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Neff Irizarry's new instructional book, "Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar", breaks open the history of Afro Cuban latin jazz rhythms and how they work for guitar. Neff Irizarry is a guitarist, composer, educator, and author specializing in Latin and …
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Learning fingerpicking guitar (or "fingerstyle guitar" as it's also called) can be overwhelming. You see YouTube's of people like Andy McKee or Tommy Emmanuel and you think, "not me". But playing this kind of music is like the …
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Even if you haven't heard of Gary Burton, you've definitely heard the results of his teaching. Burton has been playing vibes (AKA the vibraphone) on jazz records for over 50 years, both as a side player and band leader, he's taught improvisation …
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'Mise en place' (French pronunciation: [mi zɑ̃ ˈplas]) is a French culinary phrase which means "putting in place" or "everything in its place". It's a good concept to apply to making music as well. The point of 'mise en place' in the culinary …
The String Sling was designed with one purpose: to extend the life and vibrancy of your guitar strings. But it didn't stop there. The String Sling's development grew to encompass a number of other handy features as well. Let's take a look. The …
Right before Christmas time, Furch updated their Yellow and Blue acoustic guitar series' with their Bevel Duo ergonomic feature. It's a welcome upgrade to these amazing guitars but... unfortunately it's too late for me since I bought my Furch Yellow …
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There are many ways to paint a guitar body, some are simple, some are multi-staged and hard to follow. With this tutorial we will going to try to do it simple and hopefully you will be able to paint your guitar body without wanting to kill me.The …
Producer and guitarist Rick Beato recently sat down with legendary guitarist Tommy Emmanuel for an hour long conversation where they discussed melody, practicing guitar, playing complicated songs, sources of inspiration and much more. This …
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As modern acoustic fingerstyle playing has grown in popularity, so have the options for online lessons. There's video courses, tab sites, Skype lessons, and the options keep coming. One of the best I've found is StudyWithAdam.com, by Adam …
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In order to answer the question: "How difficult is fingerstyle guitar?", you have to define a couple things. What do you mean by "fingerstyle guitar"? And what do you mean by "difficult"? I'd like to offer a few definitions which show that it can be …
On her new album, "My Guitar", Ingrid Riollot records 6 compositions written by the great guitarist Australian born John Williams (not the one of Star Wars). Those pieces are wonderful, and so well written for the guitar but, unfortunately, are not …
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How To Barre The Dreaded F-Chord For Beginners The dreaded F-chord is one of the hardest chords for beginner guitar players to learn. Once you feel comfortable playing simple guitar songs with open chords, you will eventually come across the …
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One of the most fundamental factors of a guitar sound is what kind of material it’s made of. People seem to focus so much on acquiring the right guitar gear to shape the sound, that they forget about choosing a guitar with the preferred …
Rochester, NY native Greg Townson, an accomplished musician with more than 23 years of experience under his belt releases his new album Off and Running! on Hi-Tide Recordings. It's a sparkling, throwback rock'n'roll album featuring classic songs like …
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