Jason Aaron Wood

Practicing just "whatever" is the slowest way to achieve ANY goal.If you're ready to finally step out of the "slow lane" with your playing, while developing incredibly tight, clean technique,

Get the absolute max benefits from this theory-optimized practice routine in this 31-minute walk-through video lesson for CORE VIP members and higher.Original practice routine attached below!Additional Resources to Assist Your

Composition isn't always about the single melody, but sometimes also about the IMPLIED melody within it - the more basic "sub-melody" that the average user hears.Usually, this consists of the

Knowing exactly which note from the scale at all times is vital — no matter what key you're in.Of course, this happens to a differing degree, depending on how complex

Inspiration is great...when it comes along. But you don't want to be at its mercy. Having a clear workflow in place means you can create on-demand under any circumstance -

This one was fun and challenging to write! Composition-wise, it's ultra-simple, but DOING IT is another matter. :)Last week I discovered how a slight change in the normal fingering I

LIVE call tonight at 8pm EST:Learn to write melodies WITHIN melodies and give your listener the rich complexity they can't resist, and give your music theory knowledge the boost it

I'm going back 20 years in time for this week's VIP Challenge, to the very first Etude I ever wrote... and I wrote it twice — one version as 4/4

Because it's Week #5, for the week of March 30 there will be no lessons and no TADS Group Coaching Call, but we'll be back to the usual weekly schedule

We're putting a small "twist" into the standard "small sweeps" picking pattern with this week's VIP Challenge. This mini-solo inserts TWO pull-off phrases after each small sweep, which can be