Lessons With Lauren Passarelli #39: Book and Movie List

Lauren Passarelli shares a list of books and movies that she thinks are valuable for any guitarist. She covers books and movies not only on the topic of guitar but also everyday living.

• Feb 22nd, 2012 at 12:04 pm EST
• Posted by J.Booth

Goo Goo Dolls - Long Way Down

Chris Liepe takes a clean cut, in depth look at the song "Long Way Down" by the Goo Goo Dolls. This song will offer a great way to look at how to write simple, powerful guitar driven songs that were very popular in the 90's alternative rock scene.

• Feb 21st, 2012 at 6:09 pm EST
• Posted by T.Rugh

Lessons With Lauren Passarelli #38: Instrumentals Part 2

Lauren returns to the world of instrumental songwriting. In this lesson she demonstrates three of her originals and talks about how they were crafted.

• Feb 21st, 2012 at 11:49 am EST
• Posted by J.Booth

Lessons With Dave #7: The CAGED System

Dave shows you a way to find and learn the notes on the fretboard using the CAGED system. He then shows you how he would practice using the CAGED system.

• Feb 20th, 2012 at 3:59 pm EST
• Posted by A.Miller

Lessons With Lauren Passarelli #37: Instrumental Songs

Lauren talks about the process of writing instrumental songs and demonstrates a few of her originals.

• Feb 20th, 2012 at 3:33 pm EST
• Posted by J.Booth

Lessons With Dave #6: Learning The Fretboard

Dave switches gears and focuses on theoretical concepts. In this lesson he explains different ways to gain knowledge of the fretboard.

• Feb 17th, 2012 at 2:31 pm EST
• Posted by A.Miller

Lessons with Jane Miller #11: Amigo

Jane Miller shares an original tune called "Amigo," a slow bossa nova style ballad that was originally a funk tune. Jane plays the tune and talks a little about the process.

• Feb 17th, 2012 at 2:21 pm EST
• Posted by J.Booth

Lessons with Jane Miller #10: Gratitude

Jane Miller talks about "Gratitude," an original song that stemmed from one chord. Jane will talk about that chord and how the song developed form there.

• Feb 16th, 2012 at 7:34 pm EST
• Posted by J.Booth

Extreme Folk Guitar #8: Using a Capo

In his eighth lesson with JamPlay, Mark Kroos discusses the primary use of a capo. He will discuss more creative and conceptual ideas for capo use in a future lesson.

• Feb 16th, 2012 at 2:38 pm EST
• Posted by J.Mounce

Basic Electric with Lisa #38: Major Scale

As Lisa starts to get into the Major scale, she will use the D Major scale in second position as a jumping off point.

• Feb 16th, 2012 at 12:01 pm EST
• Posted by T.Rugh

Lessons With Dave #5: Melodic Playing And Motifs

Dave talks about turning repetition into melodic playing and how to start using motifs in your playing.

• Feb 15th, 2012 at 10:49 am EST
• Posted by A.Miller

Lessons with Jane Miller #9: Inspiration

Jane Miller talks inspiration in this lesson. She gives her take on where it comes from, ways to be prepared when it strikes and more.

• Feb 14th, 2012 at 6:27 pm EST
• Posted by J.Booth

Extreme Folk Guitar #19: Creating Altered Tunings

In this lesson mark Kroos discusses why you may want to create your own altered tuning as well as some tips for getting there and what to avoid.

• Feb 14th, 2012 at 4:51 pm EST
• Posted by J.Mounce