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    Dave Isaacs poses with his guitar as he prepares to teach you how to approach new songs on guitar

    Approach New Songs Like a Pro: Dave Isaacs’ 5-Step Method

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    Conscious Listening Practice: The One-Week Song Challenge

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    Listen to a Song Before You Play It: Here’s How

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    an illustration of a banjo and a laptop, ready for a player to learn from this blog series to improvise on banjo

    Improvise on Banjo With a Proven Step-by-Step Approach

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    How to Start Improvising on Banjo With Confidence

    an example of free improvisation on banjo with a man playing for his wife

    Free Improvisation on Banjo Makes You a Better Player

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    Five musicians jam in a cozy living room, playing guitar, banjo, violin, and upright bass together.

    Bluegrass Band: How To Improvise

    Fiddler mid-phrase with the bow drawing across the strings, enjoying the moment

    Bluegrass Fiddle: How To Make Your Break Sing

    Piano student studies a chord progression chart at the piano in his practice room at home

    Proven Chord Progression Patterns: Why Music Feels So Familiar

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    Missy Raines demonstrates playing in 3/4 time on her upright bass in the studio

    Playing in 3/4 Time on Upright Bass: Bluegrass Waltz Guide

    an artistic rendering of a female bass player playing a bluegrass waltz

    Bluegrass Waltz Beat One: Which Notes to Play and When

    a small jam group practices in a home living room, the bass player demonstrates walking bass lines in 3/4 time as they jam on a waltz

    Walking Bass Lines in 3/4: Add Motion, Keep the Rhythm

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    close up muted light photo of mike marshall's hands playing a Loar mandolin

    Mandolin: A Beginner’s Guide to the Instrument and Its Styles

    Mike Marshall recording mandolin lessons in the ArtistWorks studio

    The Mandolin: How It Became the Heart of Bluegrass

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    Choro Music: The Beating Heart of the Brazilian Bandolim

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    Piano student studies a chord progression chart at the piano in his practice room at home

    Proven Chord Progression Patterns: Why Music Feels So Familiar

    A bluegrass band performs to a warm lit barn dance in a roadhouse venue

    Chord Progression Essentials: Master the I-IV-V to Unlock Rock, Blues, and Americana

    Black and white photo of a keyboardist on stage playing a pop progression to adoring fans at a live festival.

    The Mighty I-V-vi-IV Chord Progression: The Powerful Hit Song Roadmap

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a small jam group practices in a home living room, the bass player demonstrates walking bass lines in 3/4 time as they jam on a waltz

Walking Bass Lines in 3/4: Add Motion, Keep the Rhythm

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A young woman playing a fast waltz on an upright bass to an outdoor festival crowd

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cartoon image of a female bass player playing a slow waltz on an outdoor festival stage

Slow Waltz Bass: Why Restraint Is the Whole Job

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a young woman playing upright bass in a jam circle at a festival, feeling the groove of her bass timing practice

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Single Notes vs. Chords: How One Simple Motion Powers Both

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How to Pick Guitar Strings Cleanly and With Confidence

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Light Strumming Technique: Keep Strums Quiet With Confidence

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A small jam circle with the guitar player power strumming chords

Power Strumming: How Follow-Through Gives You a Bigger Sound

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