Life Long Guitarist

A newsletter for mature guitarists seeking long-term musical growth.

I’ve had thousands of private music lessons in my life: -Guitar, singing, even violin to improve my guitar. -Sometimes two or three different teachers in the same week. -And I’ve been giving private lessons myself since I was barely two years into playing. If anyone can speak to the pros and cons...

Aug 09, 2025

Guitar Is Slipping Away—But It’s Not Your Fault

If you’re feeling like life is overwhelming your music right now—you’re not alone. I hope it’s okay if I speak plainly here. A bit more serious than usual, but I think it's necessary. And if this resonates with you, come join our free community with over 450 supportive guitarists of all ages and ...

Aug 02, 2025

The best Guitar Lessons are now Free

I receive hundreds of guitar questions daily. Posture, fretboard visualization, improvisation, intervals—it’s a flood of curiosity. Each topic could fill a lifetime of study. But we only get one lifetime to do it all. How can we make every hour of practice count? The Free Course A few years back,...

Jul 26, 2025

This is the under appreciated key to guitar

Hey friends, Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about triads and seventh chords—not in an abstract theory way, but in the way they actually show up in our playing. Because here’s what I’ve realized again and again:Everything I do on guitar—rhythm, lead, comping, arranging—comes back to these shapes....

Jul 19, 2025

The Importance of Songs

Hey friends, I got a little crazy with some song analysis. I rarely get to have this much fun with a pop tune, and I usually keep things simple. But sometimes you just have to nerd out (Maybe someone will enjoy it!) For sure, reply to this email and let me know if this was fun for you as well. ...

Jun 21, 2025

An Important Message For Male Guitarists

As I write this, it’s the day before Father’s Day. I’ve been thinking a lot about my dad—not just because of the holiday, but because, without him, I wouldn’t be playing guitar at all. He didn’t play guitar. He played violin as a kid—first chair, actually—but had to give it up when he accidentall...

Jun 14, 2025

The Scariest Thing For Every Guitarist

Hey fellow Life Long Guitarists, The scariest moment in any guitarist’s life isn’t a fast solo or a weird chord voicing. It’s this: You’re at a friend’s house. Or a music store. Or a party. Someone finds out you play guitar. They hand you one and say, “Play something.” And you freeze. Not beca...

Jun 07, 2025

Learning Guitar as an Adult Is A Super Power

If you’ve ever thought you started too late… That you missed your window by not picking up the guitar in your teens… Or maybe you did start young, but didn’t stick with it or make the kind of progress you hoped for… This is for you. Learning guitar as an adult isn’t a disadvantage—it’s a superpow...

May 24, 2025

The Real Reason Guitar Progress Feels So Hard

Hey Guitarists, It's not just you. Over the last 20+ years of playing, teaching, and obsessing over guitar, I’ve come to believe there’s one challenge that sits quietly at the center of it all—something that makes mastering guitar uniquely difficult. And it’s not sweep picking, jazz changes, or ...

May 17, 2025

The Most Important Guitar Practice

Hey guitarists, Normally, I don’t recycle topics between my YouTube channel and this newsletter. But this one is different. This is something I believe every serious guitarist needs to hear—whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned player burning out in silence. I call it Medita...

May 10, 2025

The Magic of Back Burner Guitar Pratice

If you’ve ever juggled multiple guitar goals at once, you know how overwhelming it can get. There’s always more to improve, more to maintain, and never quite enough time. Today I want to share a simple idea I’ve been using in my own playing for years. I call it back burner practice, and it’s help...

May 03, 2025

Online Guitar Courses Suck

Most online guitar courses won’t actually make you better. But before I get into it, let me get something off my chest. If you’re not here for the “why,” feel free to scroll down — but honestly, this part might explain a lot about how I approach teaching, and why I even bother making content like...

Apr 26, 2025

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