When I started learning how to play guitar, I read a ton of
guitar magazines. Every month I would grab the newest guitar magazine and start
learning new techniques to play. This was essentially how I learned to play. As
I look back I realize that probably 90% of my learning was from the teaching of
guitar instructor Troy Stetina because many of the lessons I went through in
those guitar magazines were written by him. I since learned that Stetina is one
of the foremost guitar instructors in the world when it comes to learning how
to play well with both speed and control.
I was really excited when I saw that FRET12 Productions
released a guitar instructional video called TROY STETINA: THE SOUND AND THE
STORY. This video truly shows how incredible of a guitar instructor Stetina is.
I love how the DVD begins with different guitar players and instructors sharing
their thoughts on Stetina. The video features Stetina in front of a stack of Marshall amps, holding a
Paul Reed Smith guitar, with some really great lighting in the background,
making the video itself very visually appealing.
Stetina gives some really helpful tips that are vital to
beginning guitar players. He focuses on learning correctly. A lot of guitar
players want to learn how to play fast, but as Stetina points out, they develop
sloppy habits that they need to eliminate while playing slow that will only get
worse when they speed up. He teaches how to develop control while playing slow
and slowly speeding up. The goal, Stetina says, is effortlessness in your
playing.
Stetina teaches many different concepts, such as picking
techniques, trills, bending, not relying on mechanical shapes, using the
metronome effectively, creativity and composing, and a ton of others. Throughout,
you’ll learn how to isolate problem areas and create exercises to overcome
those areas. You’ll be told to practice things slowly and accurately before
building speed.
The Story part of the DVD focuses on some of the players who
have learned from Stetina, as well as giving us an inside look at Stetina’s
creative process in the studio. This makes this video a step above because you’re
learning how to really make music and not just learning how to play guitar
really well. Finally, the video closes out with some guest lessons from Michael
Angelo Batio, Eric Friedman, Bill Peck, and my personal favorite, Mark
Tremonti.
As you listen to and watch Troy Stetina play, you’ll be
amazed and driven to learn more. THE SOUND AND THE STORY DVD gives you the
great opportunity of learning guitar from one of the greatest instructors out
there. I can’t recommend it enough.
Review copy of the DVD graciously provided by FRET12
Productions.
Check out the video at FRET12 PRODUCTIONS
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