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Get Yer Irish On

The huge difference between the way a guitar player needs to support Irish fiddle tunes versus American fiddle tunes.

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Knock ‘Em Dead: 4 Steps to Mesmerizing Your Audience

Have you ever been at a concert where the performer has the entire room mesmerized?

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The Magic of Open Mic Night

Open mics are supposed to be fun, a chance for people who don''t play professionally to play their music for their friends and families.

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Fretboard Implant

Gayla Drake Paul discusses chord theory, the importance of a key center, scales, and the fretboard implant procedure she''s working on with a student.

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Teaching Guitar With Balance

How do you teach a child what they need to know while keeping it interesting?

Musical Soulmates and Alternate Tunings

Musical Soulmates and Alternate Tunings

How finding the right partners can take you down different musical paths.

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Lyrical Songwriting: Formality, Rhyming, and Structure

A few ideas for my songwriting readers that might inspire, refresh or ignite that spark.

Walking the Wires: Three Must-See Music Documentaries
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Walking the Wires: Three Must-See Music Documentaries

"Still Bill," Touch the Sound," and "Standing int he Shadows of Motown"

Walking the Wires: Getting Electrified

Can a dyed-in-the-wool acoustic fingerstylist fall in love with a Tele?