Hey! I hope you enjoy this reaction to the video of “Blue Bossa” that Walter Rodrigues Jr. and I just did. It was a BLAST getting to dig into some fingerstyle jazz guitar again! 🙂
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Every Breath You Take – Fingerstyle Guitar
One of my faves – “Every Breath You Take” for fingerstyle guitar! Made famous by The Police & Sting – the composer. I finally cracked the fingerstyle guitar solution on this one. Enjoy!
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Reclaiming Creative Innocence
Gang, I hope you are well. I know I have been quiet here on the blog for some time, and I have actually been been missing writing for you, and for myself.
Here is an update to let you know where I am at mentally, creatively and spiritually (today is March 6, 2018.)
Today I am using my blog as a journal to help clarify and organize my thoughts.
If you want to join me on my journey, you are invited to follow along.
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How to Listen to Your Own Guitar Playing
When you play the guitar, what are you listening for in your playing?
- Are you listening for small and important details?
- Or are you stepping back and listening to the “whole”?
- How should you be listening?
Let’s take a look at this…
When a painter works on detail, she is super close up to the canvas. Each brushstroke, texture and shading is accounted for.
That requires serious microscope up close focus!
However, there’s another mode of viewing the canvas which is stepping way back and looking at the “whole.”
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9 Ways to Boost Your Creativity on Guitar (and get out of a rut)
Sometimes when we work on the same creative project for a long time, under the same circumstances we can get into what is called a “rut.”
This can happen whether it’s practicing guitar, writing, work responsibilities, painting, etc. It’s the feeling of no matter how much we practice or work, that things stay the same.
It’s a “stuck” feeling…we can’t figure out how to get new life, joy and inspiration back into our work.
We wonder “where did the fun go?”
It’s totally normal, so don’t worry if you are feeling this. It means you’re caught in a cycle.
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