David Seah recently posted on his Web site about a guitar practice form created by Lori Linstruth. As David mentions, Lori has some fairly simple advice for gradually getting better on a musical instrument: ...it seems logical that the keys to gradual, steady improvement on a musical instrument are simple: 1) Decide what you want to play, 2) practice until you can do it, … [Read more...]

I was talking to a friend the other day about some songs that he is recording. During the conversation, he mentioned that he was using Audacity to mix some demos. I was reminded that I haven't spoken about Audacity on this site, but I probably should. Audacity is a free, open-source audio/sound editing application available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. Using Audacity, you … [Read more...]

String Theory is a podcast series consisting of several different shows: My First Guitar, Three Chords and the Truth, Alternate Tunings and Gearbox. Each show interviews guitarists about their experiences with the guitar. The most recent episode features Warren Haynes, and some recent past guests are Michael Manring, Keller Williams, Tim Reynolds, George Gruhn, and many more. … [Read more...]

The National Guitar Workshop is gearing up for its annual summer workshop series. Each summer, the National Guitar Workshop hosts week long courses at campuses in several locations, including LA, Seattle, Austin, Chicago, Nashville, San Francisco, Virginia and Connecticut. The Connecticut campus is the main campus and hosts the most events, with LA hosting two weeks of courses … [Read more...]

The June 2007 issue of Guitar World magazine features an interesting look into the recording of the Beatles Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album with secrets revealed by the Engineer of the sessions Geoff Emerick. This issue was particularly timely for me, as I've recently begun reading Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles by Geoff … [Read more...]