David introduces harp harmonics.
Taught by David Anthony in Tips and Tricks seriesLength: 16:00Difficulty: 3.0 of 5
Every guitarist gets to a point where he/she wishes to add his/her own touch to songs. Basic techniques such as hammer-ons, pull-offs, rakes, and harmonics are a great way to put an original spin on the music you play.
Lesson 1
David Anthony introduces the Tips and Tricks lesson series.
Length: 4:12 Difficulty: 0.5 Members OnlyLesson 2
David explains the basics of natural harmonics.
Length: 25:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 3
David Anthony teaches a basic harmonic exercise. The exercise is modeled after "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica.
Length: 10:48 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 4
David Anthony explains a technique known as string rakes. He explains how rakes may be used with harmonics.
Length: 15:30 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 5
David Anthony teaches a beautiful harmonic exercise. This exercise is a short piece that is great for building harmonic skills.
Length: 15:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 6
David Anthony covers the basics of tap harmonics. He demonstrates an exercise that will help you with this technique.
Length: 24:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 7
In this action packed lesson, David Anthony teaches slap harmonics and CGDGAD tuning.
Length: 15:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 8
David demonstrates a new exercise involving slap harmonics.
Length: 9:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 10
David Anthony brings harp and slap harmonics together in a practical, musical exercise.
Length: 10:03 Difficulty: 3.0 Members OnlyLesson 11
David returns to the world of harp harmonics. Once again, this lesson uses an alternate tuning.
Length: 14:30 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
About David Anthony
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David Anthony was born on November 9th, 1982, in the small town of Mount Hope, NY. As a child he absorbed the church flavored musical environment that his parents provided. With this influence he realized at a young age that music would not simply be a passive experience for him. It was not until the age of 15 that he decided to string up his first guitar. Relying solely on his father for his foundational chord knowledge, he quickly became enamored with the possibility of endless melodic structures, and the goal of becoming a fantastic player himself.
His early shredder influences came from Kirk Hammet of Metallica. During his first few years of guitar playing, he developed a very workable knowledge of pentatonic, major and minor scales.
Over the years his musical interests swayed from rock to standards, from jazz to classical, and a strong love of the art of flamenco guitar; Spanish finger style. It was not until the age of 18
that he decided to surround himself entirely with the music of Steve Vai and Joe Satriani. This influential exclusivity enabled him to learn more about thinking outside of the musical box. In
one year he had learned than in the prior 3 years. Picking up multiple ways to structure melodies, create chords and use different modes, his writing and improvisational abilities grew exponentially.
In his senior year of high school, he was responsible for the development of the first Musical Appreciation class in the schools history, and had aided the instructor in the teaching of those classes.
After high school, his focus started to rest mainly in writing. With this he realized that he would need additional, abstract influences to develop a unique style of writing. After a couple more
years of playing in a small band, and writing some decent material, he greeted 2004 with a move to Nashville, TN. There he found the exact influence that would change his opinion of the guitar forever.
Attempting to weed out a strong foundation in shredding and solo techniques, he began learning finger style guitar, and quickly realized the options that his door would open for him.
As he picked up more complex chord structures and jazz scales, his style became a passion for him that continues to drive him and push him to learn more. He feels strongly about the connection
between musical input and the music you write. He notes that his subconscious pool of influence, developed from the music he listens to, is almost directly responsible for the type of music that
he writes. He adamantly believes that in order to create a unique, soulful style, the pool must remain unpolluted by substandard music. What's that mean? As David puts it, "If you don't want to play
crap, don't listen to crap."
David currently teaches Jazz guitar in Fort Collins, Colorado, with plans to move back to Nashville in the spring to pursue a career in writing.
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