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Are online guitar lessons as good as lessons in person?

2013-11-05T19:17:49.0Z

I am happy to announce that I was one of a handful of guitar instructors selected by Google for the rollout of their new Helpouts service ([link]) today Nov 5, 2013. Helpouts is an online tutoring ...
- Studio: Guitar Lessons in Ogden - 6 String Guru
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Thoughts on Lou Reed

2013-11-05T19:02:04.0Z

I discovered Lou Reed when I was about 12 or 13. Lou provided an alternative to the bombastic cocksure rock of the 70’s, and somehow his music caught my ear in spite of its lack of the guitar-hero...
- Studio: Dudley Taft
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Guitar is for Scrappers

2013-10-29T17:09:22.0Z

Learning guitar is for scrappers. It’s not for wimps, prima-donnas or quitters. It’s hard to learn. Hard that is, depending on your teacher – I’ll come back to that. It’s a plank of wood with diffe...
- Studio: Guitar Lessons in Ogden - 6 String Guru
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Dudley's Studio Pt 2

2013-10-23T17:41:43.0Z

Over the last few weeks, there has been much progress in the recording studio! Local sound engineer Ashley Shepherd (who has worked with Peter Frampton) made a trip down to Nashville and returned ...
- Studio: Dudley Taft
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Dudley's Studio Pt 1

2013-10-03T23:21:35.0Z

Dudley's Studio Pt 1 ~Transition~ "I want you, (to) show me the way," (this thing works),is a phrase that kept running through my head as I tried to figure out the complicated connections of the ...
- Studio: Dudley Taft
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Are private music lessons obsolete?

2013-09-25T21:33:53.0Z

It used to be if you wanted to learn how to play an instrument you had two choices 1. Take weekly lessons on the instrument 2. Teach yourself how to play by ear or through instruction books. Now Co...
- Studio: Guitar Lessons in Ogden - 6 String Guru
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Peter Frampton's Studio Pt 2

2013-09-24T01:51:20.0Z

Part II - Moving In We moved in to our new house mid-August. Exactly one week before the kids started school. " Ready, FIRE, Aim " is what I called this process. A bit sloppy, but it worked. (And n...
- Studio: Dudley Taft
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Peter Frampton's Studio Pt 1

2013-09-17T20:27:09.0Z

" Peter Frampton Has Moved To Nashville " " Cincinnati has lost its British rock star. Peter Frampton has moved back to Nashville …" On Jan. 23, he wrote on his Facebook page that furniture was sta...
- Studio: Dudley Taft
- 387 views
How Should Music Students Practice?

2013-09-16T16:33:51.0Z

When a new student begins lessons they or their parents will often ask me "how much should I practice?" This is a very good question. My stock answer is "20 min daily minimum", ½ hour daily would b...
- Studio: Guitar Lessons in Ogden - 6 String Guru
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Rose Guccione is “Rosa” in Octavio Solis’ Pulitzer Prize-nominated play LYDIA!

2013-09-08T03:11:11.0Z

LYDIA by Octavio Solis directed by Cecilie D. Keenan at The National Pastime Theater October 4 – November 9, 2013 Thursdays, Fridays Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. Sundays at 6:00 p.m. (previews on October...
- Studio: Rose Guccione
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End of Summer Shenanigans

2013-08-30T15:04:00.0Z

I just got back from a fantastic visit with my parents where we mostly spent our time reminiscing about my wedding from earlier in the summer and petting their adorable cat, Jack. While I was there...
- Studio: Angela Mannino
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What is classical guitar?

2013-08-15T20:43:58.0Z

I often get students who sign up for lessons through a form and they specify they want "classical guitar lessons". After I meet them I find out that what they really mean is they want "formal train...
- Studio: Guitar Lessons in Ogden - 6 String Guru
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Newlyweds in NYC

2013-08-12T14:41:00.3Z

Cue the kick line: "It's up to you ( kick ) New ( kick ) York ( kick kick ) New York!!!! Da-da-da-da-da! Da-da-da-da-da!" Chef Paul and I left NYC in May as an engaged couple with 3 weeks left unti...
- Studio: Angela Mannino
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Maine-ly Mozart

2013-07-10T01:38:00.3Z

Happy Summer! Greetings from picturesque Bar Harbor, Maine! I've been here for almost two weeks singing with the Bar Harbor Music Festival . First, I prepared a solo recital for an afternoon Tea Co...
- Studio: Angela Mannino
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34 Years and counting

2013-07-05T15:19:01.0Z

Today (July 4th) is my thirty-seventeenth birthday (heh), and marked the beginning of my thirty-fourth year as a guitarist and songwriter. So, what is it like to play guitar for that long? Well, on...
- Studio: Dudley Taft
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