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When a Student Is No Longer a Beginner: A Guitar Teacher's Journey in Boston
"You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."  - Marcus Aurelius Just as the Stoic...

Ivan Cardozo
Sep 15 min read
 
 
 
Mastering Jimmy Page's "Out On The Tiles": A Guitar Teacher's Guide to Led Zeppelin's Hidden Gem
"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."  - Marcus Aurelius As a professional guitar teacher...

Ivan Cardozo
Aug 114 min read
 
 
 
Why Guitar Students' Unrealistic Mental Projections Can Sabotage Their Progress
A Stoic Principle for Musical Mastery The ancient Stoic philosopher Epictetus taught us that happiness comes not from having what we...

Ivan Cardozo
Aug 34 min read
 
 
 
Master the Harmonic Minor & Pentatonic Scale Combination - Expert Guitar Lessons with Ivan Cardozo
As Epictetus wisely taught us in the Enchiridion: "Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and pursuit, is thought to aim...

Ivan Cardozo
Jul 83 min read
 
 
 
Master Guitar Triads and Inversions: Transform Your Playing
"We should not, like sheep, follow the herd of creatures in front of us, making our way where others go, not where we ought to go." —...

Ivan Cardozo
Apr 213 min read
 
 
 
Never Stop Playing the songs you've learned: Why Maintaining Your Guitar Repertoire Is Essential for Growth
"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." - Heraclitus The Forgotten Songs in...

Ivan Cardozo
Apr 143 min read
 
 
 
Mastering the "Down, Down, Up, Up, Down" Strumming Pattern: Essential Skills for Guitar Beginners
Are you just starting your guitar journey in Boston or anywhere around the world? Learning to strum properly is perhaps the most crucial...

Ivan Cardozo
Mar 33 min read
 
 
 
Master Your Guitar Pick Technique:
Are you struggling with your guitar picking technique? As one of Boston's most sought-after guitar instructors, I've helped countless...

Ivan Cardozo
Feb 112 min read
 
 
 
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