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music quote: 03.18.10

"To make music means to express human intelligence by sonic means. This is intelligence in its broadest sense, which includes not only the peregrinations of pure logic but also the "logic" of emotions and intuition. My musical techniques, although often rigorous in their internal structure, leave many openings through which the most complex and mysterious factors of the intelligence may penetrate.
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-Iannis Xenakis

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music quote: 03.17.10

"I can tell whether a person can play just by the way he stands..."
-Miles Davis

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music quote: 03.16.10

"Yes, fractals are what I want to find in my music."
-Gyorgy Ligeti

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Kevin Gallagher interviewed at GTID

Interview with Kevin Gallagher at GTID: he talks about music, life, business, and his projects...

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Dimitris Kotronakis interviewed at Guitar Theory in Depth

Interview with Dimitris Kotronakis at GTID: he talks about classical guitar techinique and virtuosity, his projects, Greek guitar music...

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Anatomy of a guitar

The Anatomy of a Guitar: Take a look at a guitar from all sides, out and in, learn how all its parts integrate to work as a unit

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music quote: 03.15.10

"Wealth and fame can only be so important in the face of musical magic."
-Graham Nash

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music quote: 03.13.10

"Deep Listening is listening to everything all the time, and reminding yourself when you're not. But going below the surface too, it's an active process. It's not passive. I mean hearing is passive in that soundwaves hinge upon the eardrum. You can do both. You can focus and be receptive to your surroundings. If you're tuned out, then you're not in contact with your surroundings. You have to process what you hear. Hearing and listening are not the same thing."
-Pauline Oliveros

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music quote: 03.12.10

"My experimenting is done before I make the music. Afterwards, it is the listener who must experiment."
-Edgar Varèse

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music quote: 03.11.10

"Composing for the prepared piano is not a criticism of the instrument. I'm only being practical.
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-John Cage

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music quote: 03.10.10

"I never even thought about whether or not they understand what I'm doing . . . the emotional reaction is all that matters as long as there's some feeling of communication, it isn't necessary that it be understood."
-John Coltrane

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Guitar Fretboard Chart - an in depth expanation

Want to learn all the notes on the guitar fretboard? Check out this fresh, in-depth explanation of the guitar fretboard chart!

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The Complete Guitar Fretboard Diagram

Full, 24 fret fretboard diagram with explanations and additional links.

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Guitar Tuning and the Fretboard

This page studies the correlation between guitar tuning and the guitar fretboard: essential if you want to understand the guitar!

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Guitar Notes -1st view of the guitar fretboard, along the strings

A fresh look at guitar notes - note organizaion along the fretboard, the guitar's note range, and other important points

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Guitar Fretboard Diagram: learn the notes on the fretboard, string by string

Learn the notes on the fretboard (guitar and bass guitar), string by string -an in-depth explanation of the guitar fretboard diagram

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Guitar Fretboard in Depth - Grasp the fretboard, quickly and easily!

The key to the guitar? The Guitar Fretboard! Here you'll find the guitar fretboard chart (fingering chart) explained in a whole new way

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music quote: 03.09.10

"Don't use your brain to play it, let your feelings guide your fingers."
-Jimi Hendrix

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music quote: 03.08.10

"The most perfect expression of human behavior is a string quartet."
-Jeffrey Tate

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Pat Martino -"The Nature of the Guitar"

Pat Martino's work is original and thought provoking.

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music quote: 03.04.10

"If the King loves music, it is well with the land."
-Mencius

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music quote: 03.03.10

"Sing the melody line you hear in your own head. Remember, you don't owe anybody any explanations..."
-Bono

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music quote: 03.02.10

"There is nothing so stable as change. "
-Bob Dylan

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Ask Alex... finally live!

After many hours of testing... Ask Alex is live at last!!!
This new section of the site follows the pattern of the site itself. So there is a summary of each topic, which can work great as a "study guide"... and you can ask away to your heart's content!!!
Feel free to chime in if you know the answer to a question! Pay it forward!

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Ask Alex about... Guitar Fretboard Diagram

Key ideas: A good way to start learning the guitar fretboard diagram is to break it up into individual strings. Most of the music we hear is based on

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Ask Alex about... Guitar Tuning and the Fretboard

Key ideas: The correlation between the strings of the guitar is a key point to understand the fretboard. Any change in tuning produces a completely

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Ask Alex about... Guitar Fretboard Chart

Key ideas: In order to fully understand the guitar fretboard, you need to grasp 2 things: note layout along the fretboard, and the underlying principle

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Ask Alex about... Guitar Fretboard

Key ideas: Regardless of style and genre the basic fretboard layout truths stay the same. Therefore, knowing the fretboard in and out, truly understanding

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Ask Alex about... Guitar Notes

Key ideas: The guitar, like the piano, is a tempered instrument. This means all notes are pre-set. We have 12 tones to chose from. Those tones may

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Ask Alex about... Complete Fretboard Diagram: 24 frets

Key ideas: After fret 12, note layout repeats itself identically. Learn the fretboard up to fret 12 and you already know the whole thing! Even so,

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music quote: 03.01.10

"There is no method. There is only the right way. "
-Arthur Rubinstein

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Rock Quotes!!!

Rock quotes from all the rock greats... Check'em out at Guitar Theory in Depth.com

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Music Quotes... get inspired, get creative!

Music quotes for your inspiration and enlightenment ;) Quotes for every occasion...

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Rock Quotes: Jim Morrison Quotes

Jim Morrison quotes: meet the mystic poet-musician! Check out our collection of quotes from Morrison at Guitar Theory in Depth.com

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Rock Quotes: Frank Zappa Quotes

Frank Zappa quotes: take a peek inside the brain of a true genius! Check'em out at Guitar Theory in Depth.com

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Guitar Fretboard Map

Find out the best way to learn the guitar fretboard map: Step by step guide.

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Rock Quotes: John Lennon Quotes

John Lennon quotes: rocker, poet, artist, activist... meet all the facets of the ex-Beatle. Check our collection of quotes by John Lennon at Guitar Theory in Depth.com

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Rock Quotes: Jimi Hendrix Quotes

Jimi Hendrix quotes: take a peek inside the brain of a true genius! Check'em out at Guitar Theory in Depth.com

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Guitar Chords Chart 5: Maj7 Chord Inversions

Guitar Chords Chart 5: Maj7 Chord Inversions. Learn to play guitar chords -today!

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Music Quotes... get inspired, get creative!

Music quotes for your inspiration and enlightenment ;) Quotes for every occasion...

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Music Quotes... get inspired, get creative!

Music quotes for your inspiration and enlightenment ;) Quotes for every occasion...

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Music Quotes... get inspired, get creative!

Music quotes for your inspiration and enlightenment ;) Quotes for every occasion...

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Music Quotes... get inspired, get creative!

Music quotes for your inspiration and enlightenment ;) Quotes for every occasion...

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