Not too long ago, we all received the very unfortunate news that Jeff Beck suddenly passed away. I along with so many other players, I'm sure, would say he's one of my absolute favorites. From the inception and height of the British invasion and constantly pushing the envelope forward both...
Do you NEED music theory? I hear that question all the time from students, I see it all the time on the internet. There's plenty of artists out there that say, "I don't use theory," so why should we even focus on learning it? Let's dive in and discuss why having a fundamental understanding of...
There is one part in particular, it seems, that everyone is anticipating when hearing Eruption. After a slew of minor pentatonic madness, an angelic onslaught of tapped arpeggios emerges and brings us on a brief harmonic journey. I break down that part so we can get a closer look at what exactly...
Tapping can look as impressive as it sounds, but if we are trying to learn a technique only by sight, we can often be led to frustration and failure. Many of my private lesson students have tried to learn tapping by watching videos, and developed poor technique as a consequence. Here are 3...
Let me ask you a couple questions... Have you ever learned a guitar solo? I'm guessing the answer is probably a yes. Did you learn how many measures long the solo is? Did you learn what the chord progression is behind the solo? Did you learn the solo musical phrase by musical phrase? I'm...
This is the next video in this two-part mini series on chord symbols. If you've ever been confused when seeing "C7#11" or "E7#9" then this is the video for you. Adding one more third interval to our triads, the 7th note of the scale, give us a 7th chord. These 4 note chords have more possible...
Without a system of understanding chord symbols, these markings on our music can be quite convoluted. Understanding what the symbol is trying to communicate is key, and in this short, two-part video series, I make sense of the musical hieroglyphics. We'll start with the basic triads, sus chords...
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Is it possible to create a fully featured preset with only 3 blocks in my FM3? Here's the parameters: clean, drive, and lead tones, rhythmic delay, ambient delay and verb, and minimal gaps and pops between scene changes. I get the most...
As a guitar teacher, one of the most common questions I get from my students is, "How do I play up and down the neck?" Really, the question should be, "How can I stop relying on scale shapes for improvising and how can I express myself more freely?" More scale shapes is not the answer. Learning...
Being able to arrange and play solo music (aka chord melody) has really allowed me to find my own voice on the guitar. In addition to finding a lot of work as a soloist, learning to play this way greatly expanded my knowledge and understanding of the fretboard, and all guitarists can benefit...
In-ear monitors can feel a lot different when first using them, but having a systematic way to build a mix can get you ahead of the curve. I give foundational principles behind creating an in-ear mix as well as take you through cover band and modern worship scenarios for using in-ear monitoring....
If you are thinking about going the in ear monitor route, it’s important to make sure your expectations match reality. What are the benefits or the challenges of using in-ears? Is there really a big difference between universal and custom molds? Would you really be using an IEM system for...
