Ry Bradley
American roots guitar. singer. songwriter. producer.
Welcome to Ry Bradley's online guitar training and community
Why are guitarists more frustrated and lost than ever before even though they have access to any training or lesson online, in most cases for free?
You've probably participated in some kind of guitar training before, but if you're not where you wanted to be in your playing by now, you've probably missed one or more of the three most important pillars of musical training. Most experts don't remember what it was like to be at your level and most "teachers" teach the way they were taught. Neither of those consider the student's reasons and desires for playing a musical instrument or how to get the student to their goal as fast as possible.
Rather than learning a song or a lick or a phrase individually then having to start all over to learn the next one you want to learn, Blackbelt Musician uses the kind of music you want to play to build a foundation of skills that allows you to build on top of what you already learned, eventually being able to quickly learn to play anything you want.
Blackbelt Musician courses are designed to give you the confidence to learn anything you want and the knowledge IN REALITY of what level you are at and what's next.
No one can know everything, but a Blackbelt Martial Artist has the confidence and self-knowledge to learn fast. Similarly, a Blackbelt Musician has a solid foundation to learn any new song or style with ease and enthusiasm. Have you ever seen someone play a song they've never heard before and sound great? There's a path to get there.
The 3 Pillars of Musical Training
Universal Musical Language
You already see that there are patterns in music, there's a process to naming these patterns and communicating with other musicians easily. When people call it "music theory" some guitarists get scared off. You don't need to read a text book, we get you recognizing the patterns you already use and see. You know more than you realize.
Physical Training
Most people get stopped on the guitar because of the physical demands in the beginning. You wouldn't walk into a gymnastics school and expect to be great on the first day, but most of us want it to sound like music so badly that we don't admit that guitar is physically VERY demanding. It's hand gymnastics or yoga. We will get through this stage as fast as possible.
Community
Playing with a Youtube video or playing alone in your house can feel great but without real honest feedback from someone -moms and wifes don't count- you will have huge gaps that leave you feeling defeated when you finally do play in front of or with other people. Our tribe of like minded players meets once a month to work on new topic and perform for each other. You needa supportive tribe that is working on the similar passions as you. Doing it alone takes 10x as long to learn.
Community
Get information about the next Twang Hang, a monthly hangout with Ry and other guitar players just like you.