I can remember back when my parents bought my first guitar for me. I had a rental for the first three months of lessons while I completed my first lesson book. After the first book I felt that I was qualified for a guitar of my own. My instructor insisted that I start with an acoustic.  The store where I took lessons had a wonderful looking acoustic auditorium style guitar … [Read more...]

Mixing monitors can be tricky. Maybe you’re working with lots of musicians with tons of mixes or a few players sharing a single in-ear mix. Where do you start? How do you get it to sound “good”? I’ve been in the position of pulling double-duty mixing front of house and monitors for a large festival, in addition to working with seven or eight bands who got no real sound … [Read more...]

Playing "Soul Sister" on the ukulele is a great way to add some soul to your ukulele playing. It's easy, it's fun, and it'll make you feel good inside. First things first: if you're not familiar with the song "Soul Sister," check it out online. So that you can get the rhythm down you play along with the video later, it won't take much effort at all! Once you've got the … [Read more...]

Playing harmonics on guitar is one of the most satisfying things you can do. It's like making music out of thin air, which is kind of what playing guitar is all about. Also, playing harmonics on guitar is a great way to add some extra flavor to your playing, and it's not as difficult as you might think! In this guide, we'll walk you through all the necessary steps for … [Read more...]

The ukulele is a fantastic little musical instrument. It's portable, easy to play, and sounds great! But it only works if you hold it correctly. You've your ukulele, and you want to play, but it's not relatively as easy as you thought it would be. You're holding the ukulele wrong! That's OK. We all do it. But if you want to make the most of your ukulele-playing … [Read more...]