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Mark Brennan Phase 1 Electric Lesson #5

Mr. Mark Brennan returns with another addition to his Phase 1 Electric Series. In the previous lesson, Mark covered the right hand. It's no surprise that lesson 5 is devoted to basic left hand technique.

Added Sep 8th, 2008 at 8:21 PM EDT | Posted by VinnyB

Blues Guitar Lesson 25: Lightnin' Hopkins Style

In Hawkeye's newest lesson, he takes all of the ideas he has given you so far and combines them into one excellent blues exercise in the style of Lightnin' Hopkins. What better way to spend a weekend than playing the blues? Hop on in and have fun!

Added Sep 5th, 2008 at 5:15 PM EDT | Posted by nessa

Blues Guitar Lesson 24: Finding the Key

Attention blues fans! Hawkeye's 24th lesson from his wonderful blues series has just got online. In this lesson, Hawkeye shows you how to find the key of a song by using two songs from his CD, It's all Blues to Me. He also demonstrates how you can play lead over a song once you've found the key. Have a great weekend!

Added Sep 5th, 2008 at 2:59 PM EDT | Posted by nessa

Music Reading lesson 6: Symbols, Timing and Notes

Jim Deeming is back with the sixth lesson in his music reading series. Jim will introduce more sheet music symbols in this lesson. He will also talk about 3/4 timing and introduce eighth notes.

Added Sep 4th, 2008 at 12:32 PM EDT | Posted by jbooth

Rhythm Basics

Basic guitar lesson 30 with David MacKenzie is now online. David will introduce some important rhythm basics in this lesson. He will talk about whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes and sixteenth notes. This lesson also includes a backing track exercise.

Added Sep 4th, 2008 at 11:40 AM EDT | Posted by jbooth

Music Reading Lesson Five : The Fifth and Sixth Strings

Jim Deeming is back again with the sixth lesson in his music reading series. Jim will cover the fifth and sixth strings in this lesson. He will teach the names of the notes, where they appear on the fretboard and how they can be read in standard notation. Near the end of the lesson he will also give an exercise to test your knowledge of all 6 strings.

Added Sep 3rd, 2008 at 11:43 AM EDT | Posted by jbooth

Blues Lesson 23 : Scales and Keys

Hawkeye is back with the 23rd lesson in his blues guitar series. In this lesson Hawkeye will talk about playing the blues/pentatonic scale in a different key. This is a very important lesson as being able to change keys is a very important part of being a musician.

Added Sep 1st, 2008 at 11:09 AM EDT | Posted by nessa

4 New Backing Tracks

David MacKenzie has prepared four amazing new backing tracks for your listening and jamming pleasure. As usual they can be found in the backing track player. They are as follows:

Straight Mid Tempo Rock - This track features no guitar. It has piano and percussion which means it is perfect for ryhtym guitar or the usual lead/scales. This track is gobs of fun and offers a lot of flexibility.

Happy Snappy Pop Rock - This track is very happy and upbeat. It's perfect for jamming along with your favorite scale.

Mid Tempo Country Style - This mid tempo country track features no guitar. This once again means that it is excellent for both rhythm and lead guitar playing.

Slow Latin Track - Dave has produced another wonderful slow Latin track. Break away from the standard rock tracks and take yourself to another world.

The tracks can all be found in the backing track player.

Added Aug 29th, 2008 at 6:24 PM EDT | Posted by jbooth

Blues Guitar Lesson 22 : Passing Notes

Hawkeye is back with his 22nd lesson in his blues series! This lesson on passing notes adds to the previous lesson on the pentatonic scale. Using these passing notes will officially transform the pentatonic scale into the blues scale. Hawkeye encourages you to practice the scale in ascending and descending order, but also encourages you to jump around and find your own unique sound.

Added Aug 29th, 2008 at 6:18 PM EDT | Posted by nessa

Reading Music Lesson 4 : Third and Fourth Strings

The fourth lesson in Jim Deeming's music reading series is now online. Jim will cover the third and fourth strings in this lesson. He will teach the names of the notes, where they appear on the fretboard and how they can be read in standard notation.

Added Aug 29th, 2008 at 5:13 PM EDT | Posted by jbooth