One of the things I like to do for each new course release is to provide a complete syllabus of what’s inside. If you’re kicking the tires, trying to decide if it’s right for you, it’s nice to know what to expect. And if you’re trying to roll your own guitar education, you can reverse-engineer […]
What’s The Point Of Ear Training?
In 2004, softball pitcher Jennie Finch stepped onto the mound to pitch against a who’s who of badass major league hitters. Mike Piazza. Brian Giles. Mike Cameron. Albert Pujols. Barry Bonds. Serious all-star material. Guys who were good compared to their professional baseball peers. And Jennie Finch? She struck them ALL out. In fact, Barry […]
I Was Wrong About Ear Training
I stood in the parking lot outside the venue and screamed. Fuck. Shit. Damnit. Fuckshitfuck. Fuuuuuuccck. The week prior I’d sent an email out to thousands of people, talking about how I was putting the finishing touches on the new course I’d been working on, and how I even had a name for it: Effortless Ear […]
Metronome Boot Camp
Get rhythm. How you play is way more important than what you play. The intertubes abound with lessons on how to shred, but when it comes to that most important of skills—killer time & feel—teachers are suddenly vague (or silent). “Use a metronome!” they say. No shit, asshat. Show me how. So instead of well-meaning BS advice from […]
Demystifying Chicken Picking
[this post is an excerpt from the Fundamentals of Picking course] “Chicken Picking” is a phrase that gets thrown around with abandon, with no real consensus as to what the hell it really is. Even Johnny Hiland—who is unquestionably a master of the technique—can’t seem to define it. Here’s him rambling for several minutes about […]