One of the difficult things to overcome when you're learning an instrument is enjoying your practice sessions. Remember, it's called playing the guitar, not working the guitar. Nonetheless, there is work that needs to be done. But, you can get to a place where you will not only want to do that work but enjoy […]
I don't believe in resolutions because I've never been able to stick to them. I make them during the last week of the year, and on January 1st, I diligently begin my routine. After all, it's easy; I'm still on holiday break. But, in mid-January, the daily grind begins again, and my initial resolve is […]
Intro Online guitar lessons are great, and I watch them myself. But, too many choices plus an overwhelming amount of instructional content can lead to analysis paralysis. So, I watch them as entertainment. Or, as we used to say at the Guitar Workshop, edutainment. But what if you really want to get better? How do […]
Are you searching for a digital audio workstation? I know how time and energy-consuming that can be. To make it easier, I have summarized the most important things you need to know about two of the most popular DAWs on the market: FL Studio vs Studio One. Whether you're an enthusiastic amateur or you're setting up […]
One of the most exciting parts of learning to play the guitar is making your songs come to life by recording them. In order to do this, you’re going to need to use DAW software (Digital Audio Workstation), and there are a huge number of them available. Two of the most popular DAWs used for […]
Since the dawn of digital audio production, plenty of musicians have taken it upon themselves to h availado what they could witble technology to record their own music. There are plenty of benefits: You keep control of the audio recording process You don’t have to pay an engineer or producer for editing and production You […]
From 2004-2006, I was the Guitar Curriculum Manager for WorkshopLive. This was the online teaching platform for the National Guitar Workshop, and it was my job to design the curriculum structure for the site. But I needed help to do this job. So, we flew in guitar experts with teaching experience and sat in a […]
Rocksmith claims to be the fastest way to develop your guitar skills. The best part? You don’t need any specific guitars for Rocksmith. But, you do need an instrument that is compatible with its teaching style. Therefore, the best guitars for Rocksmith for novice guitarists will be ones that help them bring out their inner […]
So, you want to learn guitar online? I started learning guitar twenty-some years ago by reading copies of tabs and chord charts alone in my bedroom, praying that I nailed what they taught me for the next time I met with my guitar teacher. These were one-hour lessons every week. I remember how my teacher […]
Both Fender Play and Yousician platforms are great tools, but one is clearly better. Any of these platforms would've been a God-given gift if they had existed back when I started my guitar journey during the late 90s. But, I preferred the Yousician experience. Fender is a prestigious worldwide brand that manufactures some of the […]