Pickup Music Pod for Guitarists
Weekly pod for guitarists from Pickup Music, the #1 online guitar learning platform, with Sam Blakelock (co-founder) and Karl Kerfoot (Head of Education).https://pickupmusic.com/
Should you learn jazz guitar?
Karl and Sam discuss the pros and cons of learning jazz.
Jazz Learning Pathway with Pickup Music https://www.pickupmusic.com/master-classes/jazz-bootcamp
In this 8-week program, Cecil Alexander and Sam Blakelock will show you how to navigate the world of jazz rhythm and lead playing. You'll leave this Learning Pathway with the skills to solo over any jazz standard using advanced vocabulary.
Diana Krall Live in Paris with Anthony Wilson
Deed I DoJoe Pass: Virtuoso
Night and DayWes Montgomery: The incredible Jazz guitar of Wes Montgomery<...
Singing Tips for guitarists with Savannah Wilder
Karl sits down with Los Angeles based vocal coach Savannah Wilder. Savannah shares her top tips for breath work, warm-ups, and how she believes anyone can learn to sing! Then Karl and Savannah discuss their respective journeys with developing singing and playing coordination. So sit back and enjoy or... warm-up those pipes and sing along! It's time for another episode of the Pickup Music Pod.
Savannah Wilder: https://www.instagram.com/sav.wilder?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Savannah's vocal studio: https://www.instagram.com/singwithsav?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
The ultimate CAGED episode with Dr. Molly Miller
In today's episode, Karl and Sam sit down with Dr. Molly Miller and discuss the CAGED system, what makes it so effective, and how to use it to break out of the Intermediate plateau!
Music theory coffee: What scale should I play?
Take a deep dive into the music theory of chords and scales. You'll learn how to know exactly what scale to play over any chord in a key.
These 6 guitarists will blow your mind (Ichika Mo, Cecil Alexander, Joshua Ray Gooch)
Welcome to Season 2! Sam and Karl share their favorite solos from some mind blowing guitarists.
We talk about:
Arianna Powell Liam KevanyJosh Ray Gooch Ichika MoCecil AlexanderLawrence Joneshttps://www.pickupmusic.com/
The 3 hats every advanced guitarist wears
Sam and Karl give you a simple framework for improving your playing. You'll learn how to think about your guitar playing by wearing either a harmon, rhythm or melody hat.
How to achieve your guitar goals in 2024
Is the trick to achieving your guitar goals... to not have guitar goals? This week, Sam and Karl take a deep dive into the concepts taught by James Clear in his best-selling book, Atomic Habits. The four main topics of discussion are:
The power of 1% changes over timeScrew goals, focus on systemsIdentity change is the north star of habit change4 laws of habit changeThey apply each of these to guitar learning and share insights into their own (never-ending) guitar journey.
4 reasons why you’re not getting better at guitar
Feeling stuck in your guitar journey? For this special holiday monopod, Sam walks you through the top four problems guitarist hit which holds back their progress, and how to solve them.
You don’t have a consistent practice routineYou learn with you your eyes, not your earsInefficient practicingYour rhythm is weakTake your guitar skills to the next level with Pickup Music by starting your 14-day free trial today.
What makes a song sound like Christmas? (reacting to Adam Neely, Vox and Andrew Huang)
Did Adam Neeley and Andrew Huang correctly decode Christmas music? Sam and Karl take a deep dive into what makes christmas music... christmas music.
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Sam's four core Christmas characteristics:
Tin Pan Alley Jazz harmonySwing feelBellsChristmas lyricsThe more of these a song has, the higher chance Santa is about to arrive down your chimney.
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Listen to Karl's holiday playlist
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Andew Huang Youtube video
Adam Neely YouTube video
6 things every intermediate guitarist should know
Can you play Little Wing by Jimi Hendrix? What does 57% swing feel like? Is your vibrato a nervous habit? This week, Sam and Karl discuss 6 things every intermediate guitarist should know!
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