One of my favorite things to play is a slow blues song, which is something I include in every performance. Each time, without really thinking much about it, I’m faced with two questions: 1) How does ...

Guitar lessons: Born in 1966, Jeff Healey began playing the guitar at the extraordinarily young age of three, appearing on children’s television aged nine and playing in a covers band by 15. Having ...

The sliding minor 3rd diad idea below sounds great over a blues progression in A. That’s because we hit all the important notes from an A7 chord and the ever-present minor pentatonic scale. It’s ...

As part of our series about students and teachers, musicologist Bruce Nemerov describes the way that one song is recorded by several different musicians in different decades of the 20th century. The ...

Native Austinite Eve Monsees, 32, relishes running Antone’s Record Shop. “I used to go there when I was first starting to play. I learned so much just by setting foot in the door, and it really is an ...

In this writer’s opinion, it is a sign of weakness to think that you’re perfect at anything. There is always room for improvement, and taking a moment to better yourself by working on your craft is ...

the blue scale is the best scale that you can learn to begin improvising this is a five levels video so that you can start playing the scale right away no matter how long you've been playing the piano ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Blues coach Drew Bannister addresses the media on Friday, April 12, 2024, after a home loss to the Hurricanes. Video courtesy St.