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Rock out to Imagine Dragons’ “Believer,” guided by star teacher Michelangelo, featuring Madeline! Good luck and keep shredding! For more tutorials, click here. To take a lesson with Michelangelo, click here!

Be The Guitar Player You Wish To Be How Getting Better At Guitar, Having More Self Respect, And Creating A Better Society Are Kinda The Same Thing “…who is not busy being born is busy dying.”–Bob Dylan You and I are on a journey through time–and we are a little bit of a different person at each stage of the journey, at the end of each year, week and day. It’s no

Guitar may take a lifetime to master–but unlike the harpsichord and trombone, beginning guitar players can start making beautiful and awesome music RIGHT AWAY. In fact, with only two chords, D Major and G Major, you can already start playing lots of amazing songs. But as a beginner, it can be hard to figure out songs which are simple enough to play along with. That’s why, in this blog

When We Try To Keep Our Kids Safe, Are We Actually Harming Them?   I looked up from the New York Times online. “Hey, Miriam,” I asked my wife, “remember the park-bench-lady?” “The one who told us that if we didn’t make our kids stop jumping from park bench to park bench she’d call the police?How could I forget?” We were reading one of last week&

Jam to Buffalo Springfield’s “For What It’s Worth,” guided by star teacher Shane! Good luck and keep shredding! For more tutorials, click here. To take a lesson with Shane, click here!

**Or, gosh, a better anything! Dear NYC Guitar School Student,   I know we’re all guitar players…but in order to learn to become better at guitar, for a moment, let’s pretend that instead you want to get REALLY STRONG, with FIRM and SHAPELY MUSCLES. Sound good?   Objective: Firm, shapely and strong muscles. What will you do to achieve this objective?   You decide t

Three Reasons Student Shows Accelerate Student Progress …and Three Tips For Teachers To Maximize Student Show Participation And Success Written by long-time Queens and East teacher Tony Calabro, edited by Jobelle Mesa While we as teachers should never pressure a student to participate in a show, a little encouragement is sometimes all it takes to get them on stage. Letting a student know you

Groove to David Guetta’s “Titanium,” guided by star teacher Daisy! Good luck and keep shredding! For more tutorials, click here. To take a lesson with Daisy, click here!

Get jamming with Camila Cabello’s “Havana,” guided by star teacher Daisy! Good luck and keep shredding! For more tutorials, click here. To take a lesson with Daisy, click here!