Flying With a Guitar

Flying With a Guitar

by | Last updated Apr 2, 2025 | Education

Flying With A Guitar Once upon a time flying with a guitar was easy. All you had to do was get a seat towards the back of the plane. This ensured that you’d be among the first to board the plane, which meant there’d be plenty of overhead space available, so you’d be...
Flamenco, Blues and Keeping It Simple

Flamenco, Blues and Keeping It Simple

by | Last updated Jan 27, 2026 | Opinion

A Powerful First Impression I still remember the first Flamenco show I ever saw in Spain. It was at the Cordoba Guitar Festival in 1988 and the group performing was Zambra de Sacromonte (which is pretty appropriate since I now live in Granada). I’m not sure what the...
Playing For Family & Friends Over The Holidays

Playing For Family & Friends Over The Holidays

by | Last updated Jan 27, 2026 | Education

Playing For Family & Friends Over the Holidays With the holidays upon us, there’s a pretty good chance that someone who knows you play guitar is going to ask you to play for a gathering of family and friends. For some of you, this is what you’ve been waiting for...
The Power of Simple Falsetas

The Power of Simple Falsetas

by | Last updated Jan 27, 2026 | Education

The Power of Simple Falsetas A couple months back I wrote a newsletter ** about really focusing on your basic compás until it’s rock solid, as a way of sounding great sooner. The idea being that if you play stuff you can nail you’re going to sound so much better than...