Douglas Niedt

WHAT I'M DOING NOW

1) The TremoloMASTER Wizard is LIVE (and free) I’ve spent the last year building something I wish I’d had as a student: the TremoloMASTER Wizard—a web app that helps you perfect your tremolo with millisecond-level feedback.

How it helps:

Upload ~30 seconds of your tremolo.
Get precise timing & amplitude analysis.
Receive personalized fixes: targeted exercises and step-by-step practice instructions.
It’s a full 30-lesson course—useful from first tremolo attempts to advanced refinement.
👉 Try the TremoloMASTER Wizard

2) The Classical Guitar Technique AI Wizard—now with more detailed answers

The Classical Guitar Technique Wizard AI chatbot has been rebuilt for speed, usability, and richer answers:

⚡ Fast Mode (text or voice): quick, accurate, and thorough.

📚 Detailed Mode (text only): expanded explanations, step-by-step reasoning, richer practice advice.

What hasn’t changed is what matters most: every answer comes solely from DouglasNiedt.com—no unreliable outside sources.

👉 Meet the new Classical Guitar Technique AI Wizard Try it out!

3) A cleaner, smarter homepage

The site’s new homepage makes it easier to find what you need—less hunting, more time to practice.

👉 Explore the new homepage

NEW METRONOME FEATURES:

NEW! "Play—Go Silent" Mode (and random beat silencing). Set the metronome to tick for X measures and then go silent for Y measures. This feature will develop your inner pulse, so you can improve your ability to "hold a tempo"—to maintain the same speed over the course of several measures or an entire piece.

It is a sophisticated feature not available on most metronomes.

GARDENING

The gardening season in the Kansas City area is beginning to wind down. I'm making notes of what to improve for next season. I also reseeded the front lawn and am trying to stay on top of weed control in the flower gardens.

COOKING

With the ongoing tomato harvest, I'm making lots of BLTs (bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwiches). I'm also on a quest for the perfect Snickerdoodle cookie recipe.

Updated September 24, 2025
Leawood, Kansas USA