Author Archives: Richard Rossicone
Finger Twisters: Combining Major And Minor Scales And Arpeggios
Greetings fellow guitarworld.com family! In the next few installments I would like to challenge your mind and fingers with my new subject matter: finger twisters. I am always looking for new and challenging ways to make my practicing and playing … Continue reading
FINGER TWISTERS PART TWO: RETHINKING THE I IV V PROGRESSION
Hey there faithful readers! In this second installment of Finger Twisters, I would like to examine, or shall I say re examine soloing over the I IV V progression. Now I know what you are all thinking: not another article … Continue reading
FINGER TWISTERS PART THREE: FINGERPICKING EXERCISES
Hello again all my faithful readers out there in guitar land. In this installment of my blog, I would like to expand upon my last two blogs and write about a great fingerpicking finger twister I use as a warm … Continue reading
Fingerpicking 101 and Beyond: Part 2
Hey there fellow guitarists! In this blog I would like to expand a bit upon my last blog which discussed some basic fingerpicking pattern. We are going to take those basic patterns and expand upon them but not with more … Continue reading
Solving the Mystery of “The Zone”
We have all seen it. Quarterbacks completing pass after pass. Basketball players making shot after shot. Hockey goalies making save after save. We often say to ourselves, “they are on fire tonight” or “they are unconscious” or “they are in … Continue reading