Spring Forward is a focused, step-by-step program designed to elevate your playing skills and musical understanding in just three weeks. Each day highlights a core technique or concept—from strumming mechanics and chord voicings to improvisation strategies and tone-shaping tips—so you can steadily build proficiency and confidence.
By dedicating a short, structured practice session to these targeted topics every day, you'll sharpen your fundamentals, expand your creative palette, and develop the habits that fuel long-term growth. Enter your email below to receive a daily email for 21 days featuring a new lesson!
Each day's challenge is designed to fit into your busy schedule, requiring just 20-30 minutes of focused practice.
Covers everything from technical foundations to advanced concepts for well-rounded musicianship.
Our multi-angle video lessons combined with synced tab, slo-mo, looping, progress tracking, and more.
Use a metronome or backing tracks to refine your timing. Experiment with syncopation, odd time signatures, and various feels.
Learn to play chords across the neck. Practice chord inversions for variety in accompaniment and songwriting.
Work on accuracy and fluidity in alternate picking. Explore hybrid picking and economy picking.
Integrate thumb and finger independence with patterns such as Travis picking. Try different fingerstyle grooves.
Focus on clean execution to maintain consistent volume. Combine with slides, bends, and vibrato.
Practice bending in tune. Develop different vibrato speeds and intensities to add expression.
Palm mute for stylistic effects and controlling string noise. Use fretting-hand muting to keep unwanted strings silent during riffs and solos.
Practice playing the same riff/lick at varying volume levels. Incorporate accents, crescendos, and decrescendos to bring life to your playing.
Expand past the pentatonic and major scale to modes (Dorian, Mixolydian, etc.). Learn scale patterns in multiple positions up the fretboard.
Practice shapes for major, minor, and seventh chords across the neck. Incorporate sweep picking for faster arpeggio runs.
Use the CAGED method to visualize chords, scales, and arpeggios in interconnected shapes. This helps with mapping out the fretboard and building solos.
Practice identifying intervals by ear (e.g., unison, 2nd, 3rd, etc.). Sing intervals and scale degrees to internalize them for improvisation.
Work on phrasing: leave space, vary rhythms, and use repetition strategically. Practice call-and-response ideas to develop "musical conversations."
Experiment with Drop D, Open G, or DADGAD to gain fresh inspiration and broaden chord shapes. Explore fingerstyle patterns unique to these tunings.
Understand keys, chord progressions (I–IV–V, ii–V–I), and harmonic function. Apply theory to real songs to see how chords and melodies work together.
Practice learning melodies and solos by ear to improve overall musicianship. Analyze chord progressions and note choices to see what makes them work.
If you're looking to deepen your musicianship, work on reading standard notation. Even basic fluency can help with session work and teaching.
Divide your sessions into technique, repertoire, and creativity. Track your progress to stay motivated and focused on long-term improvement.
Listen back for timing, pitch accuracy, and tone. Use a simple recording setup to identify weaknesses and celebrate improvements.
Explore pickup selections, amp settings, and pedal options. Understand how different gear choices affect your overall sound and musical identity.
Work on overcoming nerves by playing in front of friends or recording videos. Practice performing standing vs. sitting to master stage posture.
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