Subject: It's Physics, Yo...
It's Physics, Yo...
January 22nd, 2020 at 8:31 am EDTHey Friend, Hop into a time machine with me for a sec… We’re going back to ancient Greece, where some really, REALLY smart dudes in stylish togas were coming up with some mind-blowing stuff. Without going into a dizzying spin down a rabbit ho ...
You Gotta Walk Before You Run...
January 16th, 2020 at 8:35 am EDTHey Friend, It’s interesting… When you consider a fundamental truth, it pretty much applies to anything you stand up against it. Here's one: If everyone has to learn these basic patterns on guitar, why should I bother? I’m just going to so ...
Where the *bleep* have I been?
January 10th, 2020 at 8:29 am EDTHey Friend, Is there something in the air? What a week I have had! What about you - how’s it been? I promised last week I’d be back with the basics... I had two false starts on emails to you this week. Two 'almost fully fleshed out' email ...
Alright, Alright, Alright...
January 3rd, 2020 at 8:33 am EDTHey Friend, Again, Happy New Year! It’s was weird having the holiday fall right in the center of the week. My scheduling was all out of whack… You know what’s great about learning a musical instrument? It’s that no matter where you are ...
2020 Do It Now
December 31st, 2019 at 8:33 am EDTPhoto by Jamie Street on UnsplashHey Friend, Here we are, about to start yet another new year and decade. I sincerely hope 2019 was a great year for you, and that 2020 looks even more exciting! Even though there’s no real difference between Dece ...
Happy Holidays 2019
December 24th, 2019 at 8:32 am EDTPhoto by Jamie Coupaud on UnsplashHey Friend, Wishing you a very Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Joyous Kwanzaa! Happy Festivus! Whichever holiday you celebrate, I hope this finds you with music in your heart and rhythm in your feet. All t ...
What if???
December 20th, 2019 at 8:32 am EDTHey Friend, Happy Friday! Picture this: You’re standing in the garage, sanding down a table top to refinish it. You’ve got the local Rock station on the radio and the DJ comes on, blabbering about this 80's rock star coming to town... ...a ...
Struggle with hearing chords in songs?
December 18th, 2019 at 8:32 am EDTHey Friend, What is your method for deciphering the different guitar parts you hear in a song you’re learning? Do you flesh out the melody first, then try to match chords? Or are you like me, where you find the chord progression first and go fro ...
Tone: The musician’s quest
December 13th, 2019 at 8:34 am EDTHey Friend, One of the greatest mysteries to solve for every musician is their personal quest for tone. Finding the perfect balance of touch to hardware, the perfect ratio of flesh and steel and wood and circuitry. Transferring and translating hea ...
Checking in...
December 4th, 2019 at 8:29 am EDTHey Friend, Hope you had a great Thanksgiving weekend (in the US at least) and are weathering the avalanche of Black/Cyber emails coming to your inbox... #Buried I’ve been building barn doors for my office/studio so I can get a little privacy at ...