The Art of Sucking at Music

Your phone is a powerful tool, there’s no doubt about that. But it can also be your worst enemy. Creativity requires a deep and uninterrupted focus, but with infinite possibilities and endless distractions in the palm of your hand, achieving that level of focus can often feel just out of reach. So in this video we’ll take a look at how these little devices might be blocking us from our creative se...

You've decided you want to learn guitar and be the next Jimmy Page. But you start lessons or online guitar learning courses like Guitareo, Guitar Tricks, or Fender Play and you soon feel uninspired. How do you get around the slump? Well, grab your Strat or your Les Paul and come on a journey with me as I try to find something interested to learn, work my way back to inspiration, and reignite t...

Grab your Taylor, your Martin, or your Breedlove guitar and buckle in. It’s time to go on an acoustic journey and unravel the wizardry of the captivating songwriter that is Scott Goldbaum. In this episode of The Art of Sucking at Guitar, we’ll take a look at Scott’s gorgeous yet formidable song “Forest Home” and try to unravel it by ear. This beautiful and highly technical song has been on my need...

Whether you're Bruno Mars, Dave Grohl, Thom Yorke, or just a person sitting on a couch with a guitar, we all started out sucking at music. Every single musician has had to figure out where to start, how to practice, and how to battle their own inner critic. And while every person's journey is unique to them, this 5 tips might help make those early days of music suckage a little bit easier....

Grab your Vic Firth drum sticks (or Vater Drum sticks), get your practice pad, and settle in. It’s time to suck at drums. Whether you’re wanting to improve your drum speed, play a killer drum solo, or just learn some cool drum fills, it’s good to establish a solid foundation of technique. I certainly didn’t, so I’ve decided to go back, learn what I don’t know, and hopefully push my limits as a dru...

Music and technology have been inextricably linked throughout all of history. From The Player Piano, to the Synthesizer revolution, to modern digital recording, music and tech have shared a symbiotic relationship with technology influencing music and music influencing technology. But with one-touch-songs and A.I. tech full steam ahead, it can be hard to pinpoint exactly what the future of music wi...

You’re listening to your favorite Spotify playlist. You hear something that inspires you. You open up Ableton, FL Studio, Logic Pro, or whatever, You pick up your guitar, and you start to create… but then that voice creeps in and whispers “You suck at this.” For some reason you can’t get your fingers to play what you hear in your head, or you feel like you’ll never get better at making music. At t...