FUN STUFF (for guitarists only)
Pictured at right is Toosy, the Official Feline at DouglasNiedt.com
By popular demand, here is the Toosy Photo Gallery.
Toosy's favorite quote is by German theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) who wrote, "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats."
TECHNIQUE TIP OF THE MONTH (Doug's Dirty Little Secrets)
Doug subtitled his Tech Tip as "Doug's Dirty Little Secrets" after reading someone's posted message on a guitar web forum. The writer asserted that professional virtuoso guitarists all had secrets they kept to themselves and wouldn't tell anyone else, so no one would play as well as them!
May's Technique Tip of the Month is Part 2 of Doug's shocking series, "Top Ten Nasty Habits of Guitar Technique." The habit he describes this month is very vile and disgusting. Not at all suitable for family discussion. The high def video clips should probably not be viewed in mixed company...
Do you want to improve your playing? Doug knows his stuff! He studied in the Segovia Master Classes, with Pepe Romero, Jorge Morel,Christopher Parkening, Narciso Yepes, Oscar Ghiglia, with general musical studies at The Juilliard School. Read about his background. Plus, he himself can play really, really well!
SIGN UP FOR THE GUITAR TECHNIQUE TIP OF THE MONTH
The "Guitar Technique Tip of the Month" is available in newsletter form, which can be emailed to you every month. FREE, no muss no fuss. No more checking to see if the new tip is out each month. VERY convenient. Sign Up For Douglas Niedt's Guitar Technique Tip of the Month. We promise you will NOT be sent anything else. This is just the Tech Tip.
Deposits are being made in the vault on a regular basis as the new website is being updated. All Doug's articles will soon be available again.
FREE ACCESS
Visit Doug's "Secret Vault" of Dirty Little Secrets.
The vault will contain ALL of Doug's Previous Guitar Technique Tips of the Month
(56 of them!)
MUSICAL GAMES!
These are more fun than a human being should be allowed to have!
*Is your note recognition on the musical staff a little slow?
*Don't know your notes very well on the fretboard--especially in the higher positions?
*Do you want practice recognizing the sounds of different scales, intervals, and chords?
Then click on any of the games below. They are very cool.
NEW GAME! It's Classical Composer HANGMAN!
The familiar game of Hangman but with a classical twist!
This is really fun but rather addictive. You should PRACTICE FIRST, then play this game!
I practiced already--please take me to the Classical Hangman page
1. Guitar Fretboard Trainer Learn the notes on the fretboard
2. Note Trainer Recognition of notes on the musical staff
3. Key Trainer Learn to recognize the major and minor key signatures
4. Interval Trainer Learn to recognize written intervals on the musical staff
5. Triad Trainer Learn to recognize written triads on the musical staff
6. Interval Ear Trainer This game plays intervals for you to recognize by ear
7. Scale Ear Trainer This game plays scales and modes for you to recognize by ear
8. Chord Ear Trainer This game plays chords for you to recognize by ear
(My sincere thanks to Ricci Adams, the developer, who makes these available free to the public and to guitarist John Horne for making me aware of their existence.)
If the games don't load, you may need to install the Adobe Shockwave Player. I know it's a pain, but it will be worth it! Just click link and follow their simple instructions.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
How To Choose A Guitar. Why it's like choosing a wife or husband.
How To Choose A Music School.
What Strings Do You Recommend.
Have a comment?
Question?
Suggestion for the website?
We would love to hear from you.
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By popular demand, here is the Toosy Photo Gallery.
Toosy's favorite quote is by German theologian, musician, philosopher, and physician Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) who wrote, "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats."
TECHNIQUE TIP OF THE MONTH (Doug's Dirty Little Secrets)
Doug subtitled his Tech Tip as "Doug's Dirty Little Secrets" after reading someone's posted message on a guitar web forum. The writer asserted that professional virtuoso guitarists all had secrets they kept to themselves and wouldn't tell anyone else, so no one would play as well as them!
May's Technique Tip of the Month is Part 2 of Doug's shocking series, "Top Ten Nasty Habits of Guitar Technique." The habit he describes this month is very vile and disgusting. Not at all suitable for family discussion. The high def video clips should probably not be viewed in mixed company...
Do you want to improve your playing? Doug knows his stuff! He studied in the Segovia Master Classes, with Pepe Romero, Jorge Morel,Christopher Parkening, Narciso Yepes, Oscar Ghiglia, with general musical studies at The Juilliard School. Read about his background. Plus, he himself can play really, really well!
The "Guitar Technique Tip of the Month" is available in newsletter form, which can be emailed to you every month. FREE, no muss no fuss. No more checking to see if the new tip is out each month. VERY convenient. Sign Up For Douglas Niedt's Guitar Technique Tip of the Month. We promise you will NOT be sent anything else. This is just the Tech Tip.
Deposits are being made in the vault on a regular basis as the new website is being updated. All Doug's articles will soon be available again.
FREE ACCESS
Visit Doug's "Secret Vault" of Dirty Little Secrets.
The vault will contain ALL of Doug's Previous Guitar Technique Tips of the Month
(56 of them!)
These are more fun than a human being should be allowed to have!
*Is your note recognition on the musical staff a little slow?
*Don't know your notes very well on the fretboard--especially in the higher positions?
*Do you want practice recognizing the sounds of different scales, intervals, and chords?
Then click on any of the games below. They are very cool.
NEW GAME! It's Classical Composer HANGMAN!
The familiar game of Hangman but with a classical twist!
This is really fun but rather addictive. You should PRACTICE FIRST, then play this game!
I practiced already--please take me to the Classical Hangman page
1. Guitar Fretboard Trainer Learn the notes on the fretboard
2. Note Trainer Recognition of notes on the musical staff
3. Key Trainer Learn to recognize the major and minor key signatures
4. Interval Trainer Learn to recognize written intervals on the musical staff
5. Triad Trainer Learn to recognize written triads on the musical staff
6. Interval Ear Trainer This game plays intervals for you to recognize by ear
7. Scale Ear Trainer This game plays scales and modes for you to recognize by ear
8. Chord Ear Trainer This game plays chords for you to recognize by ear
(My sincere thanks to Ricci Adams, the developer, who makes these available free to the public and to guitarist John Horne for making me aware of their existence.)
If the games don't load, you may need to install the Adobe Shockwave Player. I know it's a pain, but it will be worth it! Just click link and follow their simple instructions.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
How To Choose A Guitar. Why it's like choosing a wife or husband.
How To Choose A Music School.
What Strings Do You Recommend.
Have a comment?
Question?
Suggestion for the website?
We would love to hear from you.
Click me!
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