TUTORIALS BY ALAN HORVATH
The Complete List:
_______ SO ... YOU WANNA PLAY GUITAR, HUH?
This is Alan's introductory tutorial. He shares his experiences, philosophies, and advice about the whole experience of learning to play the guitar ... getting started ... finding your "teachers" ... purchasing a guitar ... applying a little zen ... and more.
STRINGING & CLEANING YOUR GUITAR
Have you ever noticed, after putting a fresh set of strings on your guitar, that it takes a couple of days before all the strings stop stretching? It's a real pain, ain't it? Well, let's put an end to that, once and for all. This tutorial covers two techniques for stringing: 1) Steel Stringing Procedure; and 2) Nylon Stringing Procedure ... as well as notes about Cleaning Your Guitar and Tuning Your Guitar.
PLAYING IN TIME
Part One: "Getting Started" tells you how to begin your studies for playing in time, without overloading a "beginner's" practice schedule. Part Two: "If Bach Had A Drum Machine..." gives you Alan's philosophies and techniques for using a simple drum machine to perfect your timing skills.
WHAT ARE "OPEN" TUNINGS?
Alan talks about Open and Modal tunings ... and gives you an overview of the Open G Tuning style he plays in.
I GOTCHER TUNINGS ... RIGHT HERE
Explains and catalogs over 20 different modal, open, and dropped tunings ... including transposed tunings, and the so-called "Nashville Tuning."
PLAYING OPEN MIC VENUES
Here are Alan's tips for getting your feet wet at local Open Mic Nites. Feeling ready to try your stuff out in front of a live audience? Be prepared.
THE NASHVILLE NUMBER SYSTEM
This short tutorial explains how to use the Nashville Number System and links to a book on the subject - a simple formula for easy chord referencing. The coolest thing about this system, becomes obvious when you change the very KEY that the song is in ... and realize that you don't have to rewrite the music sheets for all your musicians!
LESS FRET ABOUT IT
A thread on a newsgroup inspired this note about the proper amount of pressure to apply when fretting strings.
Alan Horvath has been writing songs, performing, and recording as an acoustic rock artist for many moons.
If you want to know more, you can visit his site: AlanHorvath.Com
