simon, Author at Simon Morel

How do you discover new music?

One thing I’ve struggled with as I’ve got older is finding cool, new music to listen to.

I found this great guitar warm up exercise on YouTube today and I thought I would share.

It’s an arpeggio style exercise over A Major.

Today it is simple – Jazz Guitarists – and a top 50 list of the best Jazz Guitarists ever.

Before you say, “urrgghh, Jazz” – have a look and a listen.

One thing I am always going on about during lessons is that a warm up is an integral part of your practice.

Here’s a list of the best 11 warm ups!

For the last maybe 20 or so years I’ve only used 10-46 strings across all my guitars… until now…

Guitar drills work. Fact! Here is a great list to help you become a better player…

The wah’s had a phenomenal impact on music. Here’s ten of the best wah tunes…

I’m regularly asked, “so how does Spotify work when you are an artist?
Here’s the lowdown…

Tubes are still the go to choice, but preferences are a changin’…

Intervals can be tricky to memorise, here’s an easy way to do it!