I see that I need to practice rhythm playing as a separate exercise. Should I do this to grooves other than shuffle grooves? If I played other than a shuffle groove, should I play...

Hi Jersey Bill.  I just noticed the same thing. I was able to find "the stumble" by searching google for "sonic junction the stumble" The page still exists online, they just hid...

Yes, that was a big point to this series...being able to make the groove and beat more present and obvious. I guess the heart of the blues is debatable, but expressing oneself is...

I think what I like most about this style of playing is that you can easily play something like this without any other musicians or any accompaniment. The harmonica is active, and...

Thanks for the detailed instructions on counting and the much needed encouragement--also for those suggestions to Bill Blatner about things like using the tip of the tongue in...

I think what I like most about this style of playing is that you can easily play something like this without any other musicians or any accompaniment. The harmonica is active, and...

Wow - Thanks Alex! I'm glad it's helping you. No telling when we'll be in NY again. We did a couple NY dates last month. You can always check rickestrin.com to see where we are. 

This lesson has been transformative for me. Please play in New York soon. 

That was great Zach, I really liked it.  Great singing and playing.  

I'm glad it's helping!

Hi Corey, Sorry my english is not good, but i want to know if is possible  you to send me the lyrics of the song. Thaks!!!

Ha!  I've known this JLW lick for years but I didn't play it split tongued.  Now that I'm doing that I started out doing exactly what you said not to do!  Just sliding my tongue...

That version is one of my favorite flatpicking recordings of all time! It's insane.

Finally we will deal with the simple solo, the ending, and how to effectively sing the song. Take extra care not to play the song too fast; this is a slow blues and singing it will...

Sonic Junction - Rick Estrin back again. This week we're going to focus on the first half of the middle solo verse in my version of "Crawlin' Kingsnake". This lesson primarily...

I'm finishing up The Inner Game of Tennis now and I'm seeing a lot of the connections w/ playing guitar.  What do you tend to use as a concentration technique when you're soloing...

Torgeir, nice work! And just to make you feel better, this song is hard to sing even if English is your native language - there are a lot of words and not many chances to breathe...

This is Killer Chris. New Version for me, I'm enjoying both of these lessons and really look forward to the next one

Just going back through the treasure trove of lessons. This one is especially great. Can't get enough of Bill Jennings (or Billy Butler) so can't thank you enough for opening the...

Hi Chris, On this single-string version with the drone, is it almost all downstrokes or are you getting some upstrokes in there on the fill-in notes? It's hard to tell on the...

Love this arrangement! I think the world needs a Chris Eldridge solo record... 

unteachable yet learnable ... improvising over a vibe ... now you're talking my language ...

Hey Duke! Thanks for the great lesson and all the wisdom. I'm glad you left space for vocals, I really enjoyed singing on this one. It is really hard to stick to T-Bone appropriate...

Dang, Zach, that was fantastic! 

As far as the legato thing goes, practice NOT stopping your breath from one note to the next...just going from one note to the next note while stil breathing into the next note. It...

Thank you, will work on it - step by step. Wish you a very good time in Norway !!

great  , i love it  , i'm also working on ' when your way  gets dark'

Hello Everyone! This week we’re going to working on playing on one string and one string only. This is a great exercise because it’s a lot easier to memorize and correlate the...

Hey Sonic Junction - This week we'll be working on the first two vocal verses of this "Crawlin' Kingsnake". In this lesson, we're stressing the primary importance of the groove -...

Hello Chris, one more time a beautiful tune to learn, this one interestingly different, a melancholic folk ballad. Frankly Chris, I’m amazed at the quality of what you do for us...