Fingerpicking Shuffle (3/3/17)

While watching sports, I often have a #guitar in my hand. The little ditties I compose are rarely the coolest thing ever (I'm watching TV), but I like to capture and catalogue them just the same. Here's a fingerpick shuffle spawned today while watching the NFL combine. Enjoy.

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Voice Leading Exercise (3/1/17)

Here's a new voice leading exercise for you to practice this month. Voice leading pertains to notes kept within the same voice (bottom, mid, top for example) from one chord to the next. I often try to find new ways to change chords and it often starts with voice leading - Download the PDF

New instrumental, Acoustic Guitar CD 'Glare' Now Available.

1/31/17 - My latest recording is an instrumental, acoustic guitar CD called 'Glare', available anywhere you buy or download music. Here's a direct link https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ericpeterson2.

There are many exciting aspects to this recording, one being a heavy use of my nylon string (classical) guitar for the solos and melodies. I enjoyed finding the 'sweet spot' for the microphone and keeping it set up for ease of daily recording. Secondly, I believe my recording, mixing, and mastering of the CD really turned out professionally and you'll enjoy the quality.