Are you learning to sing or play guitar? Or maybe even both? What does it really take? Maybe you’re 3 weeks in or even 3 years in. Inevitably you will face some frustration. That is just par for the course.  So what do you do? You decide to keep going. You keep showing up. When […]

In a recent podcast and blogpost I talked about why it’s important to learn your barre chords when learning guitar. I pointed out 3 reasons why you should indeed learn your barre chords. This week I’d like to share 5 tips to help you make the process of learning those barre chords a bit easier […]

So, you’ve learned all your open chords on the guitar and can play a few songs. That’s great! You know C, A, G, E, D Major and em, dm, and A minor right? Sooner or later you’re going to be learning a song that has a minor chord other than em, dm, or a minor […]

I don’t mean for that to sound so ominous, but I am very serious about it. There are no shortage of teachers or courses to learn from these days. Like anything else, most are great, some are not.   I’ve talked about in previous blogs about the vibe. If you get a good vibe from […]

Great artists are inspiring. The other night after watching a documentary on Hulu, it was getting late and I was getting sleepy. After the movie ended another documentary auto-played. It caught my attention and I started watching and forgot all about sleep.  The documentary is called ‘The World According to Allee Willis’. I had never […]

Today I want you to ask yourself one simple question: what if learning to sing were easy? I know that might sound crazy right now. Especially if you’ve been working on learning to sing for awhile now. Weeks, months, even years, we all need to ask ourselves this. What Would Change if it Were Easy? […]

Yes, I said it. I meant it. Singing with too much emotion will not give you the result you hope for. Over-emotional singing might be fun at the moment, and many singers think that is what they are supposed to be doing. But this is not the case. As singers, we do LOVE to sing […]

Have you ever told yourself you’d practice singing, or guitar later- only to feel too tired to follow through? You’re not alone. The secret to more effective practice might be a s simple as timing. In this post, we’ll explore how to align your musical practice with your peak, or ‘good’ energy, so you can […]

Are you a singer who hasn’t yet learned to play an instrument but are considering it? Let’s talk about 3 benefits of singers who can accompany themselves and then some tips on how to get started. Of course, there are plenty of great singers who don’t play an instrument. After all, our voice IS our […]

Online learning is amazing. I wish it had been around when I first learned to play guitar and sing. With so much information at our fingertips, there’s nothing we can’t learn alone in our own homes. Are you learning to sing or play guitar online but haven’t yet considered getting a teacher IRL? Having a […]