Tom Godfrey
Music Is for Everyone
You don't have to be a star to enjoy playing an instrument. I have a young ukulele student I'll call Carl. Carl has been taking ukulele...
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Tom Godfrey
- Jul 24, 2021
- 6 min
Final Cut Pro: What I'm Learning
Recently I started getting serious about recording guitar and Finale lesson videos. I invested in a Canon M50, which was a big step up...
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Tom Godfrey
- Jul 19, 2021
- 9 min
Creating Piano Reductions in Finale
Finale has a Piano Reduction plug-in, which I don't use. It can be handy for very simple piano reductions, but in 25+ years of...
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Tom Godfrey
- Jul 17, 2021
- 2 min
Finding Your Niche with Music Lessons
The father of one of my guitar students spoke with me today after his son's lesson. I'll call his son "Sam." The dad expressed how happy...
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Tom Godfrey
- Jul 5, 2021
- 4 min
Living with Stage Fright
I used to have terrible stage fright. Over time, I learned how to manage it and even turn it into a positive. I'd like to share four...
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Tom Godfrey
- Jun 29, 2021
- 2 min
Just Start
One of my biggest fears is putting myself out there. It's easy to overthink and feel self conscious about starting new projects,...
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Tom Godfrey
- Jun 26, 2021
- 3 min
Guitar Books I've Studied: Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Method
I've learned from so many guitar books. Chief among them was Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Method.
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Tom Godfrey
- Jun 24, 2021
- 2 min
Things My Music Students Say
I teach private music lessons to ages 5 through adult. The youngsters can be hilarious! I'm going to start writing down the stuff they...
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Tom Godfrey
- Jun 23, 2021
- 3 min
Losing Weight for the Last Time
Losing weight is easy – on paper. Just burn more calories than you take in. In practice, losing weight is anything but easy. It's truly...
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Tom Godfrey
- Jun 22, 2021
- 2 min
Finale Workflow
I've been music engraving professionally with Finale since 1997. This is an efficient workflow that has worked well for me over the years...
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Tom Godfrey
- Jun 20, 2021
- 1 min
Ed Ate Dynamite
Here's an easy way for new guitar players to memorize the names of their strings. Starting from the 6th string and moving to the 1st, the...
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Tom Godfrey
- Jun 20, 2021
- 1 min
Introductions
I'm just getting this blog started. Most of my time is spent practicing guitar, teaching guitar, writing guitar books, and recording...
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