Learning new songs is always a great way to improve your musical knowledge. A better understanding of harmony, melody, song structure, and much more can be utilized by playing through a tune. However, can studying a tune reveal certain personal characteristics of your playing and the emotions that are attached to it? Absolutely, especially if […]
Many classic artists and bands have enjoyed the pedal steel’s presence on their albums and recordings. Check out these 11 classic songs with pedal steel guitar. Read more…
Finding instruction, or instructional material for pedal steel guitar can be challenging. Learning the instrument is challenging enough, so there is no reason why one should have to search hard to find quality instructional material. Read more…
If you challenge yourself like you do when learning and practicing six-string guitar, then you’ll be able to transfer a lot of your guitar knowledge and skills because the instruments have many things in common. Read more…
The Steel Guitar Forum is an invaluable asset to steel guitarists, enthusiasts, and to the instrument itself. It is a fountain of knowledge; and for an instrument with such a steep learning curve, we should all be enjoying a drink from this fountain. Full of advice, details, experience, intelligence, players, and so much more, The
CRYSTALLIZING YOUR INTONATION WITH DRONES A great guitar player friend once told me how he practiced music with drones, or a continuously sounding note. He said it would make a world of difference for my ears, specifically when practicing scale tones. He learned of the idea through Indian classical music, as he was listening to a