Tag: guitar
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Timing, Truth, and Tenacity
Everyone really does have a story to tell and I am ready to listen to those musicians who are ready to share their stories. I just hope that you, my readers and viewers, are as interested in those stories as I am.
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Interview with Jazz Guitar Master, Tim Bedner, Part 2 – triads, arpeggios, and chord voicings
In this second part of our interview series with Tim Bedner, Tim talks to us about his experience and role as a teacher. He tells us how gratifying it is for him to get an in-depth knowledge of students current level of playing, aspirations, and guitar playing peculiarities. I get the sense he loves the…
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Interview with Jazz Guitar Master, Tim Bedner, Part 1
Tim Bedner, a true gentleman with an open mind and open heart, he embraces and recognizes the validity of several genres of music. It is a trait that is very refreshing from a musician of such a high caliber and who is as musically educated as he.
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The Spirit of Rock – Review
One thing for sure, this thing is tiny but tough; small but mighty. The sound that emanates from this little monster is simply astounding. There is also a sufficient amount of tone adjustment through its Sagging and Tone buttons, The volume and tone that it generates is nothing short of astounding.
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Be Yourself; Do What Matters to You, Part 3 of our Mike Lanteigne Interview
Welcome to Part 3 of our interview with Mike Lanteigne, lead guitarist of the Ontario based country rock band, Jonnson’s Creek. This our third and final part (and…in my opinion, our best) of our interview series with Michael Lanteigne. Mike shares with us, more of his unique and intelligent insights on guitar playing and music,…
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Love, Kindness, Respect, and Support, Part 2 of our Interview With a Country Gentleman
In this installment, we continue our conversation with Mike Lanteigne, lead guitarist of the country rock band, Johnson’s Creek. We pick up our conversation from Part 1 of the video and delve deeper into Mike’s influences with different styles of music. We talk about how his more recent jazz guitar studies have helped improve and…
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Interview With a Country Gentleman Part 1
Mike Lanteigne is the lead guitarist for a country rock band called Johnson’s Creek, quite a popular band in their home province of Ontario. He is a devoted family man, who goes out of his way to help others and his community. It’s no wonder he has so many friends and social media followers. And,…
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Getting Your Ideas Recorded
Songwriting is one of my favorite aspects of being a musician and I consider great fun. As always, if you have any comments, critiques, and criticisms, I would love to hear from you. Please leave a message if you have any reaction to this or any other of my articles.
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Home Studio on a Budget
You’re a musician and you’re creative. You want to get your ideas recorded but don’t know where to begin. I get it. All the choices of gear can be overwhelming. Let me help by sharing some of my knowledge and experience.
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Improvising In G: A Major Building Block to Guitar Mastery
The G major scale is a very common scale used in pop, rock, and country songs. It is a handy building block to further your guitar playing abilities.