Sid Bardfield is has been a top guitar player and teacher in the New Orleans area for over 25 years. Sid teaches electric and acoustic guitar and bass. Mastering a variety of styles, Sid teaches Blues, Rock, Country, Pop, Funk, Fingerstyle and Modern Christian Worship music. My passion is to help everyone I come in contact with in lessons to learn play like they've always dreamed about.
I believe how we approach our practice mentally as well as physically is important, even vital. Here’s a bunch of ways to think about how to improve consistently. Remember, it’s not the amount of time you play the guitar but… Read More »Insider pro guitar secrets to get better
HOW TO BUILD SPEED AND PLAY CLEAN GUITAR PARTS My number one tip is to find a guitar instructor who can definitely guide you in every step of this process. This is not an overnight process but you can progress… Read More »How to build speed and play clean guitar parts
Does this sound like you? You decide to learn guitar and figure it doesn’t look too hard because I see so many people playing on the Internet or American Idol and I guess I can figure it out. We tend… Read More »As a guitar player I wish I knew this 25 years ago
PHRASING GUITAR SOLOS WHAT IS IT AND HOW DO I DO IT? What do I think about when I’m trying to create a melodic phrase on the guitar.? How do I know if my phrase is worth keeping?I’m going to… Read More »Phrasing guitar solos, How do I do it?
Ask yourself this question.”Do I know my way around my guitar fretboard?” Do you feel confused, or don’t know how to get around the guitar? Does your guitar neck just look a bunch of wood, wires and metal with no… Read More »Do I know my way around the guitar fretboard?
Try this, how not to practice on guitar. There are many wrong ideas on what and how to practice guitar. We read about guitar players that play 8-10 hrs a day and in 2 years they are world class. In… Read More »Try this, how not to practice on guitar
A Guitar Practice Plan that guarantees success! Do you know what makes a great guitar player play great? If you could sit and watch the process that they used to get good fast and then become great you would see… Read More »A Guitar Practice Plan that guarantees success!
I hope this article will help some students of guitar be able to assess their abilities accurately. Even if you are a beginner. I’ve taught a lot of guitar lessons and once in a while there are students who never… Read More »Don’t ever compare yourself to other guitar players, there’s a better way!
There are students once in a while that even they are playing fine, they can strum songs, finger pick, even solo a bit and with good timing and still “feel like they can’t really play. You may “feel” this way… Read More »I “feel” like I can’t play, maybe this guitar thing is not for me?
A Guitar Practice Plan that guarantees success! Do you know what makes a great guitar player play great? If you could sit and watch the process that guitar pros used to get good fast and then become great you would… Read More »A Guitar Practice Plan that guarantees success! A 5 step plan