Here's today's post about pain in the fingertips after playing the guitar. I hope this will help you continue to improve your guitar skills!

Don't miss the chance to see the versatile guitar duo of Giovanni & Ryan! They are long-time collaborators who have been performing...

The purpose of this blog post is to try and further define a scale and list some uses, but without going into too much detail. One way...

Hotel California (The Eagles) is a classic, must-know song for all aspiring guitarists. TAGA student Bruce recently learned the solo and...

Today is a sad day for the guitar community. We have suffered a great loss as Jeff Beck has passed away. He was undoubtedly one of the...

Thank you from everyone at TAGA for a great 2022! Have a great holiday and we look forward to seeing you in 2023! Here's Kai playing...

Yukako Furudate, the only gypsy violinist in Japan, will be accompanied by guitarists Noriyasu Takeuchi and Giovanni Calderini in what...

Following the success of his concert at the Cotton Club in April, TAGA alumnus RIO is going on tour to promote his superb new album, RIO....

Momo plays Jean-Philippe Rameau's "Musette en Rondeau" accompanied by her teacher Carl. Rameau (1683 – 1764) was one of the most...

Mirai prepared this piece for his recent Grade 3 Electric Rockschool exam. It's a great arrangement of Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud"...

Beautiful Sunday is a hit song by Daniel Boone that first appeared on his 1972 album Beautiful Sunday. It's very well-known in Japan,...

Fusako is currently studying Grade 4 pieces for the ABRSM syallabus. "Anything Goes" by Cole Porter is one of the duet pieces she's...

The Temptations' "My Girl" is one of Motown's most successful ever hits. The single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998....

We are really excited to be offering RSL's Rockschool curriculum and exams for guitar, bass, vocal and ukulele. Our first batch of...

We are really excited to be offering RSL 's Rockschool curriculum and exams for guitar, bass, vocal and ukulele. Our fantastic teachers...

Mirai is preparing for his Grade 3 RSL Rockschool exam. Here, he plays "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana. The song is a feast of power...

Kai has been learning "Upside Down" by Jack Johnson . Here he is accompanied by his teacher Ryan . Kai masterfully manages all the slides...

Many of you will know Isako as TAGA's Administrative Coordinator. When she's not writing emails and arranging schedules, she also studies...

The great Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) never wrote for guitar. However, much of his music for other instruments can be played on...

Anna plays "Perfect" ( Ed Sheeran ) for ukulele duet. This lovely arrangement is one of the pieces from Rockschool 's Grade 3 examination...