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Richard Rossicone

About Richard Rossicone

Richard Rossicone is a veteran of the New York City and Long Island original and cover band scene. He has been playing guitar since the tender age of 8 years old when he attended his first concert, KISS and saw Pete Townshend smash a guitar. He has studied with various instructors over the years which led him to a career in Music Therapy. He began his educational journey at Queensboro Community College where the faculty there opened up a new world to him by introducing him to classical music. He received his A.A. in Fine Arts in 1997 and from there went on to receive his B.A. in Music Therapy in 2001 and his M.A. in Music Therapy from New York University in 2004. He has been Board Certified as a Music Therapist since 2002. Hungry to learn more about different styles on the guitar, Richard decided to continue his studies at C.W. Post University pursuing a second Masters Degree in Classical Guitar Performance and Music History in early 2006, studying under Harris Becker. In addition to his "day job" as a music therapist, he has been teaching guitar, piano and theory part time since 2002 and in 2006 started his own company called Rossicone Music Studios. Richard has grown his business from 15 students a week to about 50 a week at this present time. In addition to his busy schedule he also finds the time to be co-lead guitarist in Bad Habits, North Americas only Thin Lizzy tribute band. If you are interested in guitar or piano lessons, any age and any level, please contact Richard through this website or at rrmusic69@aol.com.

SIX NOTE THREE OCTAVE MAJOR SCALE EXERCISE

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Richard Rossicone

As you can tell from my previous blogs, learning and knowing the fretboard to the best of ones ability is of the utmost importance to me as a guitarist and something I stress to all of my guitar students. How … Continue reading →

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Cool Major and Minor Scale Exercises

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Richard Rossicone

Hey everyone. In my last two blogs for Guitarworld.com, I discussed arpeggios and how to incorporate them into your playing to learn the fretboard and add some color to your leads. In this blog I would like to discuss some … Continue reading →

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Fun with Arpeggios

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Richard Rossicone

Hey Everyone… In this blog I would like to discuss one of my favorite exercises to learn the fretboard and add a little mojo to your lead playing. Before we begin, let me define what an arpeggio is. An arpeggio … Continue reading →

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Fun with Arpeggios Part 2

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Richard Rossicone

Hello again everyone. In my last blog, I discussed and demonstrated a cool exercise to add some zest to your lead work and to help you to learn the fretboard by using arpeggios derived from the major scale. In this … Continue reading →

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How to Get and Keep the Gig.. and Get More of Them

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Richard Rossicone

Happy New Year! I hope that the year has started off on a good and positive note, pardon the pun, for all of my readers and I wish you all nothing but success and happiness in 2013.  The one thing … Continue reading →

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The Art of Phrasing: How to Make Your Leads Sing

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Richard Rossicone

When one of my guitar students wants to learn lead guitar I usually show them the minor pentatonic first. Once that scale is down in all keys, I play different and familiar chord progressions and have my students solo over … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned: How To Be A Better Student

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Richard Rossicone

Before I go any further I would like to say I am sorry to my all my past teachers and instructors. After writing this blog I realized how for the first 15 years of my career I never really followed … Continue reading →

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Surviving The Gig: How To Make It Through The Nightmare Show

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Richard Rossicone

The following are true stories. No names have been changed to protect the guilty. Have you ever played a gig in which your gear inexplicably went dead in the middle of a face blistering lead? Have you ever been on … Continue reading →

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Thanks Everyone

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Richard Rossicone

Hey everyone… thanks for the amazing feedback and checking out the website. Keep the comments and discussions coming. Are there any topics you would like to see written or spoken about on this site? Let me know. Also chcek out … Continue reading →

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Teaching 101: How To Maximize Every Students Potential

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Richard Rossicone

Teachers. Every single one of us, musician or not, has had them. Some of inspired us, some have bored us, some have twisted us but all of them have one thing in common: they have all changed us in some … Continue reading →

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