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31/01/2025

THE HIRED GUN: 80’S SESSION MUSICIANSHIP 🎸

“Beyond just fitting in musically, to be a session musician, it’s important to be a good human being. That you listen to the people you’re working with and the music. That you’re on time. That you’re responsible for your gear and your playing. That you don’t make it all about you, yet you have the confidence to perform. and come up with parts. It’s a fine balance between humility and broad confidence on the instrument.”

Discover the great session players of the 80’s and what you can learn from them in the new blog by Sam Bell Guitarist 🔥

Read the full blog on www.licklibrary.com👇

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From Steve Lukather to Dan Huff, in the '80s the session guitarist was king. Learn more about how these guitar giants made an indelible mark on music history.

27/01/2025

Following on from last week's show, in which we looked at the core elements of building a strong sense of timing, and rhythmic recognition, tonight's specially prerecorded show puts our new skills into practice, with a series of real world exercises that isolate both fretting and picking hand, beat placement and more.

Want to make timing part of your daily practice routine? You can't afford to miss this one!

24/01/2025

NEW RELEASE | Nick Jennison’s Guitar Essentials: Major Scale Modes

This comprehensive series covers a range of techniques and studies designed to deepen your musicality and versatility on the guitar 🎸

In this course, guides you through the modes of the major scale: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, and Aeolian. Each mode is dissected in detail, with practical examples and exercises to reinforce your learning 🔥

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21/01/2025

They say a perfect guitar practice routine is the key to everything - get this right and your road to guitar greatness should be straight and true. But, with so much information, countless lessons and resources out there, how do you focus on what truly matters?

Which skills best serve your goals, and how can you hit these essentials every time you practice? In this live lesson, Sam Bell refines - from his decades of experience - the 6 fundamentals which have helped him develop his jaw dropping abilities; in the hope you can follow the same path.

21/01/2025

Today, the guitar community celebrates the incredible career and playing of John Sykes - best known for his masterful playing with rock legends Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy 🎸

Our heartfelt condolences to all of his family and friends.

20/01/2025

In this special, pre-recorded show, Nick Jennison uncovers a guitar skill which seldom makes the top priority list for most players .... timing! In part one, Nick presents the core fundamentals of good timing and time-feel, plus shows you how this overlooked skill can save your musical bacon!

18/01/2025

Have you ever had the chance to try out a really special guitar? Or maybe you already own the guitar of your dreams - either way we want to know which guitar you’ve fallen in love with the most! 🎸

16/01/2025

Is your 2025 goal to pick up a guitar again? Here are some tips and reminders to help you fall back in love with the guitar after a break and stick with guitar playing for good! 👇👇

🎸If inspiration hasn’t found you in a while, then go looking for it! Revisit the music that first inspired you to play or get recommendations for new bands and players to check out.

🎸Your journey is highly personal. There may be more or less effective ways of improving on the guitar, but there is no right or wrong way to make guitar playing a part of your life.

🎸Working on a challenging goal will never feel great 100% of the time, but the pay-off certainly will.

🎸Make use of 1-2-1 tuition slots available to all Lick Library members and get a personally tailored plan for you!

🎸Don’t forget to reflect back on your achievements when focussing on the goals that lie ahead.

Check out the full article on LickLibrary.com

https://www.licklibrary.com/news/how-to-fall-back-in-love-with-the-guitar-in-2025

Lost your motivation and enthusiasm to play guitar? Learn how to love your guitar practice again in 2025 with this blog.

13/01/2025

In last week's stream, we showed you how to make a plan for making 2025 your best guitar playing year to date. This week, we're showing you how you can maximise your practice sessions to make that plan into a reality!

In this free live lesson (brought to you by Ciari Guitars), Nick Jennison talks session design, what to work on, when, and for how long. We'll also be answering YOUR questions LIVE!

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10/01/2025

NEW | Learn EVERY guitar part on Rumours by Fleetwood Mac with the latest Classic Albums course on Lick Library 🎸✨

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07/01/2025

What are your goals with the guitar this year?? 🎸

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A Lick Library membership includes:

⭐️ NEW lessons every Friday
🎶 Downloadable backing tracks
🎸 2000 + guitar lessons
✍️ TAB for 100s of licks on selected courses
👩‍🏫 1-2-1 tuition session slots

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06/01/2025

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New year, new you, but the same tired old licks? Not this year my friend! January always brings with it a wave of motivation to become a better guitar player - but how can you actually capitalise on this new-found desire to become the player you've always wanted to be?

In this stream (brought to you by Ciari Guitars), Nick Jennison talks you through setting goals, reasonable expectations for a year's progress, what to focus on and what to avoid - and we'll be taking YOUR questions live on air!

06/01/2025

Want personalised guitar tuition?? 🎸💥

Start 2025 off right and reach your guitar goals with our 1-2-1 tuition slots available to book for all members at no additional cost 🙌

30/12/2024

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So you’ve learned a bunch of ways to visualise the fretboard… but how do you practice this stuff without wanting to set your guitar on fire? Surely it can’t be endless scales, right?

Right! In this stream, Nick Jennison shows you how you can nail your fretboard knowledge in a way that’s fun, engaging and effective.

29/12/2024

Ready for a battle of the generations?💥 Which great guitarist do you see as definitive to the decade in which you were born? 🎸👇

23/12/2024

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FREE LESSON: https://www.licklibrary.com/learn/lessons/tom-quayle/fretboard-visualisation-part-4

In the fourth instalment of our exclusive December live lessons, Nick Jennison shows you how you can take your newfound fretboard knowledge and use it to craft killer solos - and we’ll be answering YOUR questions LIVE!

16/12/2024

FREE LESSON! - https://www.licklibrary.com/learn/lessons/free-guitar-lessons

In last week's stream, we learned how to find any note on the guitar's neck. Now, while that's a very useful skill, we very rarely play just a single note in isolation: what about chords and scales?

In this week's stream, Nick Jennison shows you the visualisation tactics used by the pros to be able to instantly visualise scales and chords in real time - without relying on shapes!

15/12/2024

Which rhythm guitarists shine as much as, or maybe even more than, lead players?? ❤️‍🔥

Check out full courses on rock and metal rhythm guitar on Lick Library 🎸

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