Duke, When I practice rhythm by myself I tend to play a chord and then strum the muted strings to keep time. Is this a really bad habit ? So for example if there are four beats to...

Yeh, while I still spend a lot of time trying to really master basic techniques, I'm learning a lot from you about swinging with style and pizzaz. You da man.

Yeh, while I still spend a lot of time trying to really master basic techniques, I'm learning a lot from you about swinging with style and pizzaz. You da man.

I'm glad you're diggin' the piece, Bill. With guys like yourself, who already know how to play, my hope for these lessons is that they can help your heighten your awareness of some...

Two things I particularly love: The 3-hole draw, "slightly bent" with vibrato.  That's just such a sweet sound and way to end the phrase hanging to set up the V change.  And then...

Hello Corey, I spend most of my time on the harmonica parts of Sonic Junction but I wanted to say thanks for talking about singing!  So much in the blues that ain't western...

Hello Friends, I hope you all enjoying working on this great tune Lotus Blossom. This week we are concentrating on soloing and I decide to give you some minor scale riffs and...

In this lesson we talk about the importance of singing, dynamics and volume in the performance. Put your guitar aside and sing the line acapella.. Know where the "1" is and sing in...

Rick Estrin here with lesson 6 in the Bo Dee's Bounce series. This week's lesson starts out briefly addressing how to approach accompaniment. After that I get into braking down...

great lesson what gear & setup are you using to record? what mic or mics? etc. thanks

Advice from the heart..thank you.

The tab dosen't match the lesson.

One of my favorites. Can't wait to dive in to more depth. And CONGRATULATIONS ON THE AMERICANA INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR AWARD!! Well deserved good sir!!

One of my favorites. Can't wait to dive in to more depth. And CONGRATULATIONS ON THE AMERICANA INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR AWARD!! Well deserved good sir!!

Hi Folks, This week we learn the melody to Lotus Blossom. Because of it's simple, deceptive melody I like to add things like chord fragments little hammer ons and pulloffs to make...

Here we deal with the proper holding of the slide and the slide melody. Take your time with learning the slide if you are unfamiliar with it. You will want to pay special attention...

Hey! Rick Estrin, back again here at Sonic Junction with lesson 5 of Bo Dee's Bounce. This week we're tackling verse 5. Some of the 2 draw/3 blow, push/pull we're working in this...

Hi Davell, Ive just started to learn piano on an old 85 key upright that i picked up . It needs some work doing to it but im managing. Are the placements of the chords slightly...

Need a backing track please

Glad to hear that, thank you! Yes, George was a phenomenal player, and a great musician. He knew how to build and release tension, and how to establish and play with a groove...on...

Hey Dennis, You've been preaching the gospel of George "Harmonica" Smith for a long time but I finally, on a 5-hour solo car trip, got in deep.  I must have listened to Blues in...

Congrats on instrumentalist of the year Chris!  Thanks for sharing your talent and wisdom w/ everybody here.  

Hey Dennis, You've been preaching the gospel of George "Harmonica" Smith for a long time but I finally, on a 5-hour solo car trip, got in deep.  I must have listened to Blues in...

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We will start by learning the main riffs of the song and the basic chords we wlll use to play it. If this is your introduction to playing a steady bass with your thumb along with...

I'm actually not seeing a backing track.  Could we get up on on the site Mike? Thanks!

We are going to be learning a very cool song this month written by Arthur Johnston and Sam Coslow that was first recorded in 1934. It has two names oddly enough. It was originally...

Ok, Sonic Junction - This week I'm back with verse 4 of this thing we're calling Bo Dee's Bounce. In verse 4 we'll be working mainly with bends that swell and swoop in volume and...

I've gone back to Jerry's instructional CD.  He has some great bending exercises that I  think are going to help a lot in the long run.  Jerry does a lot of the 3-hole bends...