by Dean Luke | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Let me tell you about something I’ve observed as a guitar teacher.Earlier in my teaching career I ran a general guitar studio, at this studio I taught a lot of classes of kids.A couple of years later I began running Rock Guitar Lessons – a specialist...
by Dean Luke | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Let me give you an idea of what I’ll work on with a student in order to help them develop fast picking ability.TechniqueTechnique is an integral part of fast playing. Speed comes from efficiency and efficiency comes from technique.The fretting technique...
by Dean Luke | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Ever wondered what a good practice routine should look like? Well, let me give you a bit of an idea. I have a lot of people come to me and tell me they have no idea how to practice effectively. They tell me they generally just fumble through the same 4 songs while...
by Dean Luke | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Let’s talk about how to achieve pinched harmonics.Pinched harmonics are a mystery to so many guitarist, I’ve lost count at the amount of times I’ve been asked about them by students.First of all, it’s important to understand that pinched...
by Dean Luke | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
Is your vibrato twitchy, weak and out of tune? Then let me give you a few things that can help.First of all, in order to do vibrato well you need to understand what vibrato is.Vibrato is a small, repeating bend that bends to the same pitch, releases to the same...
by Dean Luke | Mar 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
In this day and age, everyone who comes to me is some amount of self taught. There’s so much information online it’s pretty easy to get started without lessons. Some people never need lessons, they’re able to learn what information they need in...