Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips Jazz is one of the most interesting, unique, and controversial musical inventions in recent memory. Much like rock and roll, funk, electronic, and hip-hop, jazz is part of the Black American music canon and is full of virtuoso musicians, iconoclastic characters, and a melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic … Continue reading Celebrate great pianists for Jazz Appreciation Month
GUITARHABITS Last Updated on April 11, 2022 by Klaus Crow Today I’m going to teach you one of my favorite songs “To Love Somebody” by The Bee Gees. This song is covered by lots of people including Janis Joplin, Michael Bolton and my favorite cover version by Damien Rice & Ray La Montagne. To Love … Continue reading To Love Somebody Guitar Lesson
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog We often talk about the blues scale, but we don’t often talk about the “blue” note and how we get it… With a little knowledge, you can actually add not just one, but TWO blue notes to many different scales or patterns that you already know. I’ll show you how it … Continue reading Adding In ALL The Blue Notes
GUITARHABITS Last Updated on April 5, 2022 by Klaus Crow Hi everyone, how are you today? Are you still practicing on a regular basis and making small steps forward? Getting better is all about minor improvements over a longer period of time. You just have to be consistent with your practice and make sure you … Continue reading Wicked Blues Guitar Lick – Key of A
GUITARHABITS Last Updated on April 4, 2022 by Klaus Crow Hi lovely people, I’ve got a 12 Bar Blues Progression for you today with a basic strumming pattern, a basic turnaround and some extra fancy triplet turnarounds to spice things up. Basic 12 Bar Blues Progression This 12 Bar Blues shuffle is in the key … Continue reading 12 Bar Blues Basic Strumming + Triplet Turnarounds
GUITARHABITS Last Updated on March 30, 2022 by Klaus Crow Hi folks, I wish you a wonderful Wednesday, and with that a Wonderful Wednesday Blues Lick! This blues lick has got slides, double stops and cool bends. I guess it’s more of an intermediate blues lick, but if you are a beginner and you play … Continue reading Wonderful Wednesday Blues Lick
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog In working with so many thousands of students over the last 30+ years, there are a few common things that beginners do out of necessity… But there also comes a point when those particular ideas and techniques no longer serve you and it’s time to learn how to let those things … Continue reading Shedding The Beginner’s Mindset
GUITARHABITS Last Updated on March 28, 2022 by Klaus Crow Hi folks, today we have an easy and basic 12 Bar Blues Shuffle for beginners. This blues shuffle is the ground work for everything that follows. Once you know how to play this shuffle you’ve got the backbone of blues rhythm guitar and you can … Continue reading Easy Basic 12 Bar Blues Shuffle
GUITARHABITS Last Updated on March 27, 2022 by Klaus Crow Hi amazing people, today I’ve got 12 Bar Blues Riff / Lick with a blues turnaround for you on the table. It’s it’s raw, groovy and in your face. This is a real nice complete riff blues progression to play on your porch while enjoying … Continue reading 12 Bar Blues Lick – Riff with Blues Turnaround
Piano Blog by Skoove – Piano Practice Tips We all love the piano. After all, that is why we are here, right? The piano is one of the coolest instruments ever created. So what better way to celebrate this 88 key wonder of modern music than with a special day dedicated to it? World Piano … Continue reading Celebrate World Piano Day with Skoove
