Practice Tips #26 Dynamics Don’t just play at one volume, try and adjust your picking so you can produce quieter and louder passages in the music, then incorporate it into the piece you are playing. Practice Tips #27 Take Breaks When Practicing It is important to have regular breaks whilst […]
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Practice Tips #21 Sing The Rhythm Before you play, try and sing or tap the rhythm first. This will help get it in your head before you attempt to play it. This applies to both Chords and Lead lines and licks. Practice Tip #22 Count Out Loud When practicing a […]
Practice Tips – 21 to 25
Practice Tips #16 Use A Music Stand This gets the music at the right height for you and helps your posture. Keeping a good posture is important for long sessions and a lifetime of playing. Practice Tips #17 Use Visualisation Try and picture in your head where your fingers go […]
Practice Tips – 16 to 20
Here are links to the series of Music Theory Articles I am writing for Musicians Unite. I thought it would be worthwhile putting them in order so you can follow through from the start. It will be updated as new articles are published. The Importance Of Learning The Major Scale […]
Music Theory Series On Musicians Unite
In previous articles we have looked at Diatonic Chords. We can also build scales in the same way. These are called modes, and from what I’ve seen, they strike fear into the heart of some musicians, so please bear with it, it’s not as bad as it sounds. Again we […]
Modes – Not As Scary As They Sound!
In my last article we looked at what basic chords are contained in a key. Now let’s expand upon these basic triads and make the chords slightly more interesting. As we learnt, a chord is made up of every other note of the scale, so what happens if we add […]
Expanding The Chords In A Key
Practice Tips #11 Learn Your Scales Practice scales every session. They are a fundamental part of learning and improving. I still run scales everyday and part of my routine. Practice Tips #12 Learn Your Chords Always practice chords. You will always play them, don’t assume you will always remember them! […]
Practice Tips – 11 to 15
Here’s a 12 Bar Blues in E backing track for you to jam along with. Try E Minor Pentatonic or E Blues and Go For It!
12 Bar Blues in E – Backing Track
Practice Tip #6 Tune Up This might seem obvious but the first thing you should do when you pick up your instrument is make sure you are in tune! Make it a habit! Practice Tips #7 Practice Slowly Practice and learn a piece at a slow speed and get it […]
Practice Tips – 6 to 10
In my last article we compared the difference between the Major and Natural Minor Scales and learnt that the notes of a Natural Minor Scale are referred to by their relative position to their corresponding Major Scale. A Major Scale A B C# D E F# G# 1st 2nd […]