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How To Play 'LOOSE' (S1mba Ft. KSI) | QUICK HITS ON GUITAR [Tutorial] quick hits on guitar Nov 17, 2020


Welcome to the QUICK HITS ON GUITAR series where I pick a popular song straight off the charts and translate it onto the guitar. This episode shows you how to play S1mba's song (Ft. KSI): 'LOOSE'.

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How To Play 'WHAT'S POPPIN' (Jack Harlow) | QUICK HITS ON GUITAR [Tutorial] quick hits on guitar Nov 17, 2020

Welcome to the QUICK HITS ON GUITAR series where I pick a popular song straight off the charts and translate it onto the guitar. This episode shows you how to play Jack Harlow's song: 'WHAT'S POPPIN'

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Improve Your Timing: Rhythm Exercises PART 2 [Ted Reed Syncopation Book] rhythm Nov 17, 2020

With a little help from Ted Reed's 'Syncopation for the Modern Drummer' book, I demonstrate by playing Lesson 4's 20 bar rhythm reading exercise with guitar chords/bass notes and clapping out the rhythms. This exercise will include both quarter notes (crotchets) AND eighth notes (quavers)

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How To Play 'Mad At Disney' (Salem Ilese) | QUICK HITS ON GUITAR [Tutorial] quick hits on guitar Nov 17, 2020

Welcome to the QUICK HITS ON GUITAR series where I pick a popular song straight off the charts and translate it onto the guitar. This episode shows you how to play Salem Ilese's song: "Mad At Disney"

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Improve Your Timing: Rhythm Exercises PART 1 [Ted Reed Syncopation Book] rhythm Nov 17, 2020


With the help of Ted Reed's 'Syncopation for the Modern Drummer' book I demonstrate by playing Lesson 1's 16 Bar rhythm reading exercise with guitar chords/bass notes and clapping out the rhythms

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How To Play 'WAP' (Cardi B) | QUICK HITS ON GUITAR quick hits on guitar Nov 17, 2020


Welcome to the QUICK HITS ON GUITAR series where I pick a popular song straight off the charts and translate it's main riff onto the guitar. This episode shows you how to play the main riff in Cardi B's latest banger: "WAP".

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Why You NEED Rhythm rhythm Nov 17, 2020

Do you have a hard time knowing when to come in during a song? Being able to recognise rhythms by either listening to them or by reading them on a piece of sheet music is really helpful in general, and especially if you have to learn a heap of songs within a short period of time. Playing the...

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Are All Musicians Attention Seekers? gig tips self improvement stage craft Nov 17, 2020

Are you the kind of person who likes to embrace the spotlight or do you shy away from it? In this video I'm going to be talking about what motivates people to either seek out or avoid attention, and why... Can you still have a successful career in the music industry without being an attention...

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GIVING VALUE: The Key To Success? self improvement Nov 17, 2020

As a full time musician my main aim is to give as much value as I possibly can. In this video I go through a number of ways I like to provide value to an audience or to my music students. I hope you take some of these methods on board as I’m sure they’ll be of a great benefit to you...

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What Is Song Arranging? songwriting Nov 17, 2020

So... you've got lyrics, a melody and a chord progression (a song), but how are you going to deliver them? What kind of emotion are you trying to convey and what kind of message are you trying to communicate? These are just two things you'll need to consider when it comes time to arrange your...

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Are You Really A Songwriter? songwriting Nov 17, 2020

Have you ever wondered what makes somebody a songwriter? Or how some of the world's biggest bands decide who gets a songwriting credit and who doesn't? In this video I reveal how bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Doors and U2 deal with songwriting credits and royalties + some bands who have...

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This T-Shirt Changed My Life crafty favs self improvement storytime Nov 17, 2020

I saw Red Hot Chili Peppers LIVE and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt. Just kidding! I got so much more (and I bought the T-Shirt at Kmart)

Ok... you got me! These T-Shirts themselves didn't change my life but they do represent moments in my life that were monumental in my development as a...

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