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Hey guys, the newsletter is a bit late this month. I was really busy with my concert preparations for the concert on Feb 5th in the small church in Seegräben. This was now the 2nd full guitar solo concert I performed in this setting. The difference between the Farbmusik concerts and the HPCrazy guitar nights are that the technical and artistic requirements are higher and I did not do this since 2019 anymore and I started to work with my compositions which I did in the past years which have been only heard on Swiss national TV and other broadcasters but I never used them in any live situation, also because electric guitar somehow did not fit in that modern sound when using traditional sound settings of artists like Gary Moore, Santana, Joe Satriani ... but somehow I was willing to find a way now since that part of my work has been a substantial part of my artistic work in the past decade ( http://www.music-pictures.com ) . So I tested for many days to finally get to a solution which worked out and fitted the needs of modern sounds. The result was used the first time on that concert. You will get more insights into that in the upcoming months - so stay tuned here. But this project took all my attention in the past 3 weeks - also to program and test the new live equipment. So this is a path which just has started and for sure I will continue with this together with new compositions. I also consider picking up my composition work which I stopped now for more than 4 years. Therefore I installed a 2nd recording studio beside the one in the HPCrazy Guitar Academy in my home because inspiration often strikes in the evening and in the night. The 2nd thing was that since I started to do professional guitar training again in Sept 2022 there were a lot of things to explore and also I faced an injury in my right arm which I am still in treatment. Too bad to say it was because of my extended computer work I did in the past 24 months and when I started to practice many hours daily again it was too much. So I needed to figure out how I can reduce computer work to the minimum, do the regular therapy since I was still working and practicing on guitar. And this took quite some energy. The good news is - the whole thing is under control now and getting better fast since the changements start to have a tremendous effect. But as always in life there is a lot of discipline required. The HPCrazy Guitar Academy continues as always and I have had quite a lot of ideas to expand the type and style of tutorials but also guitar recordings since I entered the creative path again. The new design of the Academy has a better effect on users and it will now stay the way it is and thanks to your support the Academy is growing slowly but surely. Thats all news for the moment - thanks again for your support you are providing to the HPCrazy Guitar Academy and also the growing interest in my Farbmusik. There is an english written website about that. If you are interested you can get lots more information here : https://farbmusik.com/eng/ Best HP

Here I teach you how to do guitar meditation with a special technique. It is called Touch Technique and was invented by Stanley Jordan. This is a variation of this technique and it works on any electric guitar and this meditation song is really simple to play. I teach you this special guitar meditation technique plus skills on how you can meditate while you are playing guitar. The topic of the meditation is the color " blue " or " peace " , " sky " or other combinations with the color blue. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need any further professional assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

There is a new section in the download area : Meditation Guitar https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/files/category/10-meditation-guitar/

Here you can learn a very simple and systematic way to master the form of blues guitar. The ability to follow the blues guitar form you are playing helps players to play really meaningful blues guitar riffs, licks and solos which follow the form of a played blues. I work with a system of play - rest which I explain in detail and helps you to really master this topic. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for all upcoming blues guitar players. So even if you are an advanced guitar player and never have done this before it really would make sense to do these exercises. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : If you need any further professional assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Here I teach you a really simple soft rock guitar riff in the key of Dm and a second guitar by using the dynamics of your distortion. In the second part of the tutorial I show you how to create an emotional soft rock guitar solo by using target notes of the chords and how to connect and develop those target notes to a total emotional soft rock guitar solo. Here you find the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need any further assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

This is a spontanious recording which I have done between the video shoot of a guitar tutorial and a online guitar lesson. It's a rock guitar ballad in the ballpark of Gary Moore or Joe Satriani and I am improvising the color " dark blue ". If you want to give yourself a try on this dark blue guitar ballad - here's the tutorial :

Here I show you some basic but very essential exercises which give you the foundation to really groove on jazz guitar. The exercises I show you have to be done in the 2 & 4 feeling. That's the key for a grooving jazz guitar. I am using only the chords Am7 / D9 so that you can concentrate only on the task of the groove in 2 & 4 feel. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : If you need any further assistance please book a private online lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Here I show you a blues guitar arrangement of the popular gospel song " Amazing Grace ". It's not hard to play but it sounds bluesy and gives you the opportunity to learn a lot in the blues guitar genre. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : If you need any further professional assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Here I am talking about the high notes in rock guitar solos. What makes most rock guitar solos outstanding ? The quick answer is : The high notes. When you analyze the solo's of all big names as Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, John Petrucci, Eddie Van Halen and many more it gets clear that the intensity and the sound of the high notes make the big difference. This is a MUST HAVE tutorial ! Here you can download the files attached to this tutorial : If you need any further assistance you can book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Here I show you my version of the theme of Bud Powell Trio's version of Lullaby of Birdland. It's a really nice and sweet tune and worth learning it. After that part I show you an intermediate version for chords on the tune and at the end of this tutorial I make a basic analysis for you to find out which modes are used on those chords. But you can also work with only the F minor scale + blue note on the A section. I will show you a version to get some inspiration. You can download the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need any further professional assistance please book a private lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

Hey guys, you night have heard it that Jeff Beck has passed away. A huge inspiration for many guitar players. Here we can all look once more to his really unique sound and playing technique. Love it !

Here I show you a very simple open blues guitar tune where you can explore your abilities to tell a story with music on your guitar. Blues, especially solo blues guitar with no band is a great way to do that. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial : If you need any further professional assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here :

Here I show you 3 pro shuffle rock guitar licks which you can use on any shuffle rock guitar track. These ones are quite easy to play so you need an intermediate guitar playing level to fit the task. You find the files associated to this tutorial here : If you need any further professional assistance please book a private online guitar lesson here : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/store/category/1-private-online-guitar-lessons/

One of the most requested topics out of 30 years of teaching is the topic " how to gain speed on the guitar " in order to play fast runs. In this tutorial I will have a realistic and sustainable look on this topic. I will focus especially on the tasks which are needed on jazz and smooth jazz guitar playing techniques. So I will show you some exercises for patterns, modes in combination with ear training and theory. You can do all those tasks at the same time. This is the only possibility to save some time. This tutorial is a " Must Have " for any aspiring jazz guitar player. If you want to download the technical exercises I am talking about please follow the links below : If you need any further professional advice on this topic please book a privat skype meeting :