Adam Rafferty just keeps getting better and better. His playing improves with every new CD and DVD, his arrangements seem to get even finer, and his teaching is now some of the best anywhere on DVD!
If you have have any doubts, his new DVD “Adam Rafferty Teaches How To Play The Music Of The JACKSON [...]
There is nothing like the feeling of playing a song you have arranged yourself. Besides saving money on music books, and being able to play songs that there is no book for, you get a particular satisfaction with figuring it out yourself. You also have the chance to make it sound exactly as you want, [...]
As more people start to recognize me as “Dr. Dave” I have heard the stories of a lot of interesting folks. One of the saddest, and one that I hear almost weekly now, is the “story of the abandoned guitar.” Someone bought or was given a guitar years ago; they never had time to learn; [...]
Maybe it is all the holidays at this time of year - July 1 is Canada Day, and July 4 is Independence Day down south of us - so I feel happy to be able to help some of you who have written in and also to showcase someone who you might [...]
You may be happy to hear that I am taking my own advice. I hope you are, not because of any particular interest in my personal life, but because I find it difficult to trust someone who gives advice that they do not follow themselves.
I am working back through Ted Greene’s Single Line Soloing books, [...]
Today I have a lot to tell you, including great music and great FREE stuff.
I have been meaning to write this for months now, and it came to the fore at Laurence Juber’s concert. There I met Bob McAlpine, whose CD Only A Fool Would Play That I reviewed a while back. Bob is a [...]
Most players have a riff or a solo that we always “almost nail” - except for the one tricky section. These can stay the same for years, resisting our best efforts to smooth out the offending part.
Here’s my tip for fixing these: Use a metronome to slow yourself down and see how you play that [...]
As you may know, I teach music. I like to include tips from other teachers here because I don’t want the blog to turn into a personal soapbox. None of us “knows it all” so we all benefit from a wide variety of information sources.
Today I do have a tip for both players and listeners. [...]
Martin Taylor certainly has a lot to celebrate these days. His online Guitar Academy has had an overwhelming turnout and his new CD Last Train To Hauteville has been garnering rave reviews. His business model is a refreshing change from many high-pressure, highly-hyped offerings: Martin Taylor lets you look before your financial leap. As I [...]
As mentioned in my last post, I spent a very enjoyable few days browsing through the Martin Taylor Guitar Academy and I was very impressed. To see why I think that every fingerstyle jazz guitarist will want to sign up immediately, read my review: http://davewalkermusic.com/page2/MTGA_Review.html