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In: Guest Post| Guitar Lessons
28 Oct 2009Fingerstyle or classical guitar seems daunting at first. Like any other style of guitar, however, the basics apply to everything. The purpose of this article is to get you playing some beginning patterns with the right hand fingers.
In: 7 Questions
27 Oct 2009Describe your first experience playing music.
I got my first guitar for my 11th birthday. It was a cheap flattop with a bolt-on neck and a floating fingerboard.
I had to stuff cardboard under the fingerboard extension to make the action playable. There was a book called “Play In A Day” by Bert Weedon, a well-known British [...]
This past spring, we made some promo videos featuring our alumni and faculty. Personally, my favorite videos were the ones with Dave Smolover. Dave began the National Guitar Workshop in 1984 and since then has branched out to DayJams, National Guitar Workshop Publications and WorkshopLive.
In: Music
24 Oct 2009Some of you might have noticed that I have started an email newsletter here on the blog. The content of the newsletters will be different than the blog and with each issue I hope to give you something of value.
If you have been enjoying this blog, then I would encourage you to sign up for [...]
In: 7 Questions
22 Oct 2009
Describe your first experience playing music.
My first experience really playing was going to my drum kit that my dad had bought me (an old Leedy kit, made by Ludwig with WFL snare) immediately following the Beatles’ first performance on American TV on Feb 9, 1964. I had not been inspired to play anything in [...]
I am a guitarist, writer and teacher living in Connecticut. During the day I work for the National Guitar Workshop as Director of Marketing and Artist Relations.