by Paul Roth | Feb 15, 2017 | Teaching
This week I’ve been reflecting a lot more on teaching and some aspects of it which I’ve been learning myself and enjoyed seeing in different aspects. So rather than a totally new blog this week, I want to re-hash/add to an older post, which I hope will be...
by Paul Roth | Feb 10, 2017 | Teaching
My goal for this blog is to make it a resource not only for those learning guitar, but also those teaching it, especially as a fair portion of my readership are guitar teachers. For example, the resources page is there for anyone’s use. If you’re...
by Paul Roth | Feb 3, 2017 | Scales
As you may have seen in last week’s blog – Approaching Scales – I mentioned playing through modes and promised to deal with that next week. Well last week’s next week is this week, so here we are. Firstly, what are modes? A mode...
by Paul Roth | Jan 27, 2017 | Practice, Scales
Hello Readers! In this blog so far we have talked a bit about scales, both with the Importance of Learning Scales and also with a Focused Scales Practice Session. I now want to look at approaching learning these scales so you can get the most out of them....
by Paul Roth | Jan 20, 2017 | Chords, Practice, Scales
Short practice sessions Hello all and happy new year! This post is actually inspired by one of my readers Matt so I’m very excited to write this and thank you very much for your input!!! As we all know, it can be very easy for life to take over and...
by Paul Roth | Dec 15, 2016 | Inspiration
Whether you admit it or not, everyone has New Year’s resolutions of some description. For many, learning guitar is one of those resolutions. So to help you see it through, I’ve decided to share with you 5 key tips that are easy to implement and...
by Paul Roth | Dec 9, 2016 | Inspiration
The season is here and you've learnt that that guitarist in your life is hard to buy for. Never to fear, Paul is here, and here with some sweet ideas for gifts (lucky you). Here is compiled a list of good ideas ranging in function and price. ...
by Paul Roth | Dec 2, 2016 | Musicianship
Last week we talked about the phrase “music is the universal language” and we touched on a few similarities to prove this notion. This week we are going to look at some of the practical implications of what that means and how that can positively impact your playing....
by Paul Roth | Nov 17, 2016 | Musicianship
Music is often called the universal language, and rightfully so. It has the ability to speak to people from all different nations, cultures and of course, languages. For these next 2 posts I’m going to be looking at the similarities between language and music....
by Paul Roth | Nov 11, 2016 | Chords, Practice
A short while ago I did a 5 part blog series on the theory of chords, which you can check out here. Part 1 – Triads Part 2 – Add chords, slash chords, diminished and augmented Part 3 – 7th Chords Part 4 – Complex Chords Part 5 –...
