Knowledge of scales is often thought to involve more pain than pleasure...but...with an understanding of their construction and application ... They can be a help rather than a hindrance #HowardRoberts, Guitar Player, May 1982
Scales
Knowledge of scales is often thought to involve more pain than pleasure...but...with an understanding of their construction and application ... They can be a help rather than a hindrance #HowardRoberts, Guitar Player, May 1982
Learning
#nickygumbel: Learn from those around you. Honour those above you. Regard no one as beneath you. Encourage those beside you....Love them all.
Forgiveness
@UnbrokenFilm: To forgive, one must forget. Louis never looked back. http://t.co/MEalyMU7R7
Worry
@godatwork: Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but it doesn't get you anywhere.
Nicky Gumbel
@nickygumbel
Never mean, never harsh, never cruel
Matt 7:12 we should never be mean, always generous; never harsh, always understanding; never cruel, always kind #JohnStott
Hearing protection for musicians
http://www.oasiscd.com/request/hear-survival-guide.asp?utm_source=O-FACEBOOK&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=O-FACEBOOK
5 things about songwriting
http://www.inacoustic.com/blog/2014/07/5-things-ive-learned-about-songwriting/?utm_campaign=2014+IAMA&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=13561359&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8Y3suUmJ4wROHLZoX4Nqp1FOP-sSzOniZ_JnMGvtFTPkDD2LokbdF16Tkfz6299POT_jbDO7v4T_RVasb4Y5-DQxohOw&_hsmi=13561359
Nicky Gumble
#nickygumbel:
L isten attentively
O verlook offences
V alue one another
E xpress your love.
Ditch the preshow jitters
http://blog.discmakers.com/2014/07/ditch-the-pre-show-performance-jitters/?utm_campaign=EA1430&utm_source=DMAudio&utm_medium=Email
The Yardbirds
The #Yardbirds were responsible for the launching the careers of three of the biggest names in the history of rock guitar #EricClapton #JeffBeck #JimmyPage #GuitarTechniques
Chris Stein
When you eliminate an entire genre of music because you think it's stupid...you're just hurting yourself #ChrisStein
Dorian Mode
32% of Guitar players use thé Dorian Mode when soloing according to the #GuitarPlayer 2014 poll
First key to greatness
The first key to greatness is to be in reality what we appear to be #Socrates
Five keys to better guitar playing Guitar Player 1986
1)Be committed
2)Don't settle for 2nd best
3)Concentrate making music
4)Practice for performance
5)Stick for fundamentals
Guitar Player 1986
DR Congo Bukavu Hospital
To all who purchased my recent CD release "Hugging Hedgehogs," just letting you know that through your generous support we were able to complete a new maternity wing at the hospital at Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in partnership with ImagineNationsChurch Penrith
Bukavu Hospital
Rush hour main street Bukavu
New Maternity Wing
The element of surprise
How's Wally?
Musicians ARE different
Scientists Have Discovered Proof That Musicians Are Fundamentally Different From Everyone Else http://mic.cm/1sYGYXV via @policymic
Eggs & Stones
Eggs have no business dancing with stones #ItalianProverb