Anthony Stauffer, who teaches blues guitar lessons at StevieSnacks.com, has released a new premium lesson series called "Albert's Influence," which examines two complete solos in the style of Albert King. I've seen a number of video lessons from Anthony, and they are all very good. This series looks to continue that tradition, if not raise the bar. The "Albert's Influence" … [Read more...]
What Not To Do During Your Practice Time
Christopher Davis offers some advice on things that you should stop doing during your practice time. Productive people often use to do lists. Sometimes using a to-do list is a great way to create a practice schedule. But super-efficient guitar practicers don’t just have to do lists. They have stop doing lists. I find myself making some of the mistakes he warns against in … [Read more...]
Capo 2
A little over a year ago, I reviewed the Capo app, which is a music learning tool made by SuperMegaUltraGroovy. The developer, Chris Liscio, has released Capo 2.0 today. In addition to providing the ability to slow down and loop music, Capo now provides the ability to automatically detect chords within songs. Also included in the new version is a sophisticated Spectrogram that … [Read more...]
Practice Logs
I'm terrible about keeping a log of my practice sessions. Chris Davis gives us five reasons why keeping a practice log helps. Here's one of the reasons: Ever sat down to practice and though, “well, I wonder what I should do today?” We’ve all been there. A practice log takes the questions out of the equation. What did I have trouble with during the last practice session? A … [Read more...]
Blues with Brains
Guitarist Chuck D'Aloia has recently released an instructional lesson set titled Blues with Brains. Unlike other blues lessons that try to teach you basic pentatonic blues licks, Blues with Brains teaches you how to add a different element to your blues playing. While you do not need to know music theory in order to benefit from the lessons D'Aloia provides, I think you'd … [Read more...]