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Advice for Playing Guitar in an Ensemble

Posted on April 16, 2012February 20, 2023 Nick GrinlintonLeave a commentPosted in Guitar

1.) Know your role. Are you accompanying a singer? Playing in a chamber group? Laying down the rhythm in an r&b group? Naturally, guitarists want to make the guitar the most important instrument in the ensemble. Don’t have this mindset. In an extreme case you might risk losing work. If you have trouble judging, just […]

The Lifetime Study of Guitar

Posted on October 12, 2011December 28, 2015 Nick GrinlintonLeave a commentPosted in Guitar

Lately, I find myself teaching different aspects of theory to guitar students. I decided to list them in a blog entry. By no means do I know every single aspect cold. However to keep improving, I recommend that students check this list out.   1.) Play all major, minor, augmented and diminished triads in inversion […]

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