DJN Music Studio http://www.djnmusicstudio.com Private Guitar lessons near chicago Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:17:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Home Page Body – upper left http://www.djnmusicstudio.com/monster-power-chords-is-coming-to-screen/ http://www.djnmusicstudio.com/monster-power-chords-is-coming-to-screen/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 22:25:59 +0000 dj http://www.djnmusicstudio.com/?p=293 It’s Alive! is here!

I am all jacked up about the release of my new instrumental album It’s Alive!

The full length album is streaming free here:

http://www.djnelson.bandcamp.com
I have some awesome guest guitarists including Andee Blacksugar, Dan Mumm and Mr. Doug Marks!
It is available for purchase at the bandcamp link above or on iTunes

Monster Power Chords DVD is here!

I can’t tell you how excited I am about the release of my instructional DVD “Monster Power Chords” on Metal Method. Here is a quick teezer video . This DVD feature something for everyone including the earliest beginner to players starting to work on their lead guitar chops.

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Take Care!

]]> http://www.djnmusicstudio.com/monster-power-chords-coming-to-dvd/feed/ 0 DJ Nelson Solo DVD on Metal Method http://www.djnmusicstudio.com/dj-nelson-solo-dvd-on-metal-method/ http://www.djnmusicstudio.com/dj-nelson-solo-dvd-on-metal-method/#comments Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:06:41 +0000 dj http://www.djnmusicstudio.com/?p=268 Metal Method is the leader in media guitar lessons since 1982 and features founder Doug Marks and shredder Michael Angelo Batio. With the success of my book Monster Power Chords Doug has presented me with a great opportunity to do my own DVD series on lead guitar. I will be filming the first installment of this series this fall. The finished product should be ready to release sometime in October 2010. Keep checking Metal Method for updates!

The 1st installment takes an in-depth look at chord tones, arpeggios, and how to use them while playing lead guitar. This will take the average guitarist that regurgitates the same ol’ pentatonic riffs over and over to higher level of understanding and creativity.

I look forward to filming this with Doug at the end of this month and think it will be a top notch addition to the best rock guitar DVD insruction available.

DJ

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]]> http://www.djnmusicstudio.com/monster-power-chords/feed/ 13 New Free Lesson on the Guitar Crypt http://www.djnmusicstudio.com/new-free-lesson-on-the-guitar-crypt/ http://www.djnmusicstudio.com/new-free-lesson-on-the-guitar-crypt/#comments Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:35:34 +0000 dj http://www.djnmusicstudio.com/?p=218 I recently added  new free lesson on the Guitar Crypt. :lol: It is a tapping exercise on the G string in the key of C Major. It outlines the Tonic (I) and Dominant (V) arpeggios to start and then visits the secondary dominant C7 (V7/IV) leading to the Subdominant (IV), changing in mode to (iv), and finally cadencing I-V-I. This is a great workout for the pinky and in understanding fundamental harmony linked as arpeggios.

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DJ Nelson

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Get out of the Pentatonic rut Learning to play lead guitar, for most guitarists, begins with the minor pentatonic scale. The shape is easy to play, our index finger can stay in the same fret, and mostly, it never seems to sound bad. But there comes a point for every guitarist that they realize the pentatonic scale is a dead end. You wind up stuck in a box, regurgitating the same riffs over and over with no regard for the chords you are playing over. More

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