Welcome to my site for ideas on guitar practice and creativity in music

The path toward freedom in music is cluttered with many and varied obstructions, frustrating and seemingly insurmountable, stuck on a plateau, or down a hole, prisoners to the machinations of our mind.

‘ASPECTS OF GUITAR IMPROVISATION’ is a one hour session of one to one interaction, offering you guidance and instruction designed to tackle these obstacles, cultivate the individual voice and heighten creativity, through analysis, practical exercises and improvisation practises.

‘ASPECTS OF GUITAR IMPROVISATION’ is applicable to all guitarists (and musicians in general) but especially to those who utilise improvisation in music making. You are presented with written material (introducing ideas and exercises) along with an ongoing analysis of your unique situation and requirements.
Playing the instrument together provides direct experience of improvisation practices and concepts.
The result is a personally tailored program that will lead you to deeper and more fulfilling musical experiences.

The participant is required to bring a willingness to change, to risk, to play, to invest.

You may remember what you just played.
You may know what you’re about to play.
Yet, you can only BE
in a single moment
a single sound
a single listening.

The main component of this site is the page called ‘ASPECTS OF GUITAR IMPROVISATION’. This was a paper that I wrote as a compendium of ideas for improvisation students at the VCA where I was teaching in the mid 1990′s and have resumed teaching there in 2012. It is practically based and covers a range of aspects. I plan to add more and extend this documents reach in the near future.

Contact: rw1954@gmail.com