Subject: Happy New Year...
Happy New Year...
December 31st, 2017 at 11:48 am EDTHey Friend, 2017 is over - I’m excited to start the new year. I hope your outlook for 2018 is a positive one - SO looking forward to a lot of good stuff on the horizon! So let’s talk guitar goals - what is it you want to accomplish in 2018? T ...
What Do You REALLY Need to Know?
December 30th, 2017 at 11:15 am EDTHey Friend, Humans are strange animals. We think we’re all evolved and superior to the rest of the animal kingdom, but we’re really no different than our furry friends. We’re always in the hunt to satisfy primal needs. We easily get distrac ...
The Last Friday of 2017
December 29th, 2017 at 8:31 am EDTHey Friend, Happy Friday! This is the last Friday of 2017 - can you believe it? I’ll be glad to see this one done. It’s been a tough year, and I’m mentally ready to turn 2018 into a real rocker. Lots of plans in the works, and some big goals. ...
Focus...
December 28th, 2017 at 8:35 am EDTHey Friend, Another change I’m working on in 2018 is to simplify and stay true to what I know I can do well. I’m a serial learner - I’m always juggling a half-dozen topics in my head, from guitar, music production, the latest home improvement ...
Clarity in 2018
December 27th, 2017 at 8:33 am EDTHey Friend, The first thing you're going to notice in the new year is fewer emails from me. I’d be willing to bet you get as many emails every day as I do... Lists you’ve signed up for... Email from friends and family... Promotions from y ...
Turning a Corner...
December 26th, 2017 at 8:35 am EDTHey [[fristname]], Morning! Hope you had a nice day and a chance to relax and unwind a bit yesterday. This time of year is usually pretty good for that. It’s also a good time to look back over the happenings of the past 12 months and think abou ...
Merry Christmas
December 25th, 2017 at 8:29 am EDTHey Friend, Merry Christmas! Thank you for being a part of the Learn to Play Rock Guitar family. I’m grateful to have your support and feedback. I hope you have an awesome day! Peace~ Dave Products I use, recommend and love: Easy Power Chords ...
Classic or Contemporary?
December 24th, 2017 at 9:16 am EDTHey Friend, For at least the last month, you couldn’t escape hearing Christmas music. Whether you were in the car listening to the radio, or in stores, the powers that be have been piping holiday songs over the air waves for weeks. This to me has ...
Holiday Music Fun Facts
December 23rd, 2017 at 10:20 am EDTHey Friend, We are racing into the holiday and end of year festivities. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and New Year's is a week away. I received a cool email a few days ago from Breedlove Guitars. In it, there’s some fun facts I thought I’d forward ...
C Scale Notes Over Bdim
December 22nd, 2017 at 8:33 am EDTHey Friend, Let’s wrap this up. The last triad in the key of C major is the B diminished chord (Bdim). B diminished is already a dissonant chord, and you are not going to see it used in Rock, Blues, or Country (okay, maybe a very rare occurrence) ...