If you’ve ever listened back to your playing and thought, “Why does this sound messy even when I’m playing the right notes?”, you’re not alone. Most guitarists immediately blame their…
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 their favorite licks note-for-note. But here’s the hard truth: none…
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 than running up and down the scale hoping to land…
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 minor pentatonic scale that everyone learns as a beginner. However,…
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 music theory: Intervals. If you find yourself intimidated by music…
Perfect Legato Technique
Welcome back to the Max Rich Music Weekly Newsletter! This week I’d like to highlight the importance of proper legato technique. Legato playing, as it is used on guitar, is…