This issue is all about an idea that helps with letting go of the outcome whilst you play. You can use the concepts discussed as a way of managing performance anxiety and channeling the music you hear in your head. All in pursuit of making the best music you can. I think of this strategy as letting the music be what it wants to be. Let’s dig in.

It’s pretty common for the topic of music being a language to come up in lessons with my students. It’s a foundational idea and therefore touches on many areas of playing guitar. In this issue I dig into the idea of music as a language and how you can improve your playing with this idea.

This week is all about a strategy you can use to make practice more effective and enjoyable, by tapping into the innate problem solving nature of your brain. Thanks to my student Mandy who’s passing comment inspired this idea.