Why Learning Music Theory Without Learning Songs Is a Terrible Idea
Why Learning Music Theory Without Learning Songs, Is a Terrible Idea I once had a student who felt that he’d rather spend lesson time on learning theory than on learning the songs we had covered in the past lesson. He had just learned Crosstown Traffic and the riff to Message in a Bottle. He felt … Why Learning Music Theory Without Learning Songs Is a Terrible Idea
Some of The New Vreny Songs I Have Been Writing in Past Months
Some of The New Vreny Songs I Have Been Writing in Past 3 Months I have been writing a vast amount of new music in 2023. I don’t think I have ever written THAT much new material in such a short time. I think some of the reasons for this enormous boost of inspiration are … Some of The New Vreny Songs I Have Been Writing in Past Months
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