Open Tunings: Unlocking the Guitar’s Full Potential Open tunings, a transformative approach to guitar playing, offer musicians a unique way to explore the instrument’s capabilities. Unlike standard tuning, where the guitar strings are set to EADGBE, open tunings involve adjusting the strings to form a chord when strummed open. This innovative method not only simplifies […]
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Guitar Scales
Unlock the World of Music with Guitar Scales: A Guide by Grosse Pointe Music Academy Scales are the backbone of guitar playing, offering a structured approach to understanding and mastering this versatile instrument. At Grosse Pointe Music Academy, we believe in the power of these scales to transform your playing. Here’s a brief guide on […]
Guitar Lessons for Adults
Guitar lessons for adults are a great way to learn a new skill, express creativity, and bring joy to your life. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to improve your skills, guitar is an ideal instrument for adults for many reasons. Firstly, guitar is a portable instrument, making it easy to take with you wherever […]
Summer Music Lessons
Summer Music Lessons Summer music lessons are a great way to keep kids active and learning while they are on break from school. It’s an excellent time to learn a new skill without the pressure of the school year or to focus on specific musical interests if they are already taking lessons. There are big […]
Learn to Play Classical Guitar
Do you want to learn to play the classical guitar? Maybe you are an experienced musician and want to learn a new instrument, or maybe you have been playing guitar for a while and are looking for a new challenge to take you to the next level. Learning to play the classical guitar is a […]
3/4 Sized Acoustic Guitar for Beginners
Young guitar beginners will need an appropriate sized guitar in order to make steady progress. Children and even smaller adults will benefit from a 3/4 sized acoustic guitar. A 3/4 sized acoustic guitar has a smaller body and shorter neck making it possible to reach all of the notes easily. We have recommended the Yamaha […]
Guitar Lessons in Canton MI Andrew Dyl
For the past two years, Andrew Dyl has been an integral part of Canton Music Academy’s team, bringing his love for hard rock, blues, and heavy metal to his students through personalized guitar lessons. With 17 years of playing experience, Andrew’s philosophy is centered around the belief that music is a universal language, and that […]
Made in Detroit: Guitars crafted from city ruins
Made in Detroit: Guitars crafted from city ruins cbsnews.com DETROIT — Detroit has more than 70,000 abandoned buildings. Among them is an old Cadillac plant that houses piles of wood. Where others see trash, Mark Wallace sees buried treasure. Wallace started making guitars out of Detroit’s reclaimed wood a year and a half ago. He […]
Roberto Venn School of Luthiery prepares students to build, repair guitars for career
Downtown Devil by Molly Bilker It’s 2:30 on Tuesday afternoon, and the workroom of the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery is alive with sound: hammering noises, scraping, footsteps. Students move from workbench to drawers against the wall, outside to sand down a guitar neck or body, back inside to the sink, around again to the workbench. Roberto Venn […]
CliffsNotes to Guitar Songs
Series: Guitar Riffs Format: Soft Cover-TAB Author: Chad Johnson Hal Leonard CliffsNotes to Guitar Songs Sometimes you don’t want to read the whole novel; you just want know the gist. The same can be said for songs. Most classic guitar songs contain unforgettable riffs – that signature hook that everyone wants to know. It’s the […]
Guitar Passions Tour comes to the Music Hall in Detroit February 18th
Guitar Passions Tour Live at The Detroit Music Hall Tuesday February 18th BUY TICKETS Three master guitarists meet to perform an exquisite evening of Latin, Brazilian, and jazz. Three-time Grammy-Award winning Sharon Isbin teams up with the iconic jazz master Stanley Jordan and Brazil’s leading guitarist Romero Lubambo for an electrifying experience. SHARON ISBIN Guitarist […]
Guitar maker to restore Elvis collection
Guitar maker to restore Elvis collection by Andre Gallant Online Athens Athens guitar maker Scott Baxendale will begin in February making trips to Memphis to repair, restore and document Elvis Presley’s guitar collection. Most of the maintenance on the collection, which Baxendale estimates is less than 25 guitars, is “general,” he said. Baxendale will set up a workstation […]
More adults taking music lessons
Democrat and Chronicle December 8th, 2013 Music lessons for adults If anyone deserves to be in this practice room at the Hochstein School of Music & Dance, standing beside a grand piano and joyfully belting out “O Sole Mio,” it’s 84-year-old Joe Mancini. As a boy in Rochester, Mancini fell hard for his Italian parents’ […]
Nashville Number System
The Nashville Number System is a simple way of naming chord functions as numbers rather than their formal letter name. In the equal temperament tuning system their are 15 key signatures. They all differ in name but the chord function is always the same. For instance a guitar player might be teaching his band a […]
How do you play guitar? 10 awesome guitar videos to show you!
How do you play guitar? First, you need to own one and then you need to start listening to as much guitar music as possible. Those are the basics, but that question is best answered through many lessons, workshops, and practice sessions. The guitar is an instrument capable of unlimited expression. In the following videos, you’ll […]
Music Lessons in Canton
Thinking about music lessons in the New Year? If you have the desire to play music then why not make this your New Year’s resolution? Take music lessons in Canton, MI at GP Music Academy. We have instructors with University training in music to assist you on your musical quest. Studying privately with a qualified […]
Free Guitar Sweepstakes
AXL Guitars is bringing jobs to America and to prove the quality of their work, they are giving away one of their USA hand assembled guitars! Read below for information on how to enter the free guitar sweepstakes. FREE GUITAR SWEEPSTAKES!
Free Sheet Music on new Guitar Ensemble Site
I received an email today from a High School Music teacher who recently launched a new website called www.writtenforguitar.com. George Wanat has been teaching in a New York City public High School for the last 10 years. His new website and musical arrangements available on the site are his response to the “unsatisfying guitar music […]
West Park Farmers Market and Music on the Plaza
All summer long Grosse Pointe Music Academy will have a tent set up at the Village Associations Music on the Plaza events and also the West Park Farmers Market in Grosse Pointe Park. During each event we will have games, prizes, and other chances to win. Stop by to get information on our programs or […]
Grosse Pointe Music Academy Spring Recital 2012
Grosse Pointe Music Academy Spring Recital 2012 and non-perishable food drive to help feed the hungry. Location: Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church 17150 Maumee, Grosse Pointe City Time: Session 1: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Session 2: 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm Date: Friday June 8th View Larger Map Please be generous and bring your […]