by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Do your hands and fingers feel weak when playing barre chords and scales?Having your thumb in the upper, middle back of the neck when playing scales, barre chords and power chords can help a lot with feeling you’ve got a better, more powerful grip on the notes...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Let’s talk about increasing guitar speed. This is something I’m asked about a lot by students.Increasing speed requires 3 important elements; Technique.Practice.Time. Let’s start with technique. Technique is likely going to have the biggest...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Want to know how to tame a messy fretting hand.I’ve had my share of students come to me with fretting hands that seemed to have a mind of their own.Their fingers flail all over the place, their intonation is out, their legato is really messy and they don’t...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Have you ever felt disenchanted with guitar playing?Have you ever felt you’re getting no results or are improving really slowly?If so, you’re not alone.Just to make things clear – you might not be experiencing significant results because you’re...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Want to know a cool scale that I’m asked a lot about by students?The harmonic minor scale!The harmonic minor scale is used by a lot of different guitarists who play a lot of different styles, but it’s most commonly associated with neoclassical rock and...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
I talk a lot about technique and the importance of good technique. But how can you tell if your technique is bad and causing problems? Well, here are a couple of things to look out for: Your fretting is messy. Messy fretting is something all guitarists experience...