Artist of the Week
Hector Manuel Quintana, Artist of the Week
Hector came to our attention via one of our JGT contributors – thanks John Stowell! Enjoy Artist of the Week,
Learn more about how harmonics support a melody with Chuck Anderson’s Jazz Guitar Improvisation Lesson Series. Let’s look at chord progressions. Chord progressions are the harmonic support...
Help fine-tune your scale knowledge with Chuck Anderson’s Jazz Guitar Improvisation Lesson Series In the previous lesson, I talked about the importance of being able to spell...
OK – let’s discuss chord spelling. Simply asked, do know the notes in the chords you play or do you rely on shapes? The purpose of...
Welcome to the first installment of Chuck Anderson’s new column, Exploring Jazz Guitar Improvisation. Let’s begin by eliminating the hype and misinformation about jazz guitar improvisation....
In Lesson #2, Chuck Anderson continues explore the many aspects of Talent. Next, taking a look at the commitment to goals. If the end is clear...
JGT Contributor Chuck Anderson offers his views on talent and how to make the best of it! In Lesson #1, Chuck explores anxiety and frustration, as...
Chuck Anderson addresses one of the most common complaints jazz guitar players have about their playing…Why do their solos sound the “same”? This “sameness” can be...
Intervals are the distances between notes. There are 2 types: Diatonic inside the major scale and Chromatic outside the major scale. Diatonic Intervals Notes from a...
A Pentatonic scale is simply a scale containing 5 notes. Traditional scales such as major scales or modal scales contain 7 notes. When you use a...
The concept of rhythm is simple. It’s the duration of a note, a chord or a pattern. Rhythm is integrated into every facet of music. A...
Have you heard the term tritone substitute? Do you know what it is and how to use it? A tritone is a distance of 3 whole...
The Jazz Guitar Style is, to me, an art form – not a commercial form. That’s the good news and the bad news. The good news...
The word practice is often equated with long, tedious repetition. It doesn’t have to be… In fact, it shouldn’t be! There are two ways to work...
So what are Jazz Chords? First, let’s start with what they are not… Jazz chords are not open chords, barre chords or power chords. The characteristics...
Chuck Anderson provides career tips for guitarists. So, can you make a living with the guitar? Well, after 55 years of working exclusively in the guitar...
Hector came to our attention via one of our JGT contributors – thanks John Stowell! Enjoy Artist of the Week,
