The Guitarist and The Critical Inner Voice
Do you think there comes a time when one needs a break from playing the guitar? A time to refresh, replenish and detox all the … Continue Reading The Guitarist and The Critical Inner Voice
Stephen Zurakowsky Classical Guitarist
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Do you think there comes a time when one needs a break from playing the guitar? A time to refresh, replenish and detox all the … Continue Reading The Guitarist and The Critical Inner Voice
I have been a freelance guitarist for over 30 years. Being in a reflective mood lately, I would like to share with you my thoughts … Continue Reading Portrait Of A Guitarist As An Artist
Perhaps the most memorable and inspirational concert for me was Jorge Caballero’s concert this past fall at the KWCMS Music Room. I have not been … Continue Reading Reflections on the Jorge Caballero concert and master class
It is interesting how every artist who has conducted a master class for us, can be so different and carry their own signature style. Ana … Continue Reading Reflections on the Ana Vidovic Master Class, January 2014, Waterloo Ontario Canada
Ted Quinlan is head of the guitar department at Humber College, which is Canada’s premier college to learn jazz. One snowy Saturday afternoon in December … Continue Reading Reflection on the Ted Quinlan Master Class December 2013, Waterloo Ontario Canada
Some of us guitarists are lucky enough to remember that very first moment when we knew we had to play guitar. I am going to show my age here, but watch the video above because that was my moment…. Coming home from school I sat myself down to watch reruns … Continue Reading That first moment we knew we had to play the guitar?
I just had one of those nightmares right before I woke up in this morning and it was about me teaching the worse lesson ever. As I was trying to teach this student, we could hear voices from other people in the room: her parents, other teachers, other guitarists, her brother. … Continue Reading KW Guitar Tip # 16, Warming Up With Long Tones
Remember when I wrote we will be revisiting our New Years Resolutions? January 1, feels like a very long time ago and as with all resolutions whatever I said has been mostly forgotten. This happens to me every year and I suspect it happens to most everyone else. Except … Continue Reading KW Guitar Society Tip #14, Moving Beyond Box Patterns Part 2
So… you have been a student of the guitar for a couple of years, maybe even 20 years and you are feeling pretty good about your playing. But there is always one thing that is lacking or missing or just something not quite right. You are practicing every day, having … Continue Reading KW Guitar Society Tip #14 Are you always playing in a box pattern?
I really enjoy this time of year because I always take the time to improve an area in my guitar playing. I never make resolutions, however it always feels like a good time to create a fresh start, or a way to begin again and create new guitar playing goals. … Continue Reading KW Guitar Tip #12 Setting Goals To Improve Your Guitar Playing