirs a negative emotion rather than a positive beneficial one. When it comes to applying it to guitar, one might associate it with books like Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. No matter where one stands, science continues to support and…
Music as an Art: From Sketch Of A New Esthetic Of Music
I stumbled upon this wonderful theoretical work by Ferruccio Busoni that really fascinated my thoughts on the esthetic of music. He ventures beyond musical theories into the thoughts of the essence of music itself. He was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. Who, throughout his career, challenged the status quo of musical…
Review: Savarez New CRISTAL CORUM High Tension 500CJ
Are you considering the Hannabach 815MT classical guitar strings?