Quite a delay between week #3 & 4 I know. Sorry for that but things have been very busy. Before we finalize the acoustic treatment early reflection panel locations and installation, we need to work on tweaking our listening position.
I didn’t want to get too far into this without my new monitor system but now that I have received my new monitor system we can get back to work!
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Sorry that I am a little late with my week #3 studio update but for good reason. We have made massive progress and have all of the “Bass Traps” built and installed and all of the High Frequency Absorber Panels” built with all but 5 installed!
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We are building the acoustic panels and are focsing on the “Bass Traps”. These thick panels use 3 – 2″ rigid fiberglass panels that are glued together, put on a frame and wrapped in fabric.
We have learned the rigid fiberglass panels are shifting on the frames. We have a possible solution that we are testing and hope for a good outcome. The panels are looking great though!
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The floor is in and looking good. This is actually a vinyl laminate floor that looks like wood. It even has deep graining. I’m happy with how it turned out. Take a look at some pictures! [Read more »]
Wow, time flies when you’re having fun! It’s been a while since I posted any updates about the Vivrette Guitar Academy Studio remodel. [Read more »]
Many people, especially beginners, have issues with getting some chords to sound good. For example, you may find that you’re having an issue with unintentionally muting strings with your finger.
Well, don’t beat yourself up over this because it is very common and can be addressed fairly easy. [Read more »]
I’ve recently found myself talking to my students more and more about using “visualization” techniques to help improve their guitar playing. This extremely powerful tool has been used by many of the greatest guitar players in the world to help them reach the level of guitar playing that most people only dream about. You too can use this powerful tool to help you play anything you want on your guitar. But what exactly is “visualization” and how does it relate to learning to play guitar? [Read more »]
Most, if not all, chord books and beginner guitar method books I’ve seen teach beginners to play the “G major” open chord using fingers 1-2-3. There are some very good reasons why this may not be the best way to play this chord I would like to show you why this is so and how you may want to consider playing this chord. Read more!
Every so often I find myself wondering how I can get to the next level of where I want to go with my guitar playing or composition skills. Yeah, you read that correctly; even with all of my experience I still wonder how to get to the next level, just like you do. Read more!
There is much more to this lesson including 3 more video’s and 2 full jam tracks complete with drums and bass guitar! Plus complete tab and diagrams showing you exactly how to play the scales discussed in this lesson.
If you are a current student, then congratulation’s! You will be receiving this lesson, in it’s entirety in future lessons! [Read more »]
