Ear training, especially for guitar, is probably the least interesting thing to do on the instrument, though perhaps one of the most important skills to practice. So, instead of tedious interval exercises, I’ve come up…
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As guitarists we tend to focus on guitar-specific things such as learning licks, riffs, technique and the accumulation of gear. While this is all well and good, at some point you’ll wish you’d taken at…
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You can find tons of stuff on modes right here on the blog, but I’d like to share this quick exercise which tests whether you’re really hearing them or not. One of the major drawbacks…
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While you might have been dazzled into thinking that phenomenal technique and a mastery of music are a fundamental part of being a virtuoso guitarist, and they are, there’s an even more fundamental skill that…
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If you’ve been following this series, you’re probably beginning to see how useful a knowledge of intervals coupled with a good ear is, and how much easier it makes navigating the fretboard. If you search…
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One thing I noticed when I began to purposely concentrate on learning to play what I heard in my head using intervals, rather than rely on shapes and patterns, was that I was doing a…
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The holy grail of guitar improvisation, or improvisation on any instrument for that matter, is to play what you’re hearing in your head. This is easier said than done of course, but if your goal…
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So that was all the encouragement I needed to stop practicing for a while, not that I practiced a hell of a lot in the first place, but it came as a huge relief. Victor…
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