Seattle-based guitar instructor and founder of Heartwood Guitar Instruction Rob Hampton has recently written a book titled Rob's Totally Awesome Guitar Teaching Handbook. In the book, Hampton provides hard-earned insights into setting up and running a successful guitar teaching business. I've thought several times about becoming a guitar teacher, but I've always had … [Read more...]
Music First
Classical guitarist and composer Kevin Gallagher, from his recent article "Music First": We cannot excel at any style of music by simply putting our fingers in the correct place at the correct time. There are no excellent jazz guitarists that I know of who don't have an understanding of jazz music. There are no great pop guitarists who don't have an understanding of pop music. … [Read more...]
It Might Get Loud
Emon at Guitarkadia recently posted a review of It Might Get Loud, the new movie featuring Jimmie Page, The Edge, and Jack White. The movie was released in California and New York last Friday and will be released throughout the rest of the US over the next several months. I've been looking forward to the film since I first heard of it several months ago, so I'm looking forward … [Read more...]
Guitar Center Sessions with Kenny Wayne Shepherd
Earlier this year, Kenny Wayne Shepherd was featured during one of the Guitar Center Sessions events. They recorded the session and have provide the videos on YouTube. Below is Shepherd and singer Noah Hunt playing "Shotgun Blues": The other available videos from the session include: Introduction and "King Bee" Shepherd discussing his history Shepherd discussing his … [Read more...]
Share Your Licks
TinyLick.com is a fun Web site that lets you create licks and then share them on other sites, such as forum sites or on your own Web site. For example, here's a three-note per string lick in G: … [Read more...]