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…
A lot of pedal steel playing styles and techniques will require the accurate engagement and release of foot pedals…
With practice, focus, and awareness right hand blocking can quickly become a natural part of your technique…
PRACTICING IN TIMED INTERVALS How long can we truly focus our full attention on something? How long can we practice our instrument before something distracts us, and knocks us out of focus? It can be difficult to focus deeply for more than a few minutes at a time (it’s okay, we’re all human!). However,
What to practice? Well, there are a lot of variables that can go into this: music genre/type, upcoming gigs, transcribing, goals, etc. Let’s say we’ve got the whole day or week ahead of us, and we have a lot of time to woodshed on our instrument or the pedal steel. Let’s make the most of
Here’s a couple tips for how to get the most out of your practice sessions. Useful music practice tips for pedal steel or other instruments… Practice Rigs & Tools Using a Metronome PRACTICE RIGS & TOOLS If you are going to spend a good amount of time practicing, and want to get the most out of