2017-03-23 20:26
Rhythmic oscillation can be found everywhere in nature, from cosmic (video) to subatomic scales, and everywhere in between.
In addition, all known organisms employ biological clocks, and fro… Read More
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2017-03-12 13:44
As defined in the post on chord-building: in suspended chords, the 3rd note of the scale is replaced with the 4th (sus4) or 2nd (sus2) notes.
Let’s try out some of these chords:
Asus… Read More
2017-02-26 09:12
As I progress along my own learning curve, watching/listening to other guitarists can be really inspiring.
When I’m feeling a bit disenchanted or frustrated, they remind me why I start… Read More
2017-02-20 08:33
Since we already know a bunch of chords, let’s take a little look under the hood.
Chords are made up of notes that sound good together. Because not all notes sound good together, there… Read More
2017-02-19 21:14
While this post may not have immediate practical impact on your playing, it will help you to:
– understand chord naming conventions
– develop your ear
– better understand t… Read More
2017-02-11 16:00
Not sure what to get your S.O. for Valentine’s Day?
The best gifts are shared experiences, so I’d aim for something in that category. For example: write them a song, make them a… Read More
2017-02-04 09:12
Reading sheet music – just like reading a book aloud – consists of translating written notation into played music.
Unfortunately the guitar isn’t the most intuitive instrum… Read More
2017-02-03 16:31
My first brush with audiobooks was in the early 90s. As a gift, I had received C.S. Lewis’s The Magician’s Nephew (in audio cassette form), narrated by Claire Bloom. It made such… Read More
2017-01-28 08:07
Now that we know why sheet music is important, let’s jump into the absolute basics. Please skip to the next post if you already know the basics and want to apply them to guitar.
(1) No… Read More
2017-01-27 17:52
Senses form the brain’s user-interface with the outside world: how we take in information for the brain to decode, interpret, and act on.
Long before written language and music notatio… Read More
2017-01-23 19:39
(1) Porz Goret – Yann Tiersen
(2) Overgrown Courtyard – Seabuckthorn
(3) Fallen from the Sky – Julian Kruse
(4) Metamorphosis 1 – Phillip Glass
(5) Solo Acoustic Vo… Read More
2017-01-21 14:50
Notes are the alphabet of music, and scales help you learn that alphabet by heart so that you can speak the language fluently. This comes much more easily on a piano keyboard: early on you c… Read More
2017-01-18 19:38
Just a song of the day today: Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve
If you like Bittersweet Symphony, please consider supporting Acoustic Notes by getting it here.
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2017-01-17 21:03
Maybe you’re enjoying this guitar thing as much as I am, but you’re wondering: what’s the *right* way to practice?
When? How much? What?
I’m no authority on this topi… Read More
2017-01-15 19:16
I think it’s finally time for some barre chords. Ready?
Here’s the secret: just three fretting shapes can play any basic major or minor barre chord you can think of.
We can learn… Read More
2017-01-10 18:04
Still chipping away at my experiment.
In keeping with yesterday’s theme, here’s Float, by Bush:
If you like Float, please consider helping to support Acoustic Notes by getting i… Read More
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