by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Want to know what a microtonal bend is? A microtonal bend is when you bend to a note you CAN’T play on the fretboard. Anything lower than a half step bend is a microtonal bend. For example, if I apply a microtonal bend to a C note – I’d achieve a...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Want to know something really cool? Every achievement you’re proud of is something your passed self realised would reward your future self. Rewiring bad playing technique or trying to improve your bends may be hard at first – they may even be hard for a...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
If you’re new to playing in drop D, let me first explain what drop D tuning is. Drop D tuning is when you tune the low E a whole tone lower to a D. In other words, you’re “dropping” the tuning of the low E down to a low D. That’s where...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Have you ever wondered what people mean when they say things like “flat 3, flat 5 and flat 7?”When people use these terms, they’re referring to a note by it’s scale degree number.The scale degree formula for a major scale from the root note...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Want to know the musical concept a lot of people don’t understand how to integrate into their soloing? Arpeggios! I think one of the reasons why is because a lot of guitar players don’t realise the many different ways arpeggios can be used. When lead...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
I want to tell you about something I experience a lot with first time students. During the initial free trial lesson, I’ll ask the student what they feel they’re struggling with most. If they say picking speed or picking accuracy, I’ll ask them to...