Published: Jul 26, 2021 |
Category: Music Videos, Music Learning , Philosophy, Self Teaching materials
It's all story telling. One moment, one note leads to another.
We listen to the current note with carrying the previous one, tainting our experience of that current note.
This edit, "16:Moments" was presented by my friend David Chung during a his masterful film class. I was assisting with the sound&music side of it.
I look at it as a.....
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Published: Mar 25, 2020 |
Category: Music Learning , Self Teaching materials
Dear Students and Friends. As all my teaching is ,of course, going on Skype or Zoom for privates lessons and also Group, I am developing a new system of worksheets and maps that teach both Music theory and its application to the fingerboard. Those will be combined with live interaction for warm-ups/workouts and technique, emailed Mp3's as well as.....
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Published: Jan 4, 2019 |
Category: Music Learning , Philosophy
..." I' m canceling this lesson because I have not been practicing".
That argument is totally understandable, and you are all free to come in and cancel anytime you see fit.
However, I invite you to ponder a few thoughts:
We can .....
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Published: Apr 6, 2018 |
Category: Music Learning , Philosophy, Guitarist's Health
Spring Cleaning your guitar practice
That new, fresh energy is upon us, yes, despite that current, brutal wind shield factor.
Some are getting in shape for that beach-worthy 6, and what would be the guitar equivalent ?
Throw away the old habits ( fat) and welcome New drills, new routines
and a renewed commitment to excellence (muscle definition) right ?
So I am developing .....
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Published: Jul 17, 2017 |
Category: Music Learning , Self Teaching materials
Friends & Students,
Last blog was about binder control. Let's talk about your practice space, and how to
make it inspiring & welcoming: you know the saying "If you build it, they will come", so let's look at some elements
that will make you practice daily:
- Make the guitar readily available and a wall hook or floor stand
- Have a music stand with your current HomePlay on it.
-Comfortable stool/arm-less chair, ( supporting leg b.....
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Published: Jul 12, 2017 |
Category: Music Learning , Self Teaching materials, Organization
Binder Control and the practice of Practicing
? A few thoughts about how to organize your binder. It will help organize our thoughts and our practice time.
What would be a "balanced diet" to growth healthy musical bones consist of?
Warm up/conditioning
Theory
Technique
Rhythm
Ear training. (intervals/singing)
Songs(sorted by keys and or titles)
Creativity/Original music.....
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Published: May 4, 2017 |
Category: Music Learning , Philosophy
I cannot think of many things more fun that making stuff up freely on the guitar.
Call that noodling, its okay.
I like to see folks do that too, and that motivates me to help you, dear student, do the the same.
Where to start ?
Well you can start now and make stuff up not knowing what you're doing and that is fine.
You can also make stuff up knowing what you're doing, but the element of surprise is not really there..
So the idea is to maybe.....
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Published: Mar 22, 2017 |
Category: Special event, Concert, Music Learning
Pierre is one of the most amazing musician on the planet. He happens to play acoustic guitar. Go see him !
May.....
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Published: May 18, 2016 |
Category: Music Learning , Self Teaching materials
Binder Control and the practice of Practicing
A few thoughts about how to organize your binder. It will help organize our thoughts and our practice time.
What would be a "balanced diet" to growth healthy musical bones consist of?
Warm up/conditioning
Theory
Technique
Rhythm
Ear training. (intervals/singing)
Songs(sorted by keys and or titles)
Creativity/Original music
.....
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Published: Apr 18, 2016 |
Category: Music Learning
Dear Students and Friends,
As I am working on a new blog about how to maximize your practice routine,
I stumbled onto this inspiring and fun video: Enjoy and stay tuned, Best, Bertrand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0JKCYZ8hng.....
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Published: Apr 8, 2016 |
Category: Music Learning
Some of you might remember my invitation for you to "Think like a bass player!" . You may also the series of visual "root mapping" , & movable chord progressions that follows.
Here is a great article that helps further the idea of "picking bass player brains" as guitarists.
Bass players are after all.....
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