From the Vault: Martin Taylor Talks with Scotty Moore

Tue, 03/19/2013 - 2:33pm
Written by AW

scotty moore talks with martin taylorMartin had a chance to sit with guitar legend Scotty Moore when he was in Nashville for a Chet Atkins festival a few years ago.  Martin had met Moore in 2004 while recording "A Tribute to the King" DVD, which was Moore's tribute to Elvis that featured an all-start lineup of musicians playing Elvis tunes. Scotty Moore played guitar for Elvis Presley during the first part of his career, including on some Elvis's most famous recordings ("Hound Dog", "Jailhouse Rock", and "Heartbreak Hotel" among others).

 Moore is credited as being a pioneer of rock 'n' roll lead guitar playing.  Born in 1931, Moore admits he doesn't play much these days due to his age, so it's fascinating to hear him talk about his prolific life and career. Martin talks with Moore about how he first got into music, when he first started learning guitar, also his first encounter with Elvis Presley and his first impressions of  "the King".

John Patitucci Trio Live - Bologna 2012

Mon, 07/09/2012 - 5:58pm
Written by Adam

Recent clip of John playing jazz bass with the John Patitucci Trio, recorded live in Bologna Italy at the Bravo Caffè - Features Joe Cowherd on piano and Adam Cruz on drums.

Fingerstyle Guitar Student Wins Musician of the Year Award

Wed, 06/27/2012 - 4:28pm
Written by AW

We are proud to announce that a student of Martin Taylor's fingerstyle guitar lessons has won the Blackpool Musician of the Year award, Ally Pickering. Ally is only 16 but has talent beyond well his years. 

"We've all watched Ally's dedication and progress through his many video exchanges, and it's great to see his hard work and talent recognized with this award. He is probably the most featured guitarist in our weekly Featured Video, and has made many friends and fans here at the MTGA." - Martin Taylor

martin taylor and ally pickering

Martin Taylor with student and Blackpool Musician of the Year, Ally Pickering

Ally has been posting his guitar videos to YouTube since he was 11. Here is playing Tommy Emmanuel's fingerstyle version of "Daytripper/Lady Madonna". 

Learn Electric Guitar from Paul Gilbert

Wed, 05/23/2012 - 12:16pm
Written by AW

rock guitar lessonsEver wanted to rock out on lead guitar? Well starting TODAY, you can learn electric guitar from the shred guitar hero himself Paul Gilbert

Paul Gilbert has long been known for guitar shredding with bands like Racer X and Mr. Big, but he’s also known worldwide as a leader in guitar education – having been teaching guitar lessons since he was a teenager. 

Paul has spent years developing his own signature guitar method and has released numerous instructional guitar videos and DVDs viewed by guitar enthusiasts all over the world, but what’s unique about Paul’s new online guitar lessons is that it’s interactive. 

Students send in videos to Paul of whatever they’re working on, which Paul then reviews and responds to in his own video with ideas for how they can improve.