Interesting and Iconic Guitars, Fun Memes, and Finger Independence
Finger Independence This is a pretty crazy brain drill. Your head might start smoking after a while. Ideally, you would want to first spend some time with the 24 finger combinations I wrote about in the past. Speed On Guitar Is The Byproduct of Accuracy You need to get some proficiency with those first before … Interesting and Iconic Guitars, Fun Memes, and Finger Independence
Posted in Guitar Gear, Guitar Humor, Guitar Technique Tagged dexterity, guitars, speed, technique training
Picking Vs. Strumming, Awesome Guitars and Some Humor
Picking Vs. Strumming, Awesome Guitars and Some Humor I oftentimes have to fix the picking hand technique of my students who oftentimes get confused about when to pick and when to strum. The hand that holds the pick, deals with 2 techniques only in everything guitar playing. Picking This is the technique you use when … Picking Vs. Strumming, Awesome Guitars and Some Humor
Posted in Guitar Gear, Guitar Humor, Guitar Technique, Rhythm, Vreny's Misc Musings Tagged Custard Pie, guitar technique, guitars, picking, strumming, Whole Lotta Love, Wish You Were Here
3-Note-Per-String Scale Fingerings, Guitars & Humor
3-Note Per String Scale Fingerings Technically fast guitarists for whom speed and technical playing is a major part of their style, LOVE using these 3-note-per string scale fingerings. As you can see on the following graphic, those fingerings are not in-position fingerings. Each fingering combines 2 positions; with a physical move up into the next … 3-Note-Per-String Scale Fingerings, Guitars & Humor
Posted in Guitar Gear, Guitar Humor, Guitar Technique Tagged guitar solos, improvisation, scale fingerings, scales, soloing, speed
How Do You Mute Strings?
The 3 Reasons Why You’d Mute Strings Muting is a very important part of guitar playing. It’s also one of the things guitar students struggle with the most. Depending on the situation, you either mute with your picking hand or fretting hand, or both. There are 3 main reasons why guitar players mute strings: Keeping … How Do You Mute Strings?
Speed & Accuracy: How To Get Your Fingers To Move Faster
How Can I Get My Fingers To Move Faster? This is a question I get every once in a while from one of my students. Speed is the byproduct of accuracy. The lesser your fingers move, the faster you’ll be able to move them. The fingers of the fretting hand are numbered: 1 = pointer … Speed & Accuracy: How To Get Your Fingers To Move Faster
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