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Performance Anxiety
I spent about a dozen years as a freelance writer. Going full-time was the biggest obstacle for me. I had a new wife, a good job as a computer operator for the State and even got Arbor Day off! Final…
Tagged: performing, fright, stage, performance, anxiety
Replied Oct. 2, 2009
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I've been at my local guitar dealer when new shipments arrive. Once the guitar is off the truck and into the store, they always let the guitar sit in the case for a couple of hours before opening. Upon opening, the guitar is put in a stand for a whi…
Mark - I wait 3 or 4 hours if I can, when bringing the guitar in from a very cold outside. I live in Utah and the temperature has been just above zero for 75% of the last month. You want to make sure there isn't a lot of temperature difference when…
Hello, FunSeekers!
I was able to rock the car out of the drifts this morning and make my way to church, where I rocked the church! I even sang one, this morning, and am getting more comfortable with that. I warmed-up the car very well before I brou…
But how do you flesh out the chords behind it all?
Well how do you play a flute? You blow in one end and run your fingers up and down the outside.
To flesh out the chords simply study chord progression and theory for 5 years and it will just come…
Okay, somebody here knows this, I'm sure. How to sketch out tab for a song?
I have an old favorite from the early 1980s by a kid who had a few hit records and then kind of evaporated. To make matters worse, he's from Canada. I have spent years hitt…
Yeah it's nice to have the best rig you can afford, but let's keep an eye on the final product here, too.
For the typical coffeehouse setup, in my limited experience, the Bose L1 looks like a terrific alternative to spending a bag of cash and half…
I miss my Aunt Mary, my mother's sister. She used to shake her head, cluck her tongue and say "Those damned people. They think they're happy!"
I have a new DC-16RGTE Aura with the Fishman kit and... well, I thought I was happy. What are you guys he…
James, one of my happiest memories of my father happened back in the early-middle 1970s. There were a lot of music shows on TV back then. Johnny Cash had one for years. Sonny & Cher had musical guests on frequently. And for my age group we had In Co…
I love this discussion. Man, this is why I signed up for Acoustic Guitar! This latest line reminds me of a scene from Amadeus, a movie from 1984 ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCud8H7z7vU ).
Somehow or another, we have become a nation of More Is…
Hi Mark,
Here is some more info about soloing with an indication of how certain notes work in other keys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFtePrgcC0w
It has a lot to do with understanding theory and how things that we don't think will work sometim…
It has to do with creating tension which gives the blues it's edge. This may help for now:
http://books.google.com/books?id=3pXjs_pDa0gC&pg=PA145&lpg=PA145&dq=Why+does+the+Em+pentatonic+scale+work+with+E+major+chords&source=bl&ots=VEh32TqgXQ&sig=Kp…
Thanks for the link, Donna. I like the fingerboard diagrams. I suspect that will help a bunch. I'm a little shaky on why I'd be playing E A and B, but soloing in Em, but I'm sure I'll pick this up. As I was telling DFB above, I kind of knew when I a…
Thanks, DFB. I was afraid that the problem was going to be me studying and practicing!
I have a nephew who fell into guitar a few years ago. He never wanted to have anything to do with me before, but when he found out I'd been in bands and on tour…
How about starting with the Pentatonic Scales? http://www.cyberfret.com/scales/minor-pentatonic/index.php
Just start with the first pattern.
A really nice way to begin learning soloing is to use the Em pentatonic (at the first fret):
0-3 (1st str…
Nothing can really replace studying theory and actually "understand" what notes to play but that takes years! I know several "good" lead players that don't know any theory at all. So how do they know what note to play? They learn "patterns" or "boxe…
Profile Information
- Which one of the following describes your involvement in music? (Check all that apply)
- Gigging or professional musician, Amateur or recreational musician, Guitar student
- How many years have you been playing guitar?
- 20-30 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Electric guitar
- The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
- Martin 16 Series DC-16RGTE Aura, Epiphone Les Paul Custom, Epiphone 335 "Dot". Line6 Spider III 2x10
- What is your website address?
- http://www.MarkHiatt.com
- What type of music do you like to play?
- Jazz, Folk, Rock, Country. I like to play pretty much anything on the guitar.
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- I subscribe
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 11:05am on September 30, 2009,
Mark D Hiatt said…
- My Feet Still Hurt!
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