Written by admin on August 11, 2008 – 4:30 pm
Chuck Berry is an influential figure and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s website, “While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential […]
Written by admin on July 30, 2008 – 9:38 am
The Grey Fox Bluegrass festival has been ongoing for 32 years now. This year was the festival was held at a new location in Oak Hill, NY. Prior to the festival there is a long standing tradition of camping out and waiting “in line” for a good camping spot once the actual festival grounds opens […]
Written by admin on July 2, 2008 – 1:43 am
This tune is an all time classic from the all time KING of Rock ‘n Roll.
The chord progression is an easy one if you would like to learn it, just say so.
Its always a great crowd pleaser.
Written by admin on April 7, 2008 – 2:40 pm
This is a music video that is part of the concert that was given at Big Sur in Northern California at the end of 1969. The song “DOWN BY THE RIVER” is actually a Neil Young song (one of his own pieces) but here he is playing with his buddies David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash […]
Written by admin on April 7, 2008 – 2:23 pm
This music video is of a live performance of AC/DC opening up a concert in Madrid, Spain with the song “BACK IN BLACK”. Some of my students are working on this currently. It has a riff that is relatively easy and introduces the student to being able to solo over the rhythm section of a song.
“Back […]
Written by admin on April 6, 2008 – 11:36 pm
This is the first guitar video I’ve made and posted to YouTube.com. Its a piece that I recorded in my home studio in 2006. I was fooling around one afternoon, noodling on my Martin guitar, and came up with tune that just kinda felt good. I decided that I would record the rhythm and riff part first and […]
Written by admin on March 20, 2008 – 12:50 am
Blues 101
If you’ve ever enjoyed Blues music, you need to understand its fundamental rules. …..
Most Blues begin with: “Woke up this morning…”
“I got a good woman” is a bad way to begin the Blues, unless you stick something nasty in the next line like, “I got a good woman, with the meanest face in town.”
The […]
Written by admin on March 8, 2008 – 10:52 pm
Duke Levine is a Guitar Master from Massachusetts. He’s played in many bands as an able sideman and also has had his fair share of his own musical projects. Currently he has put together a powerhouse of an ensemble that tours the East Coast playing dates in a variety of clubs that cater to true […]
Written by admin on February 7, 2008 – 11:46 am
Happy Chinese New Year - February 7th, 2008
The Chinese New Year is the second new moon after the winter solstice.
2008 is the Year of The Rat. (Current year is Year 4705 by the Chinese calendar.)
Legend has it that in ancient times, Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came, and Buddha […]
Written by admin on February 6, 2008 – 2:01 pm
Question: How do you get to Carnegie Hall ?
Answer: Practice, Practice, Practice.
Everyone has heard it before, the only way to get any better at something is to practice it over and over. Whether its mathematics, playing a sport or even doing a professional work related job, the only thing that makes the next time doing […]
Written by admin on February 3, 2008 – 4:30 pm
It seems that this is as good a time as any to officially announce the Grand Opening of NJGuitarLessons.com .
Please feel free to explore the site and look through any of the offerings. While some areas are not yet complete, most of the informational areas are complete and are ready to be read. I will […]