Douglas Niedt

Douglas Niedt

WHAT I'M DOING NOW

TOP SECRET!

I have been working on a huge new project since last October. In fact, it has kept me so busy that I haven't had time to update this page since then. It will be available this fall!

THE WIZARD: I spent hundreds of hours improving the
Classical Guitar Technique Wizard (chatbot).

  1. I must reluctantly admit that The Wizard now answers most questions about classical guitar technique better than I can! With its deep understanding of all the content on my website and its ability to remember everything, its responses are shockingly good.
  2. I have added tons of material to its knowledge base, and here is the scary part—it is continually learning on its own, improving its ability to give precise and practical answers.
  3. New Feature: You can now talk to The Wizard in over 70 languages instead of typing your questions!

Try it out!

TECHNIQUE TIPS

I am working on several new technique tips that will be ready in the coming months.

NEW METRONOME FEATURES:

  1. I’ve added a great new feature that lets you replace the standard metronome click with over 40 different percussion sounds and assign them to individual beats within a measure. For example, if your measure contains 4 beats, you could set a snare drum to play on beat #1 and a conga on beat #3, or choose a different instrument for each beat!
  2. Another new feature is that when using the default metronome click sound, you can set the metronome to accent any beat or beats you choose.

PRACTICING

I practice 2-6 hours every day, working on new material, and always staying in shape and maintaining my old repertoire.

TEACHING

I'm teaching lots of video lessons, and private in-person lessons.

GARDENING

It is spring and I have over 2000(!) plants growing in the basement under grow lights. Due to the unpredictability of Kansas weather, I will wait until May to plant them outdoors.

COOKING

Due to the time constraints of guitar projects, teaching, and planting seeds, I have not made any new recipes. I did find time to make a wonderful St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake last month. I'm going to make some wonderful hot cross buns for Easter.


Updated April 18, 2025
Leawood, Kansas USA