The lydian tonality

In the second part of this lesson, Richard Barrett asks you to lend your ears to the sounds of the silver screen for real-life context

Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

With their 2022 debut album, Cardinal Black showed the world how the budding guitar hero in their ranks could thrive in a band environment. Here, Chris Buck explains how its follow-up has taken his playing and songwriting to the next level

Extremes in dark and light are effective tools in creating punchy focal points. I have painted lots of sunny, acrylic street scenes – mainly backlit – and really enjoyed dabbing in the sparkly highlig

SOMETIMES THE INSPIRATION FOR YOUR NEXT PAINTING can be right in front of you – literally. Trying to find the correct subject with great lighting and composition is quite an art: a lot of images won’t

Michael Watts reflects on how the choice of the two most popular back and sides woods affects your acoustic sound