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This blog explores practical techniques, creative workflows, and ideas to help musicians continually improve their craft.
Posts focus on developing stronger musical instincts, refining production skills, and building better creative habits over time.
Perfect Barre Chords in 10 Minutes
Struggling with barre chords? The fix isn't stronger fingers, it's forearm rotation. Here's the simple thumb adjustment that makes barre…
Guitar Hand Pain: Why It Happens and How to Fix It
One thing is for sure: guitar hand pain is something almost every player deals with at some point. Maybe it…
Understanding Chord Structure P.t 1
Many guitar players rely on memorizing chord shapes without understanding their underlying structure. This leads to frustration and monotony in…
Why You Don't Need Accurate Picking
If you’ve ever listened back to your playing and thought, “Why does this sound messy even when I’m playing the…
This One Mistake is Killing Your Guitar Solos (And How to Fix It)
When it comes to guitar solos, most players spend hours practicing scales, working on their speed, or trying to learn…
Stop Guessing When You Solo - Use Enclosure
When you improvise over a scale, what is your general strategy? For many players there isn’t really a strategy, other…
The Best Pentatonic Shape Ever!
I’m sure every one of you can easily play the pentatonic scale right? But which one? Most likely it’s the…
Understanding Intervals: The Key To Music Theory
For this week’s newsletter, I wanted to shift gears from technique and discuss one of the most fundamental concepts of…
Perfect Legato Technique
Welcome back to the Max Rich Music Weekly Newsletter! This week I’d like to highlight the importance of proper legato…
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