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Free Guitar Lesson – Clean Up Your Lead Playing

Mike Deiure — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 02:27:29 +0000

In this video I answer a question sent in by a Rock Guitar Power member. I talk about using your fingers to control the strings that you don’t want to ring out to achieve cleaner lead and rhythm playing. I get asked this question a lot from private students so I wanted to shoot a...

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NAMM 2013 Review Video

Mike Deiure — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:47:41 +0000

Hey Everyone, So I recently got back from attending the 2013 NAMM show and had an Awesome time! It’s been 4 years since I last went to the show and I was reminded of how fun, exciting and cool it is to be there. I shot a lot of video and took a lot of...

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Video Response For Question On Learning Guitar Solos

Mike Deiure — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:45:40 +0000

Hey Everyone, So I got an email recently from Sandy, a member of the Rock Guitar Power community. She asked an awesome question that I get asked A LOT and the question is: “Why does it feel like you go over a lick or part of a solo. Start slow , work on it over...

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Finding Inspiration In Other Walks Of life

Mike Deiure — Thu, 31 May 2012 14:11:06 +0000

Here’s a new article from Bob Prong, Rock Guitar Power’s Song Lesson Teacher. In this article he’s going to talk about how to find Inspiration for your music and guitar playing endeavors from other aspects of your life. Enjoy! Often you can find habits and skills from other walks of life that will help you...

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Guitar Lesson – Get Inspired!

Mike Deiure — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:37:09 +0000

Here’s a quick video to help you get inspired to learn new music, set new goals and find new ways to get into playing guitar! Fast Tube by Casper To get some free guitar lessons, check out this page: http://www.rockguitarpower.com/songlessonpromo3/ Mike Deiure

Mixing It Up

Mike Deiure — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:30:47 +0000

It is common to see great progress when you are learning a new skill in the beginning and later see your returns on effort diminish at some point. It happens in all walks of life such as athletics, academics and people just being “stuck in a rut” in their careers. Mixing things up a bit...

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Live Show Footage With Helmet Cam View

Mike Deiure — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:15:11 +0000

Here’s a really cool video of me playing Bass guitar with Teagan And The Tweeds at Sticky Lips BBQ in Rochester, NY on 3/30/2012. Since I don’t play live shows all that often, I wanted to take this opportunity to do something really cool and a little ridiculous…. To catch some really cool footage I...

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In The Studio With Teagan And The Tweeds

Mike Deiure — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:35:43 +0000

I recently had my favorite band “Teagan and The Tweeds” in the studio to start recording and working on putting together a new album. Here is a fun video to see what it’s like when were recording, tracking and having some fun! Fast Tube by Casper Check Out More Footage Of The Band In The...

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The Importance Of Daily Practice

Mike Deiure — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:06:14 +0000

The following article was written by Bob Prong. Our in-house guitar teacher and the main teacher of our Song Lesson program. He brings up an awesome point in this so check it out and implement! I recently re-learned a valuable lesson about practice that I have been telling my students about for years but not...

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Hi From Costa Rica!

Mike Deiure — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:27:47 +0000

I was recently on a vacation that I take every year where I go on a cruise with a big group of Internet Marketers. While spending the day in Costa Rica, I managed to shoot this quick video to say hi! Fast Tube by Casper This cruise is always the highlight of my year because...

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