Next music adventure. Griff Hamlin's 4-Note Solo. I have been on this poor guy's email list for years... I sometimes watch the videos but don't often do the exercises (too busy writing more riffs). This is his introductory lesson–finally gonna learn it. I have written plenty of solos–but haven't learned many from other people or books or websites. » Continue Reading
I decided to start my musical education journey by embracing the fun of randomness–random printout from my days of taking lessons and trying to learn jazz. The Dorian b2 scale. I figured out the chords in the scale and tried to play some riffs. Definitely weird. Might be good for a metal riff or something latin. Haven't done anything terribly "musical" with it yet. No inspiration. Everything sound... » Continue Reading
I have been a musician and guitarist for IDK... 30 years. I play in a reasonably successful original local band. I work pretty hard at it. Realized today that my writing has far out-paced my education. As in, I have written way more songs than I need and have neglected learning new things... songs, techniques, theory. So, I think I will try to flip that ratio. Try to stop writing so much and spend... » Continue Reading