by Paul Roth | Mar 31, 2017 | GUitar-vocalist, Musicianship
I’ve been lucky enough to do a lot of work as a guitar-vocalist. And one thing I often hear or have people ask me about is how to play and sing, as this blows some people’s minds. Firstly, many people play and sing, that’s nothing new or a...
by Ric Newsom | Mar 2, 2017 | Musicianship, Tone
Hi everyone, I’m Ric - Paul’s friend, and now bandmate in Esimorp, and I’m pretty stoked to finally doing my first guest post here. In this post, I’m going to talk about some common ways people limit their tone’s potential and some possible fixes. Pretty much...
by Paul Roth | Feb 25, 2017 | Lead, Musicianship, Solo
Hello there! Today’s blog is primarily aimed at those in the intermediate to advanced category but useful for anyone wanting to explore and expand on the skill of improvisation. For some people this is their bread and butter. For others quite...
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 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...