Life Long Guitarist

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

A few nights ago, I was live in our guitar community when a member shared something that’s stuck with me since: "I think after this month is up, I’m kind of done. I don’t know if this is the place for me. Everyone is so dedicated here and friendly, but I’m quite literally always in a rut. Always...

Sep 13, 2025

Free Guitar Workshop!

If you like blues or jazz, I'm 97% sure you'll agree with this: 1) The best blues has a pinch of jazz to make it a bit more sophisticated. 2) The best jazz has a bit of blues to keep it grounded and lyrical. If you agree with this, I have some great news: I’m hosting a free live online masterc...

Aug 30, 2025

Scientific Guitar Learning Explained

Have you ever thought to yourself, “If only I had private lessons, I would achieve my goals?” That usually turns into: “But I don’t have time for lessons.” “I can’t afford lessons.” “I don’t have time to practice the material from the lessons.” “I can’t find the right teacher.” Well, I ...

Aug 23, 2025

Guitarists Like You

Have you ever felt like people keep trying to put you in a box? In life, maybe they call you scatterbrained. Say you have too many interests. That you need to narrow your focus, get serious, stick to one thing. Your guitar journey is probably the same way. You don’t just like one genre—you like a...

Aug 16, 2025

Why Most Guitar Lessons Fail

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

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