In this session, I talk about a simple way to transpose the key of a song even if you don’t know what key it’s in…
Read MoreRGS Live #87 | Wish You Were Here Tutorial
Learning only songs and licks might not give you the full, balanced ‘guitar diet,’ but when chosen wisely, they can add just the right flavor…
Read MoreRGS Live #86 | Q&A – Critical for Learning Guitar (Do you have one?)
This months RGS Live Q&A was a huge success with great presubmitted questions like, what guitar tools I recommend, how to measure your guitar learning…
Read MoreRGS Live #85 | Q&A – Should I Learn the Guitar Fretboard?
We celebrated this 4th of July by furthering your guitar-playing independence! We addressed all of your burning guitar questions that are slowing you down on…
Read MoreRGS Live #84 | Q&A – Chord Extensions Explained Simply (C6, C7, Cadd9…)
We chatted it up in today’s session about what scales you should know, the benefits of practicing with a metronome, what a C6, C7 and…
Read MoreRGS Live #83 | Q&A – The Ultimate Music Hack: Roman Numerals and Chord Progressions
In today’s extra May 2024 RGS Live Q&A, we wasted no time discussing the following topics: Roman Numerals and how to read them in music,…
Read MoreRGS Live #82 | Q&A – Quickly Learning a Song on Guitar
For this RGS live, I jumped right into the topic for today on how to quickly learn a song. I gave a demonstration on my…
Read MoreRGS Live #81 | Q&A –Hand Stretches for Guitar Players
This RGS live’s main topic was what hand stretches and warm-ups can you easily implement to improve how you play and learn guitar. In addition…
Read MoreRGS Live #80 | Q&A –Is it okay to learn two different styles at once?
Your queries do more than just help you with your guitar struggles. Many guitarists are affected by the very same issues you encounter, so your…
Read MoreRGS Live #79 | Q&A –Am I too old?
Get ready! We did a deep dive into some really cool and pressing guitar questions. We covered interesting topics such as my recommended programs for…
Read MoreRGS Live #78 | Q&A –Beginner’s Guide to the Palm Muting Technique
Wow! This was a great conversation full of many amazing questions such as hand positions for both fingerpicking and palm muting, information on ear training…
Read MoreRGS Live #77 | Q&A – Add Life To Your Strumming Patterns
At this latest RGS Live, we talked about how to write songs, whether it is beneficial to learn scales, how to move chords up and…
Read MoreRGS Live #76 | Q&A – Unleash Your Creativity: Arranging Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar
We went through some very cool questions right from the start of RGS Live. They included queries such as: how to use a looper pedal,…
Read MoreRGS Live #75 | Q&A – Song Endings Matter
This RGS Live session’s topics covered how to end a guitar song and make it sound professional, how to avoid pain in your fretting hand,…
Read MoreRGS Live #74 | Q&A – When Do You No Longer Need Guitar Lessons?
We didn’t wast any time as we jumped into one of the pre-submitted questions about my new Beginner Spanish Guitar course that is about to…
Read MoreRGS Live #73 | Q&A – How to Learn The Guitar Fretboard
Check out this RGS live! We talked in depth about a great question that was pre-submitted to me regarding the ability to play chords using…
Read MoreRGS Live #72 | Q&A – How to Get Bar Finger to Lay Flat?
Welcome to the RGS Live Replay! We talked about playing barre chords properly, some guitar theory topics like the key of a song and why…
Read MoreRGS Live #71 | Q&A – How To Practice Effectively
This week we got into a deep conversation about how to practice better. It is something that many students have inquired over the years about,…
Read MoreRGS Live #70 | Q&A – Diminished vs Half Diminished Chords – Uses and Differences
The hot topic of discussion was over a question I received from a RGS member about the difference between and uses of diminished and half-diminished…
Read MoreRGS Live #69 | Time Signature Hacks: Count Beats in Any Song (4/4, 3/4, 6/8)
The guitar questions we discussed this week included how to decipher and understand time signatures in songs, how to hold your guitar properly as a…
Read MoreRGS Live #68 | Q&A
We covered an assortment of topics such as how to improve your ear training to learn new songs, when to use a c or a…
Read MoreRGS Live #67 | Q&A – How To Use A Looper for Guitar Practice
I’m happy that I got to finally do my demonstration for you all about how to use a looper! It’s an amazing tool for guitar…
Read MoreRGS Live – Harnessing the Power of Chord Patterns
Well thankfully this Special RGS live session went by without a hitch! I hosted this EXTRA RGS Live due to the last session starting late…
Read MoreRGS Live #66 Q&A | How To Use A Thumb Pick on Guitar
Right out the gate in this week’s RGS Live Q&A, I dove into the topic of thumb picks. As I mentioned in the video, if…
Read MoreRGS Live #65 | Q & A Session
Thank you for another wonderful RGS Live Session. The questions just keep getting better and better, and I’ve even found that sometimes your questions help…
Read MoreRGS Live #64 Q & A | Changing Keys On Guitar Made EASY
What an amazing time we had at the latest RGS Live Q&A session! I started right out the gate with a very popular question that…
Read MoreRGS Live #63 Q & A | How to Find Chords And Lyrics
Nice to see all of you again at this past RGS Live Q&A session! Once we got past some of the technical issues at the…
Read MoreRGS Live #62 Q & A
This last RGS Live was so much fun for me! I thoroughly enjoyed my time with all of you, and all of the fantastic guitar…
Read MoreRGS Live #61 Q & A
Thank you again to you all who joined me for another successful RGS Live session. We talked about many different topics that I think you…
Read MoreRGS Live #60 Q & A | Choosing Chords for a Melody or Song
I was thrilled to see all of you who made it to today’s RGS live session. It was a lot of fun for me, and…
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