“If you play music for no other reason than actually just because you love it, the skills just kinda creep up on you.” — Nuno Bettencourt
Author: Jeff
Jeff Feldman is a guitar instructor in the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in teaching beginners and songwriting development.
Guitar Quote of the Week: B.B. King (Again)
“The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.” — B.B. King
Guitar Quote of the Week: Steve Vai
“I dedicated all the time I had to it. The 10 hour workout was just what I put in the magazine at the time, but for me it was every waking moment.” — Steve Vai
Guitar Quote of the Week: Keith Richards
“You’re always learning about this thing every time you pick it up.” — Keith Richards
Guitar Quote of the Week: Paul Gilbert
“I had struggled with alternate picking for a very long time. I never thought I could do it.” — Paul Gilbert
Guitar Quote of the Week: Joan Jett
“My guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who I am.” — Joan Jett
Guitar Quote of the Week: Stevie Ray Vaughan
“So, my big brother was playing guitar and I figured I’d try it too.” — Stevie Ray Vaughan
Guitar Quote of the Week: James Taylor
“I don’t read music. I don’t write it. So I wander around on the guitar until something starts to present itself.” — James Taylor
Guitar Quote of the Week: Ace Frehley
“I went to my friend’s house one day, and he had an electric guitar he had just bought with a tiny little amp. I turned the volume up to 10 and I hit one chord, and I said,…
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween from Creative Spark Guitar Instruction! Who doesn’t love a holiday built around candy and dressing up—which is also very rock and roll. To celebrate, here are the masters of “Halloween rock”, Oingo Boingo, with “Dead Man’s Party”. The riff…