11/12/2025
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Arm Yourself for Easier Playing
It's easy for music students to assume that playing their instrument well relies solely on finger dexterity and strength. This mechanical logic, however, quickly hits a wall as songs become more complex. You might become...
04/12/2025
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Nashville Numbering, the Harmonic Rosetta Stone
Have you ever felt that panic on stage where you forget a single chord, and suddenly the entire song falls apart? This happens when we learn songs as a collection of unique, isolated shapes. We're caught in the "visual t...
20/11/2025
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Harmony's X-Ray Vision: A Framework for Analysing Songs by Ear
A few weeks ago, we talked about the Skeleton of a Song - how music is built from melody, rhythm, and harmony. Today, we're diving deep into harmony.
14/11/2025
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The Minimum Pressure Principle: Stop Pressing So Hard!
If you've been playing guitar for a while, there’s a good chance your left hand is working much harder than it needs to.
06/11/2025
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Improvising with Diatonic Notes: Your First Map to Fluency
A few weeks ago, we introduced Melody with a Destination - the idea that every melodic phrase is a journey. Today, we're zooming in on the diatonic framework - which gives you everything you need to start improvising wit...
30/10/2025
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Guitar as a Melodic Instrument
When you pick up a guitar, what do you see first? If you're like most guitarists, you see shapes: a G chord, a pentatonic box, a barre chord. The guitar is a wonderfully tactile instrument, and its fretboard layout encou...