For as long as I can remember, I’ve always searched for better ways of learning to play guitar. To understand more about how the very best musicians and teachers learn and play so that I can become better by replicating their ideas.
This section of the website is dedicated to this pursuit, where you’ll find articles and videos highlighting ideas (Pickings) that I think we can all learn and benefit from.
I hope you enjoy and learn from them as much as I do.
7. Julian Lage on Acoustic Guitar Practice
In this note, we talk about Julian Lage’s approach to practicing the acoustic guitar.
6. Jimi Hendrix and Free Flowing Guitar Practice
In this short note, we quickly take a look at how Jimi Hendrix went about practicing guitar.
5. Josh Smith’s Practice Method
In this note, I dissect Josh Smith’s approach to practice into 6 actionable steps.
4. Yvette Young’s Video Game Practice Method
In this note, we explore Math Rock virtuoso Yvette Young’s method for efficient guitar practice.
3. Guthrie Govan on Technical Exercises
In this note, we hear Guthrie Govan’s take on technical exercises. I then go on to explore how we can apply the information he gives us to our own practice sessions.
2. 5 Top Tips for Guitarists from Josh Smith
In this note, I pick out 5 top tips from an interview that Josh gave for ICMP back in 2019.
1. Tommy Emmanual and Learning Songs
In this note, I explore Tommy Emmanual’s answer to the question “what do you practise?”…