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Billy Jones
3 Reasons to Play Guitar With Other People
Ever see a football team with only 1 player on it? Me neither! Why? Football is not a solo sport. Neither is guitar! Guitars are meant to...
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Billy Jones
- Mar 31, 2021
- 3 min
3 Reasons Why YouTube is Sabotaging Your Guitar Playing
There are literally endless options for finding out how to do something on YouTube nowadays. Want to learn that song? That riff? That...
Billy Jones
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
The hidden price of tension and what to do about it.
Do you know how many times my previous guitar and bass teachers told me about tension? Zero. I only recently started considering how...
Billy Jones
- Feb 5, 2021
- 4 min
Are you making progress?
Merriam-Webster offers us one definition of progress as “to develop to a higher, better or more advanced stage.” But exactly HOW can you...
Billy Jones
- Jan 19, 2021
- 2 min
4 Ways to Make Sure You Don't Suck at Slide Guitar
Do you feel excited but also a little intimidated by the prospect of playing slide guitar? If so, you are not alone! Even the most...
Billy Jones
- Jan 5, 2021
- 2 min
Winter is Coming
Game of Thrones reference aside, cold winter weather is upon us. What are you doing to care for your guitar this winter? Depending on the...
Billy Jones
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
The Best (Affordable!) Gifts for Musicians
I'm tired of finding gift-giving guides where every recommended item is $100+. If you are like me and you need some holiday gift-giving...
Billy Jones
- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
Have you practiced today?
Want to know the best way get motivated to practice? It's wildly simple: Put your guitar where you see it. Jeff Beck once said of his...
Billy Jones
- Nov 17, 2020
- 2 min
Tips to Touch Up Your Guitar Playing
It’s pretty easy to see how finger position makes a big difference in your guitar playing. But what about your thumb? The position of...
Billy Jones
- Oct 14, 2020
- 1 min
Is it major or minor?
You know some scales and you know some chords, right? Now what? When playing in a Minor Key (ie. Em, Bm, Am), use the Minor Pentatonic...
Billy Jones
- Oct 12, 2020
- 2 min
Should Guitar Players Learn to Read Music?
Do I need to learn to read music to play guitar? In short: it depends, but probably not. New students and parents of aspiring guitar...
Billy Jones
- Sep 8, 2020
- 1 min
Improve Your Guitar Playing in 1 Simple Step
Do you play your guitar sitting down? Me too! But sitting down to play can lead to bad form, which leads to bad technique, which makes...
Billy Jones
- Jun 5, 2020
- 2 min
Our Favorite Bassist
We would be remiss if we didn’t pay homage to some of our favorite bass players. Meshell Ndegeocello tops the list. Often credited as...
Billy Jones
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
Tom Morello is our Guitar Hero
We're continuing our shout outs to the guitarists we admire the most here at BJM with our guitar hero, Tom Morello. Perhaps best known...
Billy Jones
- Apr 27, 2020
- 2 min
This is why we love Albert King
Albert King is a BJM favorite and an impressive guitarist for many reasons. Born in 1923, he learned to play guitar from his father who...
Billy Jones
- Apr 15, 2020
- 1 min
What do Albert King, Ace Frehley, and Amy Ray have in common?
Meet our Guitarists of the Month! Here at BJM, there are lots of guitarists we admire. From blues to folk to rock and metal, our...
Billy Jones
- Dec 13, 2018
- 1 min
Our Musical Community
When you become a student here at Bones Jones Music, you're not just taking lessons. You instantly become a member of our community of...
Billy Jones
- Sep 14, 2018
- 2 min
How to Choose Your First Guitar
You're ready to begin learning the guitar, but where do you start? First, you need a guitar! What type of guitar should I buy? Well, what...
Billy Jones
- Sep 10, 2018
- 1 min
Rock Band Class for Adults!
Learn to play in a band setting. Earlier this year we introduced a new weekly Class which focuses on the art of playing in a band or a...
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