I’m excited to announce the new Music Lessons Forum hosted on my website. Register for Free to join the conversation. Post your own topic ideas or questions and Michael will reply with unique insights and ideas to help you learn. It’s in the beginning stages but in the future will have posts geared to musicians Read more about Music Lesson Forum[…]
Before you can learn to play ANYTHING on the guitar the strings must be tuned. Otherwise even if your fingers are doing the right thing…it will sound wrong. Let me give a few things to think about… Most guitars have six strings arranged in order from the lowest to the highest sounding note. You can Read more about Tune a Guitar[…]
Have you ever heard musicians explain the chords to a song with numbers? A guitar player might say something like, “This song is just one, four and five chords in G.” This number system applies to the chords in a given key (or family). Once it’s understood it’s a great tool for learning and memorizing Read more about Build Chords from Scales[…]
Each genre of music has characteristics that distinguish it from other musical styles. Familiar attributes can be found in the scale patterns, rhythms, and/or chord progressions. Three chords in Jazz music occur more than any other combination. They are referred to as “two. five, and one” and exist in all keys. If you play the Read more about Jazz Ukulele Chords: ii-V7-I[…]