Music playlists for 2016
This year, I decided to consolidate all my playlists in one single post. I will make a permanent link on the sidebar so it is easy to find it. I
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Music-related posts
A Nocturne for Paris
F. Chopin’s Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2. Originally dedicated to Madame Camille Pleyel. In memory of all victims of the attacks on November 13th 2015 in Paris. by Carlos Eduardo
Grado SR325e headphones review
Grado refreshed its product line for 2014 and launched the e Series headphones. In case you’ve never heard about it, the small, Brooklyn-based audio company is considered one of the
Joe Satriani: A Train of Angels – Video recording
I recorded this piece over the weekend to test some tones out of my new guitar, an Ibanez JEM 70V. “A Train of Angels” is one of my favorite songs
Joe Satriani — Tears in the Rain: Video recording
I recorded this today, while testing some acoustic guitar simulators in Line 6 POD Farm. The song is Joe Satriani’s “Tears in the Rain”, from the 1992 album “The Extremist”.
Megadeth – Tornado Of Souls: video recording
Last night, I recorded Megadeth’s “Tornado of Souls”, from the album “Rust in Peace”. This is not a note-by-note cover, but my own version. This is my favorite Megadeth song
The Major Scale – Part 3: The CAGED System
In the first part of this lesson, we studied the definition of a Major Scale and the 7 most common patterns for playing it on the guitar. Next, in part
The Major Scale – Part 2: William Leavitt’s positions
This is the second part of my Major Scale guitar lesson. In part 1, you learned about the Major Scale, how to construct it and how to play it using
The Major Scale – Part 1: Basic theory and patterns
I am remaking a series of guitar lessons I wrote to Wholenote.com about 8 years ago. Hopefully, this will be useful to some people out there who are learning on
How to assemble a guitar pedalboard
Last month I nearly finished assembling my guitar pedalboard after nearly 15 years of planning. True, the plan changed a bit throughout the years, but the core of it was
Guitar pedalboard project: Fuzz pedals
August was the guitar fuzz pedal test month. I tried many, many fuzz pedals, and the winner is Robert Keeley’s Fuzz Head. It’s a great, very high quality handmade fuzz
Klaviersonate Nr.8, Op. 13 – 2. Adagio cantabile (Grand Sonata Pathétique) – L.V. Beethoven
This was recorded during my overnight practice last night, sometime around 5AM. It’s a full recording of the second movement of Beethoven’s Klaviersonate Nr.8, Op. 13, commonly known as Grand