Accompaniment – Roses In Chelsea Gardens

This morning I wrote a song to help one of my grade 2 students prepare for the accompaniment section of her grade exam this coming Sunday. Occasionally I compose a song especially for a particular student to help with their studies - Roses In Chelsea Gardens is a song that I imagine might fit well into a Dickensian based musical. All of the [...]

“Farewell My Lover You Do Me Wrong”

Okay, this song has been played, covered and sung in England for so long (since 1580 be precise) that’s it’s become a bit of a cliché. Still, Greensleeves remains a great tune and one that is perfect to arrange for acoustic guitar. My arrangement has two voices which work independently from one another in triple time. [...]

Fingerstyle Guitar Lessons

Playing acoustic fingerstyle guitar along to a singer or other melodic instrumentalist is a fantastic way to complement the melody of a song. All you need to play simple fingerstyle acoustic guitar are some basic chords and some patient practice on your picking hand technique. Please do take a look at the following fingerstyle guitar lessons and enjoy [...]