How Music Helps our Mental Muscles Did you know that learning to play a musical instrument is one of the best ways to improve your brain health? It’s true! Musical training can help you with everything from problem solving to multitasking. But what exactly is it about music that makes it so good for our… Continue reading Musical Muscle Memory
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Recording for Instagram
A song – especially within the context of an album – is designed to be listened to multiple times, in a linear fashion, from beginning to end. It’s meant to be an immersive experience that pulls the listener in to the narrative which is being woven by the song’s constructor.
A quick little video that you scroll through on the other hand , is designed to be consumed in a very different way.
Episode Zero – Guitar Intelligence
Guitar Intelligence – Introduction
Music Intelligence, Health and developing a Growth Mindset
Musical Intelligence is one of the best skills you can develop and it will allow you to play & enjoy music for years, even when things feel like they have hit a wall. That isn’t limited to chords, scales and arpeggios either. In my belief, the way we treat our bodies and minds as musicians is directly related to our musical intelligence.
Get the most out of your gear – and life
Jerry Garcia has played a huge role in my musical growth, and I am extremely grateful for that fact. The Dead’s improvisation and the off the cuff approach they took while meticulously working on their craft throughout a decades long career is something that I will always admire and cherish that i’ve been able to witness the tail end of it. Something tragic to me though is the way it devolved into a stressor for Garcia that ultimately – through years of unhealthy habits and risky behavior – consumed him.
It’s never too late to start
You don’t need any musical experience or talent in order to learn how to play the guitar; it’s just about having patience and practice. Fretboardhustle.com will aim to be a comprehensive resource for learning how to play the guitar, and paint a framework for how to approach any other instrument as well.
Fretboard Hustle Has Arrived!
Guitar players and music enthusiasts of the world unite!
FretboardHustle.com is a website I’ve created in hopes of building the worlds best music/guitar resource and community. This project is about helping aspiring musicians become better, smarter, quicker, healthier, giving them access to a ton of great lessons and telling them how to find the perfect gear for their needs (or at least get started) – and thats just what we’ll be focusing on to start. We’ll post related content and recurring series like Go For the Gear and Expanding Your Guitar Vocabulary on our YouTube channel and website, plus we’ll soon offer course packs for beginner, intermediate and advanced guitar skill levels.