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,
The first time I played with a jazz guitar player, he gave me some very specific details regarding voicings. “When we get to the F7 chord...
Join jazz guitarist Dave Stryker as he breaks down guitar chords and demonstrates solo ideas for improvising on the popular song Recorda Me. Please sign up...
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...
Fifteen years ago, musician Wayne Krantz released an unconventionally entertaining music theory book, “An Improviser’s OS,” through his website, waynekrantz.com. Frustrated by traditional methods of learning and...
JGT contributor Bill Farrish provides a valuable lesson on diminished scales. More to come on Diminished Scales…
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...
After Bill works with students on developing their initial technique, he starts to introduce lessons on Major Scales. This easy Major Scale lesson will hopefully encourage...
We live in ever-changing times. Times are always changing because society wants to evolve. Now, more than ever, we are seeing things change at light speed. ...
Learn Frank’s ‘Don’t Get Around Much’ Arrangement – get started with his breakdown video. Once you have mastered this arrangement… try Frank’s 7 Day Free Trial...
Robben’s Modern Approaches for Blues Improvisation & Comping [Hint: You are going to want to Bookmark this page] Once again, our friends at TrueFire have provided...
Nashville luthier and renown ‘guitar tech’ Joe Glaser shares his thoughts on Robben Ford’s famous Telecaster. Robben Ford’s 1960 Telecaster is one of my very favorite...
Learn Frank’s ‘The Nearness of You’ Chord Melody Arrangement – get started with his breakout video. Once you have mastered this arrangement… try Frank’s 7 Day...
You did it. After 4 years of hard work, late nights, early mornings, exams, juries, recitals and everything in between… You’ve walked proudly across the stage...
Kennesaw State University professor Trey Wright provides a new JGT lesson – building on his guide tone voicing series. This video lesson focuses on applying the...
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...