Douglas Niedt

WHAT I'M DOING NOW

NEW: The Barre Chord Wizard (free) Having trouble getting your barre chords to come out clearly? The Wizard will tell you exactly what is wrong with your barre chord and how to fix it. With the Wizard's help, you will find the hand, elbow, wrist, arm, thumb, and finger positioning that makes the barre chord you're struggling with come out clearly with no buzzes or muffled notes. Try it here.

My Online Metronome is even more amazing! It is still free but now has a Hands-Free Practice Ladder, Hemiola & Polyrhythms, plus cutting-edge practice tools such as "The Seven Levels of Misery" (block Practice), Trouble Spot Rehab (spaced interval practice), Interleaved Routines for Daily Practice, and Interleaved Practice for Performance. Check it out here.

The TremoloMASTER Wizard is LIVE (and free) I upgraded it to use a Convolutional Neural Network, so it is significantly more accurate and easier to use! 👉 Try the TremoloMASTER Wizard

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

I continue to train the Classical Guitar Technique Wizard AI chatbot so he always gives great, detailed answers.

What hasn’t changed is what matters most: every answer comes solely from DouglasNiedt.com—no unreliable outside sources.
👉 Try the Classical Guitar Technique Wizard

GARDENING

Some kind of creature is climbing up the pole of my suet bird feeder late at night or very early morning and pulling it down to the ground to feast on the suet. I installed a surveillance camera so I can discover who it is. Raccoon? Opossum?

COOKING

My birthday is coming up, so I'm going to make myself a St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake to celebrate. They are almost pure sugar and a ton of calories, but oh my they are good.

Updated October 5, 2026
Leawood, Kansas USA