A new program is offering traditional Portuguese fado guitar lessons with world-famous performer Ricardo Parreira. Here's how ...

Guitar skills: Hammer-on’ is a weird term, isn’t it? No hammers are used, of course, but what does it actually mean for your playing? A hammer-on is an expressive playing technique used by absolutely ...

• Rhythm: Up-tempo bluegrass rhythms follow 16th note strum patterns. Count ‘1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a’ to keep time while strumming along with down- and upstrokes. • Scales: Guitar solos are ...

Learning how to play guitar can be daunting. But with Fret Zealot, it doesn't have to be. Fret Zealot is the guitar instruction tool that blows traditional guitar lessons out of the water. And it'll ...

Eric Dieter, 37, of Manheim Township, is a musician, composer, session guitarist, band member and now, primarily, a teacher. Dieter owns the Quarter Bend Guitar Studio in his Manheim Township home.