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 –...
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...
