Altered dominant chords

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

IN MY PREVIOUS “Blues You Can Use” columns, I focused on what I consider to be essential rhythm guitar and accompanying single-note patterns that exemplify Chicago-style blues guitar, as heard in the

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

THIS MONTH, I’D like to talk about the paramount importance of the right, or pick, hand — how it’s the keeper of time and the thing that gives us the groove while we play. I’ll demonstrate some exampl

German conductor Anja Bihlmaier studied at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg and later at the Mozarteum Salzburg, before holding posts at Staatsoper Hannover and Staatstheater Kassel. Since then, she

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