Welcome back my friends, it's finally time to check out some killer exercises once again :) You guys and girls voted for the topic of string skipping on the lesson wishlist, so I'd like to show you my personal 4 favorite exercises when it comes to that!
In this lesson, we check out a basic octave workout, a pentatonic scale exercise, a hep...
2020-10-20 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Before we continue with the wishlist topics next week, it's time to do something fun and different for this weekend :)
With this video, I wanted to find out how shred licks sound to the ears of people that are not obsessed with guitar playing, technique, theory, gear (and many other topics) - do some of them sound like exercises? Or like s...
2020-10-17 06:42:32 +0000 UTC View Post
You guys and girls voted for the most important music theory topics on this month's wishlist - I'm happy to finally provide one video where we go through all of them together :)
This serves as a great introduction and overview before you dive into the full in-depth lessons for all of these music theory concepts. I know that theory can seem...
2020-10-13 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Before we get to the top-voted topic of your wishlist on Tuesday, I'd like to share a special video with you today. My father recently sent me old videos of my playing and I thought it would be great to dissect the BIGGEST technique & theory mistakes I made on my guitar journey so far!
I really regret not working on these problems earl...
2020-10-09 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Before we dive right into the topics from the October wishlist next week, I'd like to show you the incredibly powerful system of 4 note per string licks! This amazing concept allows you to come up with crazy shred licks and we check out the fundamentals in this video, along with a really cool exercise.
Don't forget to download your video p...
2020-10-06 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for another fun one - this is how my style and approach to riff writing/playing evolved over the years :) I hope you can find some inspiration for your own riffs in there, as always I attached the tabs and guitar pro files below!
Which level did you enjoy most? I'm sure that a lot of players would rank this differently (as with all th...
2020-10-02 13:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt's finally time for another lesson wishlist! I added the topics you suggested in the Facebook VIP group and also thought of some interesting concepts myself. Can't wait to see how you decide, I'll start working on this in the next couple of days :)
2020-09-30 09:37:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Time to discuss an incredibly important and much-requested topic! Since we mainly focused on challenging, advanced, and very tricky picking workouts, it's about time to check out some of the best beginner picking exercises :)
These are 5 workouts that really helped me out in the beginning and I'd recommend starting here when it comes to al...
2020-09-29 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Are you unhappy with your guitar tone? You don't know how to dial in the right sound for your playing? Not much experience with recording, mixing, mastering?
I'm super happy to share this 30-minute in-depth guitar recording/mixing/sound tutorial with you today! You can download the entire course here so you can also watch it offline and st...
2020-09-25 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for another lesson my friends, you voted for the best rhythm guitar exercises on the wishlist for September :) Today I'd like to show you one of the coolest concepts for heavy riffs: working with dotted notes and syncopated accents. Don't forget to download your tabs below!
Here are the video play-alongs for this week: 2020-09-22 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, let's have some fun this weekend :) I thought it would be cool to compare the most common cliches when it comes to Jazz and Metal guitar playing. You can find the tabs and guitar pro files below to learn some new licks and tricks!
Here's an in-depth explanation of what's going on here:
Level 1: Chords
In Jazz, we mostly e...
2020-09-18 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
The community has decided - today we finally work on our timing when it comes to guitar solos! This topic is incredibly important and often overlooked. We tend to only think about timing & rhythm when it comes to riffs and rhythm guitar but it's so important to play tight and controlled when it comes to your solos and improvised takes!
The community has decided! One of the most striking lesson voting results ever: a lot of you voted for a Paganini etude for maximum picking progress. I'm happy to deliver in the form of 'Moto Perpetuo', an extremely challenging but fun piece when it comes to alternate picking and switching between the different strings :)
I recorded video ...
2020-09-08 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to today's surprise lesson :) I had the opportunity to record in the awesome venue again, this time I thought it would be a great idea to show you 10 of my favorite licks at the moment. You can use them for your own music or just as exercises for your technique!
Hope you have a lot of fun working on them, don't forget to download y...
2020-09-04 13:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for the first lesson of this week! This is the last topic from the August lesson wishlist. Since we talked quite a bit about theory in August, I thought it would be a great change of pace to discuss the top-voted technique topic: how to speed up your picking motion!
The tension and relaxation principle is quite helpful when it comes t...
2020-09-01 13:01:05 +0000 UTC View PostIt's finally time to decide on what we will work on next - so much left to improve and explore! :) I will upload the final topic from last month's wishlist tomorrow, then I'll start working on the lessons for September right away.
Looking forward to working on the topics you'd like to improve most, my friends!
2020-08-31 08:37:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for another lesson, my friends! Since the video on triads in the context of guitar solos was received so well (thanks for the input), I'd like to share another practical lesson on composing and playing solos!
In this one, we discuss even more topics that will help with your licks and solo takes:
• How do you find t...
2020-08-25 13:01:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm very happy to share this video with you today, this took quite some work :) We're back to the lessons again next week but since I had the chance to record some guitar videos at a venue in my city, I'd also like to share these with you here!
As a Patreon-exclusive bonus, I also added the tabs and guitar pro files below! Quite a lot of n...
2020-08-21 07:25:27 +0000 UTC View Post
It's finally time for a new lesson! Since you voted for the topic of music theory again this month, I'd like to go deeper into combining technique and theory correctly in your practice routine :) This system helped me out a lot over the last years. Sadly we don't have 24h to practice guitar every day, so by making sure to combine those 2 importa...
2020-08-19 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to another lesson my friends, hope you are having an amazing weekend so far :) This is one of the top voted topics for this month - how do you improvise/write solos interestingly? How do you stop playing the same old licks all the time? The solution often lies within the fundamentals and I did my best to show you a practical approac...
2020-08-15 06:17:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to another important theory lesson! We discussed the modes a couple of times already (in brief and unconcluded ways - that's why it was top-voted on the lesson wishlist again) and there is still some confusion from the community on how to use them in a practical context. I can absolutely relate, I remember how lost I felt with these...
2020-08-07 13:00:14 +0000 UTC View Post
I hope you had a great start into the week yesterday :) I'd like to start off the week here on Patreon by discussing my personal 5 biggest mistakes/regrets as a beginner and also as an intermediate guitar player.
As I said in the video, this is not meant to be a therapy session for me (talking about missed chances, lost progress, or anythi...
2020-08-04 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostHello my friends,
it's time to decide on what we will tackle in August! This week, I'll upload two more lessons (my biggest beginner mistakes since that was often requested, the other one features a system to unlock the modes from last month's wishlist), and next week it's time to dive into some exciting new topics.
I'm really lookin...
2020-08-03 07:39:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back to another very important lesson! Since we didn't work on alternate picking endurance so far, we should immediately tackle this topic :)
Short bursts are great for developing hand-synchronization and for getting a feeling for fast picking, but we also want to play like this for a long time without getting tired or sore. These ...
2020-07-31 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for the first lesson this week! Since you voted for 'Working With Odd Meters' on the wishlist for this month, I want to show you my approach for composing and playing in 5/8 and 7/8 while also discussing some interesting techniques like slapping and thumping :)
How do you count odd meters correctly? How do you come up with odd meter m...
2020-07-28 07:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello Patreon family, I hope you all have a great start into the week today :)
First of all, I'd like to THANK YOU for the amazing support over the last couple of months. As you might have noticed, life has changed dramatically for all full-time musicians as concerts/tours/festivals and most other projects have been cancel...
2020-07-27 13:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Today we work on an extremely important topic - please make sure to check out this lesson if you care about developing an efficient and reliable overall technique!
I recorded some video play-alongs for you once again, with these you can practice the entire workout in 90BPM and 120BPM together with me :) Download them here: 2020-07-24 13:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome back my friends, time to work on our tapping techniques! You voted for the topic 'Tapping With More Than One Finger' on the wishlist for this month - so it's the perfect time to discuss this tricky 8 finger tapping lick that I also used for the '10 Levels Of Tapping' video.
I had this idea over 10 years ago (as you will see in the ...
2020-07-20 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We just hit 100 lessons on here, how crazy is that :) Happy to keep sharing all this knowledge with you, we are barely getting started!
Let's celebrate with another lesson from your wishlist for this month - neoclassical shredding/licks! These 3 tricks will allow you to bring out that neoclassical sound in your playing easily. We are worki...
2020-07-17 13:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for another topic from your wishlist - today we check out my favorite finger independence exercises, with a big focus on controlling your pinky finger!
I recorded special 4, 8, and 12-minute video workout sessions with scrolling tabs for you, please download these videos here: 2020-07-12 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post