Robert Callus

Joining my first rock band was an embarrassing moment.  I asked a bassist, drummer, singer, and guitarist from my school if they wanted to be in my band, and they all showed up for the first rehearsal. The issue was that they were far more advanced than I was – a beginner. It was a […]

In this article, we’ll go over the fundamental theory of guitar arpeggios for beginners, look at a few practical uses for arpeggios, and finish with a few tips on how to practice arpeggios on the guitar at this stage. What Are Arpeggios? Arpeggios are chord notes played one at a time rather than all at

Q: Why should I create my own intermediate guitar exercises when there are so many available online? A: Because the exercises you design will address the specific issues you encounter during your practice sessions. Each exercise will be tailored to the guitar lick, riff, or solo that you are learning, focusing on the most difficult

“Initially, it was insane – basically, all waking hours. I would sacrifice everything. I wouldn’t go to school. Then when I was a teenager, they had to drag me to parties and stuff like that because I was extremely dedicated, to the point of insanity I think.” Yngwie Malmsteen It goes without saying that practicing

Does your improvisation on the guitar sound like a scale going up and down, or even worse, random notes with no sense of cohesion? If you already know what it takes to improvise on the guitar, but feel stuck rehashing the same ideas, the following exercises are designed to get you thinking in different ways.

Becoming a creative songwriter, rather than a gift a few inherit through their genes, is a skill that can be trained and developed. There are theoretical aspects that can be learned (such as the elements of music), but it also requires a lot of time training your mind to create.  In today’s songwriting exercises, we will

I have a love/hate relationship with artificial intelligence. The idea of having robots do the things I hate doing is the most exciting thing since Heavy Metal. But the prospect of having robots do the things I enjoy doing faster and better than I can is unsettling. Hearing Peter Gabriel express his concerns about AI

In this article we will look at ten rhythmic patterns that gradually become more complex, along with guitar tab examples. Before playing these rhythmic patterns on the guitar, it is important to understand the fundamental elements used to create rhythm in music. Rhythmic elements In music, rhythm is created by combining different note durations and

What are guitar arpeggios? Why you should learn them, and how?

Guitar scales vs modes: Which should you use and when? In my earlier stages of learning the guitar, I used to think that modes were scales for experienced players and hence harder to learn and master. While it is true that advanced guitar players tend to use modes more often than beginner or intermediate players,