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Tip of the month for year 2008
If you don't love to practice you will hate the way that you sound.
Tip of the month for December 2008
Read this book: Here There And Everywhere/My Life Recording the Music of The Beatles by Geoff Emerick.
Tip of the month for November 2008
Steady consistent practice goes a long way.
Tip of the month for October 2008
Write a song. Record it. Sell it.
Tip of the month for September 2008
Get a Jerry Reed cd.
Tip of the month for August 2008
Take guitar lessons to save time. Learn more.
Tip of the month for July 2008
The best way to improve your amp tone is to upgrade the speaker. Tube amps only of course. lessons in Dallas Texas area guitar tutor lessons inst
Tip of the month for June 2008
Practice = ability.
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Tip of the month May 2008
Encourage a kid to play music. Way more fun than video games.
Tip of the month April 2008
Texas singer songwriter music is very hot today.
Tip of the month March 2008
If you are serious about guitar you will have a great guitar. They are not an expense but an investment. It says everything about your commitment. You deserve the best guitar.
Tip of the month February 2008
A blues guitarist plays three chords in front of a thousand people.
A jazz guitarist plays a thousand chords in front of three people.
More is not better when it comes to popular music.
Tip of the month January 2008
Don't be a chump.
Tip of the year 2007
Don't waste time.
Tip of the month for December 2007
Ask Santa for a recording rig for Christmas.
Tip of the month for October 2007
Get a Beatles Complete song book.
Tip of the month for September 2007
Do the right thing.
Tip of the month for August 2007
"Intelligence without education is like silver in the mine." -B. Franklin
Tip of the month for July 2007
"The wind blows over the surface of the lake. In this way, the effects of the invisible are made visible." - I Ching
Tip of the month for June 2007
Do not leave your guitar in a hot car. It will ruin it. Heat is the guitar's enemy.
Tip of the month for May 2007
Slow down!
Tip of the month for April 2007
Be happy as you can. It will show in your music.
Tip of the month for March 2007
You can't fix stupid.
Tip of the month for February 2007
Write a song. Sell a song.
Tip of the month for January 2007
One of your goals in life should be to own a Les Paul.
Tip of the year 2006
The proof is in the pudding.
Tip of the month for December 2006
Upgrade your guitar. Get the best you can find so you will have longer to enjoy it. Get it sooner than later. You deserve a great guitar. Solid investment better than money in the bank.
Tip of the month for November 2006
Education is the key to everything good in life. Having fun the goal.
Tip of the month for October 2006
Wake up America!!!!!!!!!
Tip of the month for September 2006
"Superstition ain't the way" -Stevie Wonder
Tip of the month for August 2006
"Believe NONE of what you hear and half of what you see" -Marvin Gaye
Tip of the month for July 2006
Stay cool if you can.
Tip of the month for June 2006
"The world goes round in a circle." -Billy Preston
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Tip of the month for May 2006
Don't believe everything you hear.
Tip of the month for April 2006
"Act Naturally" - Buck Owens
Tip of the month for March 2006
"If you got time to breathe, you got time for music." -Briscoe Darling
Tip of the month for February 2006
The lowest form of life is the rip off. For the people without enough education or ability it is their only hope.
Tip of the month for January 2006
Play a variety of rhythms to be a great musician. Listen closely.
TIP OF THE YEAR FOR 2005
Get a super guitar for best results.
Tip of the month for December 2005
Tap your foot.
Tip of the month for November 2005
Make sure you know the Major, Minor, 7th, and Minor 7th chords sharp and flat before you learn anything else.
Tip of the month for October 2005
"Talent is not necessary for Excellence.
Persistence is necessary for
Excellence. And Persistence is a Decision."
Tip of the month for September 2005
Time to start booking the Holiday GIGS!!!! Best time of year for musicians! Party time! Everyone needs a band! This is where being able to play popular music comes in handy.
Tip of the month for August 2005
Get another guitar. One is fun, but two is twice as nice. It is hard to get one guitar to do everything.
Tip of the month for July 2005
DO NOT LEAVE YOUR GUITAR IN THE CAR!
Tip of the month for June 2005
Play a wide variety of music to master rhythm. Easy chord progressions at first. Tap your foot!
Tip of the month for May 2005
Don't teach yourself how to do something you know nothing about. It takes too long!
Tip of the month for April 2005
Challenge yourself! Make goals. Do not confuse activity with accomplishment!
Tip of the month for March 2005
Get a better guitar. Get a better sound. It will make you a better guitar player.
Tip of the month for February2005
STAY positive. Write it down. Look at it every day.
Tip of the month for January2005
Invest in guitars.
Tip of the year for 2004
You are measured by your accomplishments and not by your potential.
Tip of the month for December 2004
Don't just play the song; SELL the song. Play it with feeling!
Tip of the month for November 2004
People that think they know everything rarely learn anything.
Tip of the month for October 2004
No one will hold you back but you.
Tip of the month for September 2004
When you believe in things that you don't understand then you suffer. Superstition ain't the way. S. Wonder
Tip of the month for August 2004
Time to brush up on the Christmas songs!
Tip of the month for July 2004
Time to book end of year gigs! Party season is from Halloween thru New Years! Best gigs of the year book WAY in advance. Usually the most fun gigs also pay the best.
Tip of the month for June 2004
Try finger picking. It is easier than you think! Just use your thumb, first, and second finger to finger pick. Brace your hand on the front of the guitar for controll.
Tip of the month for May 2004
Learn a Beatles song.
Tip of the month for April 2004
Music is the sound that the heart makes.
Tip of the month for March 2004
Two skunks don't make a mink.
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Tip of the month for February 2004
Introduce someone to playing music.
Tip of the month for January 2004
If you do not love to practice, you will hate the way you sound.
TIP OF THE YEAR 2003
DO NOT TEACH YOURSELF HOW TO PLAY AN INSTRUMENT!
Tip of the month for December 2003
Guitar is only hard to play if you do not practice!
Tip of the month for November 2003
Brush up on those Christmas songs!
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Tip of the month for October 2003
THINK BIG!
Tip of the month for September 2003
Music is more about emotion and less about number of notes
Tip of the month for August 2003
Music styles change quickly.
Tip of the month for July 2003
Disciplined practice = success.
Tip of the month for June 2003
NO losers in the band. They WILL hold you back.
Tip of the month for May 2003
Do not buy new guitars. A guitar is worth what it is worth used.
Tip of the month for April 2003
Real musicians can play all kinds of music
Tip of the month for March 2003
If you are not conscientiously holding back
you are probably overplaying or rushing the tempo.
Tip of the month for February 2003
FEEL the rhythm. Do not try to count and play.
Tip of the month for January 2003
Check the humidity levels in the rooms where you store your guitars.
TIP OF THE YEAR 2002!
Know when it is time to make a change!
Tip of the month for December 2002
The fastest way to get in a band is to play bass.
Tip of the month for November 2002
The best gift you can give is the gift of music.
Tip of the month for October 2002
If you can not make 3 notes sound good....more will not help.
Tip of the month for September 2002
You do not have to know how to read music to play popular guitar.
Tip of the month for August 2002
You are never too young or too old to start playing guitar.
Tip of the month for July 2002
Jealousy is VERY common to guitar players.
Tip of the month for June 2002
The emptiest drums make the most noise. -B. Franklin
Tip of the month for May 2002
Do not substitute speed for taste. -Adrian Legg
Tip of the month for April 2002
Learn a few bluegrass songs. Bluegrass is very hot now. -Joe
Tip of the month for March 2002
Tune up before you leave the house. Then tune up again when you get to
where you are going. -Unknown
Tip of the month for February 2002
A guitar is a great investment only if you get a great guitar. -Joe
Tip of the month for January 2002
Get a GREAT acoustic guitar. -Joe
BEST TIP OF THE YEAR 2001
Learn how to play some country. -Joe
What if your agent calls with a gig that pays $1,000 each? It is a country gig for
the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Annual Slumber Party. Are you too cool to play it?
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Tip of the month for December 2001
Get yourself a GREAT guitar! -Joe
Tip of the month for November 2001
Guitar Lessons make great gifts! -Joe
Tip of the month for October 2001
Spread some sunshine around. You can make the
world a nicer place with your music. ALL music is cool. -Joe
Tip of the month for September 2001
A good musician knows how to play. A Great
musician knows when to play. -Joe
Tip of the month for August 2001
Start booking your gigs for the upcoming holiday season! -Joe
Tip of the month for July 2001
Play a WIDE variety of music to be a great guitarist. -Joe
Tip of the month for June 2001
Get a Telecaster. You won't be sorry. -Joe
Tip of the month for May 2001
"It is difficult to come up with a good name for a band, but easy
to come up with a bad name" ...John Post
Tip of the month for April 2001
Watch out for counterfeit guitars! -Joe
Tip of the month for March 2001
Take guitar lessons. It will save you A LOT of time!
Tip of the month for February 2001
Watch the JAZZ program currently running on PBS. -Joe
Tip of the month for January 2001
Record your original songs and upload them to MP3.com and
MAKE MONEY! Never have to press a single cd! If you do not
know about them yet; You better get up to speed.
The future of music for us all is here NOW.
BEST TIP OF THE YEAR 2000
Record yourself when you practice. You want to be the first to know
what you sound like; not the last one to find out! -J. Pacciano
Tip of the month for December 2000
Give a child the gift of music for Christmas. -J. Pacciano
Tip of the month for November 2000
Start practicing your Christmas songs. -J. Pacciano
Tip of the month for October 2000
Better start getting booked for holiday parties! -J. Pacciano
Tip of the month for September 2000
Do not buy imitation guitars. -J. Pacciano
Tip of the month for August 2000
Do not leave your guitar in the car. -J. Pacciano
Tip of the month for July 2000
Attack the notes! Use a hard pick. Dynamics makes
your music dramatic. -J. Pacciano
Tip of the month for June 2000
Don't complain if you are not the band leader. Start your own band. -J. Pacciano
Tip of the month for May 2000
ALL music is cool. Just that some is cooler than others. -J. Pacciano
Tip
of the month for April 2000
There is no short cut around practice. I believe YOU can play anything
anyone else can play IF you spent as much time practicing it as they
did!
Tip
of the month for March 2000
Popular music is very simple. 80% of all popular songs are a I-IV-V chord
progression. Do not try to make music more complicated. Try to make it
sound good. If you can not make three chords or three notes sound good,
then more notes or
chords will not help. –
J. Pacciano
Tip
of the month for February 2000
“The
difference between success and failure is a very thin line”
- Unknown
THE
ANALOGY NUT
In my neighbors back yard is a huge pecan tree that drops pecans and
pecan nut debris from the squirrels. In the fall when the nuts first come
on the tree, they have a green husk on them that the squirrels have to
gnaw away to get to the nut. I kept finding nuts that looked as if the squirrel
had put a lot of effort into, only to give up at the last minute. The entire
surface seemed to have been covered with squirrel tooth marks. Apparently
only one more bite of the nut (anywhere on the nut) and it would have been
lunch.
But the squirrel gave up too soon.
Tip
of the month for January 2000
What is a good guitar? Take a look at these.
These are the guitars that the
successful guitarists play. Not
the imitations.
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Tip of 1999
If you are not recording