Entries from August 2007

Making The Most Of Your Guitar Workouts

August 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Part 1) Picking Precision
Many people come to me wanting to know how I achieve my certain brand of technical guitar precision in my playing. I tell them there are a number of things that I utilize to escalate and improve guitar accuracy, precision and speed.

I have come to find that one must always [...]

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Tags: Guitar Lessons · Guitar Player Zen · Technique/Physical Lessons

Guitar Player Zen: So How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?

August 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Yes, by practice, then practice and some more practice. But the word “practice” is not necessarily the verb “to practice”. It does not have to imply an effort you make in order to get something further down the road, after you’ve practiced long enough.

A practice is much more than that… Here’s George Leonard’s explanation for [...]

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Tags: Guitar Lessons · Guitar Player Zen · Mental & Creative Lessons · Spiritual Lessons

Expanding Creativity By Setting Limits

August 28th, 2007 · 3 Comments

I think we’ve all gotten stuck at times creatively- when trying a part to play on a song, or writing a song.
I feel sometimes that the ‘limitless’ possibilities of creativity can be a bit overwhelming; it can be difficult to find a good direction when there are many different ways to go.
And many of [...]

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Tags: Guitar Player Zen

retired jazz classical and country player Ray Riggs

August 28th, 2007 · No Comments

would like you to visit my web site and listen to me play and see some of the things I’ve done in my life, your pickin pal Ray Riggs
www.singingwires.com
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Guitar Player Zen #3: A Guitar Lesson From Pericles

August 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Pericles, the great orator and statesman of ancient Greece, observed about 2500 years ago that
” Those who can think, but cannot express
what they think, place themselves at the
level of those who cannot think.”
Ahhh, good ole Pericles. So wise. So insightful. Amazing air guitar player.
Few elements of modern life can be so [...]

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Tags: Guitar Player Zen · Mental & Creative Lessons