by Paul Roth | Nov 4, 2016 | Musicianship, Practice
Whether you’re a professional or hobby guitarist, you’re likely to spend hours a day when you can’t physically play a guitar. This may be because you’re working, driving, at the gym, fighting a bear etc. A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about...
by Paul Roth | Oct 28, 2016 | Songwriting
The more I’m blogging, the more I’m finding that my blogs are inspired by my students and the lessons I have with them. Recently songwriting has been coming up, hence this blog. Writing songs gives such great joy that is rare to find elsewhere. It can also be quite...
by Paul Roth | Oct 21, 2016 | Practice
In last week’s blog we talked about making practice as efficient as possible. We looked at what to incorporate into our practice session to ensure we are getting the most out of the hours we put in. I promised to create a more practical post with...
by Paul Roth | Oct 14, 2016 | Inspiration, Practice
Everyone knows that to get good at guitar, or anything, it’s practice practice practice. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. However, the saying “work smart, not hard” also has some validity, though I would argue that it is important...
by Paul Roth | Oct 7, 2016 | Chords
We’ve learnt all about different types of chords in the last 4 weeks – part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4 so now it’s time to look at the application of those chords in relation to the major scale. From the outset it is important to be clear...
by Paul Roth | Sep 22, 2016 | Chords
Ok so now it’s time to move on from the 7th chords and get into those more complex chords. The aim from here is not to learn a bunch of individual chords, but to understand the rules so when you see a chord, no matter how seemingly foreign, you can work out...
by Paul Roth | Sep 15, 2016 | Chords
Alright, now we’re getting into the fun stuff. 7th chords are great for creating more interest in your music and for fooling people into thinking you can play jazz. In this edition we will be referring back to both part 1 and part 2, so if you...
by Paul Roth | Sep 8, 2016 | Chords
Ok so in this edition we will cover a lot more than in part 1 but since we spent that time in week 1 really focusing on the foundation with major and minor triads, we will move quicker through this week. If you haven’t checked it out or need to brush up look at...
by Paul Roth | Sep 1, 2016 | Chords
I love chord theory! Knowing your theory really separates good players from great players. The best players out there know their theory! Maybe it’s the mathematical part of my brain but chord theory is hands down my favourite part of music theory. I love...
by Paul Roth | Aug 25, 2016 | Musicianship
Being a good band member is one thing that comes a lot more naturally to some. No matter how good of a guitarist (or keyboardist, singer etc.) you are, it doesn’t automatically mean that you’ll be a great band member. It does, however mean that your...
