Musicians tend to think of a metronome as a static time keeper. The enforcer of the law, the man, you know… the rhythm police. The truth is, time doesn’t have to be as rigid as one might believe. Einstein discovered time is not linear, so why would it be in music? Ok, I know this […]
The Polyphonic Guitarist Are you a monophonic or polyphonic player? As guitarists, we have a tendency to get caught up in speed and single note lines. Ask any guitarist to solo and odds are it will be single note lines played on the high strings. There almost seems to be an installed switch for most […]
Understanding how your brain works can greatly help you advance as a guitarist. There are two kinds of mindsets. Some players don’t even notice this for years. Usually after much frustration. You must be thinking there are much more then two kinds of players, right? I mean, there is jazz, metal, country to […]
A vital component to guitar lessons is homework. It’s important after every class with a Guitar Teacher NYC that the students knows what they need to work on for the week. It’s hard to remember everything discussed in a lesson. To fully maximize you’re learning it’s more effective to have a list to review. The […]
Remembering information from Guitar Lessons NYC may seem intimidating before your first class. But, I set it up so you don’t have to rely on your memory. A lot of guitar schools will jot down a few notes and send you on your way, but I take it a step further. I create a video […]
One of the ultimate goals as a player taking Skype Guitar Lessons should be ear training. To hear a note or phrase and immediately be able to play it. Either from in your head or from a song playing. This takes a long time to not only develop but trust in a performance setting. I’ve […]
<br/> There are many ways to get music materials to teach these days. It’s become so much simpler then in times of past. We can find books in stores, iBooks on our iDevices and web tabs just to name a few. So why with all the accessibility to materials does nyc guitar lessons by Mark […]
