Getting the most out of your practice is all about your energy levels. When is the best time for you?? http://traffic.libsyn.com/seacoastadvicegivers/MOVO_10.16.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS
Pat Martino is probably my favorite guitar player ever. On an instrument with such a storied history, people like him and Joe Pass still make me smile and tap my foot every time I hear them play. Today we are taking a look at one of his ii-V-i licks over Blue Bossa. This tune is…
This week’s Motivation Monday is all about turning off the biggest distraction in any room. http://traffic.libsyn.com/seacoastadvicegivers/MOVO_10.9.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS
This week is a continuation of last week’s lesson. Now we are taking our contrafact and writing new chord changes to it, effectively coming up with our own tune. This is a great exercise in many different ways because there are so many possibilities. You can make your re-harmonization as plain or as out there…
This week we discuss a positive reinforcement that you need to be doing every week to keep improving and stay motivated! http://traffic.libsyn.com/seacoastadvicegivers/MOVO_10.2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS
Writing a contrafact is the act of taking an existing set of chord changes and writing your own melody to it. This is great for a number of reasons. First, you can cure writers block beautifully with this tactic. Sometimes when we can’t come up with anything new and fresh on our own, it’s valuable…
