Hello everyone and welcome to my website, dedicated to all things guitar. I wanted to create website that would be unique from the ones you may be used to. So I set out to create a site for guitarists and other musicians to explore. I want to soul search, all of us together. I want your playing and overall musicianship to find the next level while finding your own unique voice on your instrument. With that said, I created a space where I will be offering blogs on various subjects, product reviews, instructional videos, inspirational stories and even quotes from myself and other fellow musicians all with same goal in mind: to give guitarists a place where the ground is fertile for the creation of what our souls yearn for, to further our own musical journey.
I hope you like it and I humbly thank you for this opportunity.
Enjoy! Oh, and one more thing, when your done exploring, get off the internet, pick up your guitar and play!!!!
Is everybody in? Then lets begin…
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.
Great delivery. Outstanding arguments. Keep up the amazing work.
info on blues guitar, scelas, riffs,modern and folk(delta) stylings of this most amazing form of expression?any info,links ect pertaining to playing the blues on guitar would make my day i have recently gottin addicted to guitar and the blues that come from that guitar are while good sounding,basic,i know the blues scale based on the pentatonic scale and i know the blues acompanyment chords using both barre and open chords but i am having trouble with modern lead blues and folk (delta) styles of playing not that they are impossible to do but the lack of solid info has left me frustrated,i relize this is not a simple question to answer but any information on the topic would be enlightining.
Thank you so much for your kind words my friend…welcome to my website
Hey Maki….thank you so much for checking out the blog at guitar world.com and my website…I appreciate the positive feedback…Music Therapy is the use of music and the elements of music to help a client achieve a certain therapeutic goal. It is being used successfully with patients of all ailments such as autism, the learning and the physically disabled and in my case, the geriatric population and those afflicted with Alzheimers Disease and dementia…it is a great “job” if you really want to call it that lol…thanks for the inquiry and welcome to the axgrinder.com family…
Much Thanks and Peace,
RR
What do you consider good and bad rock music?The music I grew up on was rap, blues, gopesl, and r b since birth. But I didn’t really care for music like I do now. However when I got older I started listening to rock that was on the radio.However I’m told it’s just watered down pop bs. Just like with most mainstream rap(I agree on).But I need to know what exactly is the line and difference between good classic rock and pop crap.Exa: I started to listen to them in middle school: Avril Lavigne, Nickelback, Simple Plam, Good Charlottle, Jimmy Eat World.Exa: Now, in High School I listen to Pearl Jam, the Strokes, Sex Pistols, Living Colour,Gun n’ Roses, the Ramones, and Red Hot Chilli Peppers.I kind of hear the difference between the old classics and whats on the radio. But I need FULL ASSURANCE of whats good rock. I want good quality rock, so please help. Such as telling me about guitar riffs, message behind the songs, and just plainly if the examples I gave is pop or bad alternative please explain why with details!Also my chemical romance, panic at the disco, and fallout boys for the very first examples. Explain why you think its not true rock.And what you consider true rock (grundge,punk,hard,ect).Please explain in details I need to know exactly why!Thank you all for the answers. Hard to choose as best:) Now I know some of you think that I care too much of what people think and you’re partially correct.However I asked this particular question because I love music and care for it plenty. But I know whats considerd quality and great music today is not always truthful. I hear that in the rap(Hip-Hop Culture) and r b genre and i know whats played in most of its mainstream isn’t quality rap and r b. Which is quite sad and disappointing.But with rock I know I need to draw a line for quality rock music. I know people have diff. opnions and diff. taste. But I believe if a certain genre of music started out a certian way and what you hear now on tv/radio can’t compare because of quality(not taste) shouldn’t be.
We can’t really tell you what is good and bad rock music since it is an opioinn. We don’t set the standard for what’s good and what’s not. You say you need FULL ASSURANCE, well we can’t give you that since there is no set definition of what’s good.BUT I will tell you what my idea of good and bad rock music is.Bad rock: Trivium, Fall Out Boy, Boys Like Girls.Good rock: Norther, Carcass, Opeth (this though is only metal, there’s other kinds of good rock)Now my reason for listing Trivium as bad, is not because I don’t like the genre of Metalcore, because there are some very good bands in that genre. But Trivium doesn’t sound original, they just blend in in the back of the group with all the other bands.As for Fall Out Boy- I didn’t say them because I’m a hater. The genre of Pop Punk is not really bad . just not my cup of tea. I think there are some good Pop Punk bands but the band Fall Out Boy is one of those that just sound flat out BAD. Now for Boys Like Girls- they aren’t original, and sound the same as every other band on MTV.Generally, I don’t have a band that I think is bad, because actually those bands are good FOR THEIR GENRE OR TYPE OF MUSIC. Some bands are just not for me .not my kind of music. But I had to think really hard on what bands I actually considered bad’ for their genre and just music in general. I hope my answer helps.
Can you think of some COOL movie soundtrack songs for both Rock Band AND Guitar Hero video games? What Kinds?I know a lot of cool movie sornktuacds that should be put on Guitar Hero and Rock Band! And that’s why I’m going to talk to the creaters and people of Guitar Hero and Rock Band about the COOL ANDAWESOME movie sornktuacds and talk to them about making a Guitar Hero: Razor Blazin’ Soundtracks and a Rock Band: Extravaganza Soundtracks Jamz too! The list of sornktuacds I came up with so far are 1. You And Me by Tiffany Through The Blue by Gale Rose and Maybe Love By Steve Mcclintock all from {Jetsons The Movie}2. Earth, Wind, Fire, And Air and I’m A Hex Girl by The Hex Girls from {Scooby Doo And The Witches Ghost}3. The Touch by Stan Bush {The original 1986 version} from {Transformers The Movie} 1986!4. And Strength To Carry On by Jennifer Cihi from {Sailor Moon}Those are the soundtrack I thought of for Rock Band and Guitar Her so far! Can YOU name MORE motion picture SOUNDTRACKS they should make for Guitar Her and Rock Band? I really think Earth, Wind, Fire, And Air by The Hex Girls should be one of them because the song is so COOL! And wouldn’t be cool if they make a Jem And The Holograms Rock Bnad and Guitar Hero Game? So can you think of more soundtrack for Rock Bnad And Guitar Hero???