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Quick Concert Updates (opens the original)
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Hey guys, I just wanted to send you a very brief reminder to you today about some upcoming events that’s happening around me! From next week I’ll be back to our regular newsletter style I promise :)I was lucky to be invited to the Guitar Summit again this year. 😊 I played two short sets in 2024 representing Manuel Rodriguez guitars, and this year, I’m performing on Friday, September 25th, at 14:30.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!-Qn9!,f_
This month is super exciting, and I tell you why (opens the original)
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This month has already been very exciting, and the fun isn’t about to end anytime soon. Last week I finally published the Warm Up course, which I was working on for sooo long. It’s a mini-course, but recording, editing, structuring, and fact-checking took me quite some time to pull together, and Capy was a champ at fixing some audio issues and putting together the website and course page as well. If you’ve missed it, you can read more about it here: <p class="button-wrap
Why Your First 15 Minutes of Practice Are Wasted 😬 (opens the original)
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I keep hearing this same thing from my students:“I sit down to practice, and I can already play the piece quite well, but it takes me 3 to 4 rounds to get into it and play it well. At first it’s very sloppy, but over time it gets better.”Do you see why this is such a big problem? No? Let me explain.Most guitarists warm up by playing through a simple song, but this can backfire badly. Here’s why: when you start playing right at the beginning of your session, you’re much more likely to play sloppy
Two roads diverged in a wood (opens the original)
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I started noticing I’m falling into the same old trap again: pushing work too much in the hope that it will pay off sooner, so then I can take a rest and make time for my hobbies and other creative outlets. But I ended up just working more and more, the task list never ended, and every time I crossed something off the list, two new ones appeared. So my free time got delayed again and again.This happens to me every now and then, so I was aware of what was happening. I think there are many people
The 500-Year-Old Debate: Sheet Music vs. Tablature (opens the original)
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You know me. I’m a huge advocate for sheet music and learning how to read notes. I think everyone would feel better and more confident as a musician if they just learned to read music, and I stand by this.But what you probably don’t know is how many people think this opinion comes from an elitist, snobbish mindset: particularly coming from academically trained professional classical guitarists. Like me. I’m the problem. 😈Over the years, many guitarists (including me) have talked endlessly about
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