What can you say about a year in which not only did one of music’s biggest brands, U2, endure vilification for giving away their music, but that they probably deserved it?   That far fewer people bought music but far more found new ways to consume it? That a format...

Welcome to... "Micro-Lesson 049"  This micro lesson covers a smooth Soul /R and B jam in the key of, "F Minor." This soulful rhythm jam  organizes a simple...

Apple’s iTunes will now offer a refund, no questions asked, for 14 days after a song purchase, leading to worries that unscrupulous users might scam the store... European users of Apple’s iTunes stores can now “return” goods without giving a reason for up to 14 days after...

So, yes, there's a Black Sabbath parody band called Mac Sabbath, and they sing about McDonald's. You can watch a not-quite-pro-shot video of the band performing "Frying Pan" (their version of "Iron Man") below. They've also reworked "Paranoid" into "Pair-a-buns."  "I...

Welcome to... "Micro-Lesson 048"  This micro lesson covers an Alternative Rock Rhythm Riff in, "A Dorian." When playing through this riff you'll quickly notice the...

Here we are again at the end of another year and it’s time to gaze into the crystal ball to see what 2015 might have in store for the music business. So, without further adieu, here are 10 music business predictions for the upcoming year. 1. Apple launches a new music service....

Welcome to... "Micro-Lesson 047"  This micro lesson covers a traditional sounding Jazz Melody Line based in the "Key of Eb Major" This fairly straight forward Jazz melody...

 GuitarBlog:Jazz Minor Scale This weeks GuitarBlog explores the melodic use of the,"Jazz Minor Scale" This week on the GuitarBlog we take a look at the sound and application...

Sometimes non-diatonic chord movements can present us with problems. If one or more chords fail to exist within a single key signature we will often need to start looking "outside" of the general scales in order to be able to use one functional scale for playing over all...

Courtesey of Guitar World's "Jimmy Brown" Arranging fiddle tunes for guitar using a neat trick to make the guitar sound more like a mandolin. STEP ONE: Understand that the violin has four strings, which are tuned in perfect fifths, low to high, G D A E. The G note is the...

Welcome to... "Micro-Lesson 046"  This micro lesson covers a fast Funky Guitar Groove in the "Key of F Minor" This Micro Lesson combines fast sixteenth-note Pentatonic...

It's a scenario as traditional as the turkey itself: 'Twas the night before Christmas: and you were hunched over a piano book trying to figure out how the heck you're meant to play that '15-chord-a-second-version' of Deck the Halls... Well, in the spirit of the season, (and...