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Let’s say that you want to create your very own tasty lick. First, you need to know what the scale is that you want to use. Next after that you need to know what all the notes are in the scale, and where the notes are located on the fretboard of the guitar.
Read more: Pentatonic Licks and the #threeoctavelickchallenge
So as a music teacher, and a classically trained one at that, I’m supposed to encourage students to practice their scales. In fact, I even did a video on my secret French Facebook page talking about the importance of practicing scales in order to warm up.
The problem is that practicing scales always feels like a chore, because there is no way to play them blazingly fast. So it just sounds like a boring exercise.
Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, insert any other composer whose last name starts with a B...
Read more: A Brief Introduction to Classical Guitar Composers
