Learn to Play Fast on Guitar by Practicing Slowly
Learn to play fast on acoustic guitar by practicing slowly; make sure that you play everything with 100 percent accuracy before bringing it up to tempo.
Paul Mehling
Paul Mehling is the founder of the Hot Club of San Francisco and is often referred to as the godfather of American gypsy jazz.
Smart Warm-Up Exercises for Acoustic Guitar
These guitar warm-up exercises are great for strengthening fingers, increasing speed, and improving synchronization between the left and right hands.
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Major Swing: Django Reinhardt, His Disciples, and Their Hot Brand of Acoustic Jazz Guitar
Jazz Manouche (aka Gypsy jazz) is a vibrant, acoustic blend of classical, Gypsy, dance music, and American jazz
Video Lesson: Learn How to Practice Musically—Not Mechanically
Finding ways to hear yourself actually making music rather than merely doing rote exercises is one of the easiest ways to improve your musicianship, so why not give it a try?
Gypsy-Jazz Guitar Lesson: Learn ‘La Pompe Manouche’ Style in 6 Easy Steps
The importance of a solid rhythmic foundation is at the heart of Gypsy-jazz guitar
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Video Lesson: 6 Steps to Rock-Solid Rhythm
THE PROBLEMYou’re dissatisfied with your rhythm playing. THE SOLUTIONSummarize the range of sounds you can get from your right hand—basically discuss the problem and emphasize that there are ways to fix it. Then break those problems down in a list (with…
Eliminate Barriers to Practicing Guitar
Everyone knows that practice makes perfect, but do we really take this to heart? In my many years as a teacher, I’ve heard every excuse for not practicing: There’s not enough time; it’s not fun; it hurts too much; I’m…
Video Lesson: 5 Steps to Learning Tremolo Picking and Vibrato
Try these picking and exercises to improve your picking technique and precision and make your notes sustain and vibrate.
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Video Lesson: How to Warm Up Smartly
You don’t just jump out of bed and run a marathon, right?
Video Lesson: 8 Picking Tips to Improve Your Tone By Gypsy Jazz Whiz Paul Mehling
THE PROBLEM You’re dissatisfied with the tone and volume of your playing and want to get closer to what you hear from other players. THE SOLUTION The development of tone begins with your pick hand and how the pick strikes…
Learn to Play Faster by Slowing Down
Call it a plateau; call it being stuck in a rut. We’ve all been at that place where time in the woodshed feels so unproductive that it’s driving us crazy! If you spend any time practicing, you’ve probably had the…
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Learn to Play Gypsy-Jazz Favorite ‘Swing Gitan’
I first heard “Swing Gitan” backstage at a Djangofest jam between some younger players in Seattle, who were playing it as if they themselves had written it! (That’s true of Gypsy-jazz players, many who really get inside every song they…