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Tal Arditi will comfort you and challenge you. His use of traditional jazz forms, his inherent groove, and clean guitar playing will keep you nodding along. But his alternate time signatures, extended forms, and tonal choices will keep your brain on …
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Hybrid Acoustic/Electric Telecaster® Transforms Live Performance Possibilities with Ten Guitars in One. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 22, 2019 -- Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) today unveiled the first in a new generation of American-made …
[UPDATE] January 22, 2019 - Arobas Music releases the Guitar Pro 7.5 with feature upgrades and demos at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California. Top features in Guitar Pro 7.5: Editing by simply clicking on the scoreYou can now edit most of the …
We’re a few days into 2019, but it’s worth taking a moment to see what guitar apps have been popular in 2018. There are some old standards and couple newbies. And, most importantly, these apps are continuing to be popular and …
Tony Rice (born David Anthony Rice, June 8, 1951) is an American guitarist. He is one of bluegrass' most inventive and influential flatpicking guitar players. Here are some helpful resources, especially if you're wondering how to play like Tony …
If you're learning fingerstyle guitar, you have probably run into the term "PIMA". Especially if you're using properly notated music to learn songs (whether classical or contemporary). So what is PIMA? What Is PIMA? Since fingerstyle guitar …
The classic melodies of Christmas music are just crying out for some acoustic fingerstyle arrangement. So here are six great albums that hit the spot, from fingerstyle greats like Tommy Emmanuel and Lawrence Juber. The arrangements vary - from …
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The challenge of listing the top 25 classical guitarists is that there is such a deep history in classical guitar, how far back do you go? Do you limit it to the current players? But then that doesn't work - I mean, how could you leave Segovia …
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In my mind, Randy Hathaway's "Classical Guitar In America" feels like an Opus. With a capitol "O". An artistic work on a large scale. It's serious, it's broad, it meticulous. And it's a joy to know that there are artists conducting work with …
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Can you gamify music learning? I mean real music learning. Of course, you can become good at the Guitar Hero game. But that does not a musician make. So should musicians gamify the learning that goes into their serious pursuit of the craft? More …
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Why am I reviewing an album from a year ago? Well, because I've been listening to it. And because it's good. And because it's original. And because it's good art. So, a few things worth mentioning: Up front confession: I'm a big fan of Antoine …
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Modern fingerstyle guitar is typically played on a steel-string acoustic guitar. But acoustic guitars vary quite a bit in body shape (dreadnaught, jumbos, concerts, etc.) as well as features (cutaways, neck length, etc.). So which type is best for …
GUEST POST - Learning to sing can be a tricky task at the best of times, but when you also add playing guitar to the mix it's easy for your playing or singing to go a little haywire as you focus on those fancy licks or that high note. This tutorial …
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Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is an American blues musician. He's a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and four-time Grammy Award winner. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Keb' Mo' has been described as : "a …
