Midlife Muso

11/12/2025

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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...

09/12/2025

Riff on Too Sweet by Hozier.

04/12/2025

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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...

03/12/2025

Fingerstyle arrangement inspired by Smooth Criminal (Michael Jackson).

20/11/2025

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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.

18/11/2025

Gummi Bears theme song arranged for Piano.

14/11/2025

New Post Day!

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.

11/11/2025

Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by (Fingerstyle Cover)

06/11/2025

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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...

04/11/2025

Lose Control (Piano Cover) by

30/10/2025

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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...

28/10/2025

Fraggle Rock theme song (Fingerstyle Guitar Cover).