Miami Guitar Teacher | How to Get Good at Guitar

Hi! This is Dyce Kimura, I am a Fort Lauderdale and Miami guitar teacher. Today I’m going to talk about the topic of how to get good at playing guitar. I’m going to be talking to people that want to become a pro.   I’m going to be just addressing a lot of issues and challenges that you might go through and give you some real practical experience and advice.

A little background on myself; I’m a full-time Pro and Miami guitar teacher. I’ve been playing guitar for 30 years – 30+ years, actually. I’ve been playing full-time […] Read more

Miami Guitar Lessons | Modern Blues Player Commentary

Hi this is Dyce Kimura. I am giving Miami guitar lessons and I just want to do a video blog today about some modern blues guitar players that I pay close attention to. So first up Joe Bonamassa and Derek Trucks, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Warren Haynes and Slash; so hopefully I’ll be able to get to all those, and also Billy Gibbons. I just want to talk a little bit about blues in general. It’s 2016 and what the scene is like and just some thoughts. Starting with Joe Bonamassa – I just got done listening to […] Read more

Miami Acoustic Guitar Teacher | How to Play Fingerstyle Guitar

Hi!  Miami acoustic guitar teacher Dyce Kimura here discussing today the difference between fingerstyle acoustic and flatpicking.  This is a wiedly discussed topic and is often confused by beginners so I’m here today to clear that discussion up for you.  That is in the soul, it’s also used in Brazilian Jazz. It’s using that pop. It’s a percussive sound, where you hit the guitar. [Echion 00:14:32] recently was doing some songs like Don’t Let Say where he hits the guitar, then he has that pop.

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What I have there going on is something called the moving bass line. […] Read more

North Miami Beginner Guitar Teacher |How to play guitar finger style vs pick

Hey there, this is Dyce Kimura, a North Miami beginner guitar teacher. Today I’m going over some guitar techniques. Some of these are going to be beginner techniques and some of them are going to get more advanced. We are talking about acoustic finger style playing today. I want to go over a few concepts. I want to talk about the using a capo. Also finger style and using your thumb and your fingers to pluck, moving bass lines and giving a richer complex chord sequence that almost tells a story. I’ll give you an example. I’m going […] Read more

Miami Advanced Guitar Teacher | Changing Vacuum Tubes in Preamp

CHANGING PREAMP TUBES

All right people, check it out, this is Dyce Kimura and I am a Miami advanced guitar teacher at your service.  I am re-tubing one of my amps at this point, these just came in the mail, these are preamp tubes, 12 87,   I’ve got two 12 87 from TAD, Tube Amp Doctor and I got JJ ECC 832 gold from JJ obviously, and I’m going to re-tube my fender amp and just walk  through a few things, some of these things may be obvious to some of you more seasoned players, but I get a lot […] Read more

Miami Beginner Guitar Teacher | How Guitar Teaching has Changed in 30 years

Hi this Dyce Kimura, a Miami beginner guitar teacher.  The guitar is really hard to play. It really is. Sometimes I forget that because I’ve been doing it for so long. But if I keep teaching people and stuff I realize this stuff is hard. It’s hard to figure it out by yourself. It really is great to have a game like Guitar Pro or, I’m sorry Guitar Hero. Guitar Pro is another thing. Guitar Pro, Songster, these are online applications and programs that make it really easy to play because you can get a song, you can download […] Read more

Miami Electric Guitar Teacher | Why I play a Strat

Miami electric guitar teacher Dyce Kimura here folks! Today I am going to talk about the Stratocaster, particularly this Strat. I am going to talk to you about why I play a Strat. I wanted to get into to some specific features about this Strat that I’ve had since 1999. Why do I play this Strat? One of the reasons I like it, is it cuts through the mix. It’s a very clean, crunchy tone. Okay?

That was a half-tone. I’m at half-tone with these pickups. You can get a really nice bold, bluesy tone with your front […] Read more

Miami Guitar Teacher | Beginner Guitar FAQ

Beginner Guitar FAQs | Miami Guitar Teacher

Miami guitar teacher Dyce Kimura here, and I want to do an FAQ video today for people that are just starting to learn guitar. You might have a few questions. I get asked a series of questions, usually one of these questions every single day in my teaching studio. I just want to address them in a video. I’m going to read off these questions and then I’m going to answer them after that.

These are the questions, I put this list together, that I typically get asked. Should […] Read more

Skype Guitar Lessons: Lenny Kravitz's "Fly Away" Guitar Lesson

For our next lesson we are going to cover the song “Fly Away” by Lenny Kravitz. We’re advancing past the basic concepts we covered earlier and we’re moving into the realm of four chords per song.  The rhythm is more complex and exciting as well so get ready to dig in!

The chords are:  | A C | G D | Each chord is played 5 times each in a fast rhythm.  We will play the A chord as a barre chord which means you will lay your entire finger down on strings 4-3-2-1 (and slightly mute the 1<sup>st</sup> string by […] Read more

Skype Guitar Lessons: Hang on Sloopy by the McCoys Guitar Lesson

For our next lesson we will learn to play “Hang on Snoopy,” by the McCoys. The song is basically | G C | D C | and you will play each chord 2 times each. Please refer to the video for the chord charts.
To begin to play the song simply strum each chord with down strokes 2 times each. Start by strumming slowly and playing by yourself until you can switch records comfortably. Then start playing with this drum machine beat at 65 BPMs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ACh9uGNcu0
Ultimately you want to get a place where you can play with the song. If you […] Read more

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