The Conscious Competence Learning Model

As music teachers we find it helpful to be aware of the learning model that defines students as at one of four stages: Stage 1 unconscious incompetence Stage 2 conscious incompetence Stage 3 conscious competence Stage 4 unconscious competence The model explains the process and stages of learning a new skill

Chord of the Month - EmM7

Lets be fashionable and topical with the “James Bond” chord – EmM7 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— E (1) |— |— |— |— |— |— |-O- |— |— |— |— F# (9) |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |-O- |— |— |— D# (M7) |— |— |— |— […]

Beginners or Intermediate DVDs?

Here’s a question from Dale in the US which I’ve posted as it comes up all the time. “I am a self-taught guitar player for the last ten years. i don’t know anything about music theory or some of the more technical terms i hear about and read on your guitar courses. I have led […]

Creating 'pad' sounds on guitar to add space

This week I completed my New FX board and took it to church for a first outing on Sunday morning. The most exciting pedal is the Digitech EX-7. One setting allows me to fade in a slow swell of violin sounding stuff. This gave me the opportunity to do the “Pad-Thing” that the keyboard player […]

A seasonal review of our spiritual lives

Autumn is here. The leaves are falling from the trees. Winter will soon be upon us. With the dying of some of the visible things, new life is growing in the invisible places; bulbs are beginning to stir underground, ready to send their new hopeful, bright shoots and flowers into the air once the winter […]