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    Mayu's "Five Songs That Changed Me"
    The American Guitar Academy
    • Oct 27, 2020
    • 1 min

    Mayu's "Five Songs That Changed Me"

    Brian McKnight: One Last Cry His grace notes are awesome and he was the first foreign artist I liked. This is my favorite song of his....
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    Aimee's "6 Albums That Changed Me"
    The American Guitar Academy
    • Aug 26, 2020
    • 1 min

    Aimee's "6 Albums That Changed Me"

    Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill This album was one of my favorites when I was young. I appreciated the unique way she sang and her...
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    Naoki's "6 Albums That Changed Me"
    The American Guitar Academy
    • Aug 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Naoki's "6 Albums That Changed Me"

    Casino Drive: Fever Visions This was my first experience of listening to glam and psychedelic rock. Casino Drive was formed by musicians...
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    Getting Into Jazz Guitar: Ryan's Listening Guide
    The American Guitar Academy
    • Jul 19, 2020
    • 3 min

    Getting Into Jazz Guitar: Ryan's Listening Guide

    Wes Montgomery - The Wes Montgomery Trio (1959) The first time I heard the smoky opening notes of "Round’ Midnight", I was hooked on this...
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    Yurie's "5 Albums That Changed Me"
    The American Guitar Academy
    • Jul 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Yurie's "5 Albums That Changed Me"

    Hikaru Utada: First Love When Hikaru Utada came out with this album in 1999, it was sensational for the J-pop scene. It almost felt like...
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    Hiroshi's "6 Albums That Changed Me"
    The American Guitar Academy
    • Jul 14, 2020
    • 2 min

    Hiroshi's "6 Albums That Changed Me"

    Michael Jackson: Thriller This was my very first record. A friend of my mother's gave it to me when I was about eight. Listening to this...
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    Giovanni's "6 Albums That Changed Me"
    The American Guitar Academy
    • Jul 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Giovanni's "6 Albums That Changed Me"

    Miles Davis: We Want Miles I first heard this album when I was about eight years old. I used to play a toy guitar and mime along to the...
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    Christophe's "Top 5 Albums"
    The American Guitar Academy
    • Jul 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    Christophe's "Top 5 Albums"

    Here are Christophe's favorite five albums. What are yours? Django Reinhardt - Retrospective During my time at high school, I used to...
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    Julian's "6 Guitar Albums That Changed Me"
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    • Jul 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    Julian's "6 Guitar Albums That Changed Me"

    1. Green Day: Dookie I first started playing guitar in the midst of the early 2000's pop-punk era and quickly became obsessed with the...
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    Isako's Top 5 Guitar Albums
    The American Guitar Academy
    • Jul 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Isako's Top 5 Guitar Albums

    Here our Administrative Coordinator Isako tells us about her favorite guitar albums. Joe Pass: Virtuoso I played clarinet, piano and...
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    Aaron's Top 5 Guitar Albums
    The American Guitar Academy
    • Jun 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Aaron's Top 5 Guitar Albums

    1. Jim Hall and Bob Brookmeyer: Live at the North Sea Jazz Festival 1979 Have questions about how to comp or solo in a duo setting? Look...
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    Carl's "5 Guitar Albums That Changed Me"
    The American Guitar Academy
    • Jun 21, 2020
    • 2 min

    Carl's "5 Guitar Albums That Changed Me"

    Stanley Clarke - If This Bass Could Only Talk I started playing guitar at 8 and eventually went on to study classical guitar. By the time...
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