This course is essential for every musician and will show you how to truly get the most out of your practice time. Learning how to learn accelerates the rate at which you can acquire new skills. Dig into the why, how, and what of practice so that you can understand the process completely. Then apply your knowledge to any of the courses on Olicana Music to maximise what you can get from them.  I believe the skill of learning how to learn is so important that i’ll give it you for free if you buy any of my other courses.

The definitive course on alternate picking. I’ll show you what the pro’s do differently that allows them to alternate pick anything they want. You’ll learn how the mechanics of alternate picking work, how to develop your own alternate picking using a step by step process, and how to use these concepts to problem solve any phrase you’re trying to learn.

Learning to play fast is a science, not a gift. Anyone can learn fast musical ideas with the right approach. In this course I break down the science of how to get faster. I’ll show you how to practice using evidence based strategies in order to increase your guitar playing speed. You’ll learn exactly what to practice to get faster and why it works so you can apply the concepts to any aspect of your guitar playing.

Learn to improvise like a blues legend with Jamming The Blues. I’ll show you how to go from knowing nothing about blues improvisation to being a fluent and capable soloist using simple tools and concepts. You’ll learn how the 12 bar blues form works and how to improvise over it with the minor pentatonic scale.  From there are show the secrets of proper blues phrasing, how to use the major pentatonic scale, and how to target the chord changes so that you can sound like your blues heroes.

Learn music theory that’s actually useful. In practical music theory you’ll learn music theory from the ground up that you can directly apply to your guitar. We’ll cover everything you need to know so that you can better understand the things you’re playing, improvise with confidence, and write your own music.

Unlock the fretboard with Fretboard Mapping. You’ll learn effective strategies for visualising the fretboard. Everything from CAGED, to three note per string, triads and more. If you want to navigate the fretboard fluidly and understand how the things you’re playing fit into the big picture this course will provide you with everything you need to understand the fretboard inside and out.