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.
Date: 26/05/2022
Category: Practice
Reading Time: 5 minutes
Yvette Young’s Practice Method
In this note, we explore Math Rock virtuoso Yvette Young’s method for efficient guitar practice.
Date: 24/06/2021
Category: Practice
Reading Time: 5 minutes
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.
Date: 21/07/2020
Category: Tips
Reading Time: 4 minutes
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.
Date: 19/06/19
Category: Practice
Reading Time: 3 minutes
Tommy Emmanual and Learning Songs
In this note, I explore Tommy Emmanual’s answer to the question “what do you practise?”…