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Personal Rules and Tools For Greatness

Many authors offer rules and tools that help with things like decision-making, productivity, overcoming fear, and more. I originally kept this running list in my Notion journal as they came into my life, but I have recently decided that they are meant to be shared. This list isn’t in any…

Greatness

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Personal Rules and Tools For Greatness
Personal Rules and Tools For Greatness
Greatness

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it’sGuitar!

·Jul 7, 2022

How Fernando Sor Helped Elevate The Guitar’s Status

Although the guitar’s origin dates back over 3000 years, its status as a serious musical instrument was questioned by the vast majority of studious musicians for centuries. It was not until the mid-nineteenth century that the guitar’s role as a concert instrument started to rise. Respectable compositions for the instrument…

Music History

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How Fernando Sor Helped Elevate The Guitar’s Status
How Fernando Sor Helped Elevate The Guitar’s Status
Music History

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it’sGuitar!

·Jul 7, 2022

How To Be A Pro Guitarist

WHAT DO I MEAN BY A PRO GUITARIST? I mean you can sit in on any musical setting and feel comfortable and confident. You have professional gear. You know about the history of the guitar and of music in general. You don’t have a problem sight-reading sheet music and transposing…

Guitar

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How To Be A Pro Guitarist
How To Be A Pro Guitarist
Guitar

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it’sGuitar!

·Jul 7, 2022

Stage Etiquette For Performing Guitarists

Have you ever seen a performing band get up on stage and just not have their stuff together? They are either out of tune, drunk, don’t know the correct chords, say weird stuff on the mic, smell, or just don’t seem to realize people are there to hear some great…

Performance

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Stage Etiquette For Performing Guitarists
Stage Etiquette For Performing Guitarists
Performance

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it’sGuitar!

·Jul 7, 2022

How To Run An Effective Band Rehearsal

Does your band setup load in and set up in 15 minutes? Most bands don’t because they extend this part of rehearsal to include the hanging out part of being in a band/friends ((yes, load-in and setup are part of a scheduled rehearsal). I get it, you guys are friends…

Band

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How To Run An Effective Band Rehearsal
How To Run An Effective Band Rehearsal
Band

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it’sGuitar!

·Jul 7, 2022

Bossa Nova: A Brief Period of Musical Elegance

“They Sang of waves, sailboats, flowers, blue skies, and, most of all, women.” Rio de Janeiro was a gorgeous place in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1956 to 1961, President Juscelino Kubitschek put the country on a course to modernization that sent Brazil into the spotlight. In 1958, the Brazilian…

Bossa Nova

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Bossa Nova: A Brief Period of Musical Elegance
Bossa Nova: A Brief Period of Musical Elegance
Bossa Nova

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it’sGuitar!

·Jul 7, 2022

10 Tips For More Effective Guitar Practice Sessions

01. SET UP A DISTRACTION-FREE PRACTICE SPACE It’s important to create a designated practice space where you can focus and minimize distractions. If possible, leave your phone in another room with the ringer off. …

Guitar

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10 Tips For More Effective Guitar Practice Sessions
10 Tips For More Effective Guitar Practice Sessions
Guitar

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it’sGuitar!

·Jul 6, 2022

Transcription: Joe Pass’ Solo Over, “There Will Never Be Another You,” from the Pacific Jazz Quartet Recordings

Joe Pass could play solo guitar as pianistically as Bill Evans and burn lines like a true master. He was a pioneer for Jazz guitar and is an artist that every aspiring guitarist needs to be familiar with. Here is my transcription of Pass’ solo on, ““There Will Never Be Another You,” from the Pacific Jazz Quartet Recordings.

Jazz Guitar

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Transcription: Joe Pass’ Solo Over, “There Will Never Be Another You,” from the Pacific Jazz…
Transcription: Joe Pass’ Solo Over, “There Will Never Be Another You,” from the Pacific Jazz…
Jazz Guitar

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it’sGuitar!

·Mar 8, 2022

Transcription: “Old Folks,” by Wes Montgomery

Wes really knew how to develop an idea and say something. His signature right-hand thumb technique was a product of trying to be quiet while practicing at home. In the following solo transcription of “Old Folks,” you will find great examples of the use of the Melodic Minor (aka Jazz Minor) scale and octaves as he develops the solo in a fashion that is very much indicative of his mastery of the guitar.

Guitar Lessons

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Transcription: “Old Folks,” by Wes Montgomery
Transcription: “Old Folks,” by Wes Montgomery
Guitar Lessons

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it’sGuitar!

·Mar 8, 2022

Transcription: How Deep Is The Ocean Solo as performed by Kurt Rosenwinkel

In this solo excerpt of How Deep is The Ocean, Kurt Rosenwinkel manages to play extremely melodic lines that weave seamlessly through various modes of Melodic Minor and float over bar lines.

Guitar

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Transcription: How Deep Is The Ocean Solo as performed by Kurt Rosenwinkel
Transcription: How Deep Is The Ocean Solo as performed by Kurt Rosenwinkel
Guitar

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Justin Tsugranes is Front-end Developer, Digital Media Creator… and a pretty neat guy :) www.justintsugranes.com

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