Meeting of the Minds acousitc guitar confidence connect with other musicians free advice guitar coach home recording how to make a hit song master mind meeting mastermind mind meetings music confidence music dreams music indsutry networking events music industry advice success in 2022 sync Jan 19, 2022

Imagine you’re bursting with a great idea. You want to jump right in because there are a few things you know how to do really well, but then you realize there are some crucial steps you’re totally lost on. Now imagine you take this idea and you share it with a friend because...

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Six Tips to Get You Organized acousitc guitar electric guitar free tips guitar coach holiday how to become organize managing a schedule music city music goals music mindset nashville songwriter organization songwriting guitarist successful musician ways to stay organized Jan 10, 2022

It’s the holiday season which means either you’re the busiest you’ve been all year, or you’re forgetting to do some things you need to do.

For me, it’s the busiest I’ve been all year because amongst writing to last minute briefs, scheduled co-writes, and my...

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Active Listening for the Unconvinced active listening american songwriter magazine guitar guitar coach listen listening songwriter songwriting why active listening is important? Aug 10, 2021

You might have heard me talk about active listening because I'm a huge advocate for it as a songwriting guitar  coach. But why is this so important? What are the benefits? Do you really need to do this consistently? 

If you’re thinking, “active listening doesn’t really...

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Building A Practice Routine acoustic guitar best practice effective practice electric guitar free advice free guitar lesson guitar coach guitar practice routine practice practice routine for guitar what to practice Jul 30, 2019

Building a better practice routine, is one of the trickiest things for any guitar player/singer songwriter. Stop have this unreasonable expectations when practicing! Set very reasonable (yes, reasonable goals. . . you're an adult, life happens!)

Pick a focus item (Scales, chords, a chorus a song...

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Which pick is right for you? acoustic guitar beginner guitar lesson dunlup picks electric guitar guitar coach guitar for beginners guitar picks guitar techniques guitar tutorial mike meiers percussive guitar picks songwriter songwriting for guitar songwriting guitar Jul 02, 2019

This week we're gonna talk about picks. Why am I being so picky?? (Sorry I had to) We spend some much time searching for the perfect guitar, the right brand of strings we sometimes skip over the most important item. . .the pick! In my experience, the pick you use dictates the genre you're...

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