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Category Archives: The Skills
3 Guitar Exercises for Finger Independence
Playing the guitar requires flexible fingers. Fortunately, left-hand agility is a skill that can be acquired and improved with practice. These tried-and-true exercises will help you sharpen that skill. Note that you may not be as proficient in these exercises as you might like the first few times out. Always challenge yourself, but respect yourContinue reading “3 Guitar Exercises for Finger Independence”
5 Tips for Left-Hand Guitar Technique
Brushing up on your guitar playing abilities? One area where you might want to put in some work is the left hand. While the left hand is less influential on tone than the right, good left-hand technique is a must for clarity and precision. The left hand is the source of buzzing and incorrect notes.Continue reading “5 Tips for Left-Hand Guitar Technique”
How Acrylic Paints Are Made
The combination of binder and pigment is what gives acrylic paints their unique properties.
Top 10 Skill-Building Resources
Favorite rainy-day projects from our archives.
Pros and Cons of USB Microphones for Home Recording
Are the savings worth it? A few words of warning to the prospective home producer.
Variations on the Harmonica
Chromatic, minor, tremolo, octave, miniature—what are they and how are they used?
Rosewood: Southeast Asian, Amazonian, & Honduran
Southeast Asian Rosewood Southeast Asian rosewood is an endangered species. This wood is no longer harvested for guitar manufacture, and is therefore extremely hard to find from legitimate sources. Southeast Asian rosewood has the exotic colors that make Brazilian rosewood so highly sought. It tends toward a reddish cast. Black grain lines offer contrast, butContinue reading “Rosewood: Southeast Asian, Amazonian, & Honduran”
Rosewood: Brazilian, Indian, Madagascar & Cocobolo
Does country of origin make any difference in the sound of the rosewood? Let’s examine each type in turn and find out.
You Can Teach Yourself Dobro
Teaching yourself Dobro is easy—especially with this book! You Can Teach Yourself Dobro by Janet Davis offers a logical sequence to learning this unique instrument, starting with the basics and using previous skills as a foundation for new skills. The book is divided into lessons, early lessons covering essential technique and subsequent lessons introducing aContinue reading “You Can Teach Yourself Dobro”
