Richard Rossicone
Latest articles by Richard Rossicone
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Get Your Fingers in Gig-Ready Shape with This Fingerpicking Exercise
By Richard Rossicone published
Work on coordinating left- and right-hand patterns with this great fingerpicking finger twister.
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Randy Rhoads-Style Melodic Tapping Exercise Using Common Tones
By Richard Rossicone published
Not only will this exercise get your fingers moving, but it will get your brain moving too.
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An Introduction to Arpeggio Inversions
By Richard Rossicone published
Arpeggio inversions are quite useful, and will help you improve your fretboard vision.
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A Six-Note, Three-Octave, Major-Scale Exercise to Help You Know Your Way Around the Fretboard
By Richard Rossicone published
Pick up a unique and cool major-scale exercise to help you learn and eventually master the fret board.
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Major- and Minor-Scale Exercises to Improve Your Playing
By Richard Rossicone published
Learn some really cool major- and minor-scale exercises that can do wonders for your overall playing.
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The Art of Phrasing: Four Simple Ways to Make Your Leads Sing
By Richard Rossicone published
Some methods to make your lead playing more melodic and dynamic.
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The Art of Practicing (and Getting Motivated to Practice)
By Richard Rossicone published
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The Complete Guitarist: How to Get Through a Nightmare Show
By Richard Rossicone published
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Finger Twisters—Combining Major and Minor Scales and Arpeggios
By Richard Rossicone published
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Finger Twisters: Re-Thinking Solos Over the I IV V Progression
By Richard Rossicone published
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The Complete Guitarist: The Greatest Lessons that Changed My Life
By Richard Rossicone published
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The Complete Guitarist: How to Get — and Keep — the Gig
By Richard Rossicone published
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The Complete Guitarist: Teaching 101 — How to Maximize Every Student's Potential
By Richard Rossicone published
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