It is the Sound that matters…

So many guitarists work on technique these days, and I am no exception. I mean, the mechanics of playing- flying up and down the fretboard at faster and faster speeds. It is a young (mostly male) thing, no different than the runner trying to be the fastest or the weightlifter going with a few more …

Generative Music Apps

I love Brian Eno’s concept of Generative Music. Music that repeats, but never the same way. In other words, we set it in motion and it randomly generates. It usually focuses on a few keys, but it is something I can listen to hours. It is kind of like looping, but the patterns never repeat …

Guitar Apps for Ipod/Iphone

For purely guitar-based apps on my iPod Touch, I use just a few.

Gibson’s Learn & Master Guitar

This includes a very accurate tuner and metronome, and it is free (a bonus for us muscians). The tuner is accurate to 100/cent, and the metronome has a tap tempo feature, which is really nice. I haven’t used the …