The Guide Finger
Everyone needs a little help, right? When shifting small or larger distances on the classical guitar it will be helpful to employ a guide finger. A guide finger is simply a finger that keeps in [...]
Everyone needs a little help, right? When shifting small or larger distances on the classical guitar it will be helpful to employ a guide finger. A guide finger is simply a finger that keeps in [...]
Harmony is the language of musical relationships. When you feel a yearning in music, that is the harmony, when you hear a build of tension in music, that is the harmony, and when you feel [...]
Synthesis For all of the lessons here in the Level 1 course, scales provide the most efficient synthesis of technique. You are going to have to use right hand positioning, nail shape and stroke, left [...]
Ok, so you have learned the scale in C, now it is time to start playing scales with sharps and flats in them. When you see a # sign next to a note, is simply means [...]
When we sing, we use our lungs to activate our vocal chords, and when we play a trumpet we also blow air out from our lungs. If there is no air, there is no [...]
Arpeggios are broken chords, with the notes of any given chord being played one at a time. In this lesson we are going to arpeggiate chords that are held down in one shape by the [...]