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David MacKenzie Answers Your Questions

Good afternoon! We're coming at you with some more video responses to your questions. Today, Dmac answers two questions:
- Crackspackelpop asks about barre chords,
- and Avalvira asks about acoustic vs. electric acoustic guitars.
Stay tuned for more Dmac coming your way!

Added May 6th, 2008 at 12:05 PM CDT | Posted by nessa

One String Exercise with David MacKenzie

Dmac is back with another lesson in his Basic Guitar series. This time around he covers a one string exercise that not only sounds cool but is great for building speed. This lesson also includes a metal JamTrack for you to play along with.

Added May 5th, 2008 at 4:22 PM CDT | Posted by jbooth

Jim Deeming Video Answers

Happy Monday! Jim has taken the time to answer five of your questions today. He answers:
- Avalvira asks about Acoustic vs. Electric Acoustic,
- Mark0761 asks about Toe Tapping,
- Greeno asks about Thumbpick Technique,
- Oldcrow asks about Learning How to Learn,
- and Xandy66 asks about Tuning a 12 string.
That's all for now, folks. Keep your eyes open for more to come!

Added May 5th, 2008 at 3:13 PM CDT | Posted by nessa

Vocal Vibrato with Mark Lincoln

Mark Lincoln has just finished the third lesson of his guitar performance series. In this lesson Mark covers some more interesting vocal warm-ups and exercises. After the exercises he goes on to talk about vocal vibrato. Those of you with any interest in performing or singing and playing with your guitar may want to give this lesson a shot.

Added May 2nd, 2008 at 6:20 PM CDT | Posted by jbooth

Reading Music & Rhythm Lesson 6: On Top of Old Smoky

For those of you tearing through Matt Brown's Reading Music and Rhythm series, lesson #6 is up and ready for you. In this lesson, you'll sharpen your music-reading skills to the tune "On Top of Old Smokey".

Added May 1st, 2008 at 7:08 PM CDT | Posted by kevinace

Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson 8

If you've been waiting for Steve Eulberg to teach part 2 of "Porch Swingin'" now is the time to rejoice. Steve has just finished Fingerstyle Guitar Lesson 8 in which he guides you through the second half of this song.

Added Apr 30th, 2008 at 5:45 PM CDT | Posted by jbooth

Reading Music & Rhythm Lesson 5: Reading Music Practice

In this lesson you will take the knowledge learned in the previous lessons and apply them to reading some actual music. The song of choice is the classic "Home on the Range".

We have experimented with some video overlays of the music in this lesson. If you like what you see, please post a comment to let us know!

Added Apr 30th, 2008 at 2:20 PM CDT | Posted by kevinace

Q&A with Dennis

The JamPlay instructors are all over your guys' Q&A questions. These guys received responses to their questions from four different instructors:

- KenRahn asks about the best strings for an Alvarez acoustic
- KenStyle asks about thumb independence
- HGNative asks about classical guitars and nylon strings

If you have a question of your own, do not hesitate to ask us.

Added Apr 30th, 2008 at 2:16 PM CDT | Posted by kevinace

62 Minutes of Metal: Left Hand Overload

Hodges is back with another lesson for the metal series, this one appropriately titled: Left Hand Overload. Learn a wide range of left hand techniques and practice exercises, with topics such as spider walking, spider riffing, octaves, stretching exercises and 4 practice riffs.

If you wanted a challenge to improve your left hand control and dexterity, step up to the plate.

Added Apr 29th, 2008 at 2:50 PM CDT | Posted by cdawson

Reading Music & Rhythm: 3/4 Time Signatures

Lesson #4 of Matt's Reading Music & Rhythm series has been posted for your enjoyment. With 4/4 time under your belt from lesson three, it's time to move on to 3/4 time. There are plenty of exercises to help you hone your skills. Get your axes out and start reading some music!

Added Apr 29th, 2008 at 1:18 PM CDT | Posted by kevinace