Phrasing and developing your own style
Firstly I must apologise for the delay with this blog post - I started writing it about 6 weeks ago. If nothing else it's proof that good ideas and good…
Modes demystified
Modes. A subject that tends to send a shudder down most guitarists' spines. And to be honest, it was the one thing when I started learning theory that really confused…
An introduction to melody
It's a long time ago now, but the secondary school I attended was fairly small. Within my year there were established groups of friends. Although everyone did pretty much get…
Inspiration
It's intangible, hard to describe, can be found everywhere and nowhere, often at the same time by different people. Sometimes you can almost smell or almost taste it but never…
Chords (Part 2)
Chords (Part I) introduced triads, explaining how they can be extended by adding extra notes which give your chords more colour. In principle, you can add any scale tone to…
Can it really be too quiet? – apparently so…
Let's face it, every day we are faced with a constant barrage of noise. Whether it's car stereos, other people's mobiles, radios, overheard conversations or traffic it's always there. In…
Chords (part 1)
If you've been following the series of blog posts so far, well done, I guess that means it's making some sort of sense. It may seem that these posts are…