Nick Torres
London born, Washington DC area native Nick Torres has been involved in music for more than 20 years. From singing with the Paul Hill Chorale at the Kennedy Center, to Regional Chorus, soloist at Trinity UMC in Alexandria VA, bell ringing, amateur and professional musical theater, and a band or two along the way. Currently Nick is focused on spending as much time as possible with his lovely wife and two children. When he's not doing that he's practicing his acoustic guitar and hanging out in the Songwriters Forum here on Guitar Noise. And writing articles and reviews, let's not forget that...
Articles by Nick Torres
An Interview (and tour) at Huss & Dalton
Recently Nick Torres arranged a tour of the Huss & Dalton guitar factory. Read this fascinating exchange and learn more about how guitars are made.
Songwriting for Beginners
Here is a concise and handy reference for all the songwriting lyricists out there. Also the difficult topic of giving and receiving criticism.
Molly Pitcher – Watching The Rain
This exciting CD by the duo Molly Pitcher is filled with intelligent and heart-felt songwriting. Melodies are back!
Music Theory for Guitarists by Tom Serb
Music Theory for Guitarists is not your every day theory book. Tom Serb takes a fresh perspective of learning theory on the fretboard, without needing to read music. Almost every stanza of notation and scale in the book is accompanied by tab or chord charts.
Fretboard 101 Part 2 – Fretting About The Board
Knowing where the notes are on your fretboard is nowhere near as hard as you might think. We continue our look at learning the essentials of your guitar.
Building a better Guitar Stand
The kind folks at ShadowStand sent me a couple of their stands to review. I was wondering how much of a difference a stand can make anyway. I’ve gotta tell you, it turns out it makes a bunch of difference.
A Few Words with Molly Pitcher
We caught up with Rebekah Fischman and Victoria Lavington, the singer/songwriter duo that makes up the band Molly Pitcher.
Fretboard 101 Part 1 – Where Did I Put My E?
This lesson outlines a few basic steps to figuring out where all the notes are on your guitar. These methods are painless and fun.
Jellifish
ANOTHER PICK REVIEW!!! Even I have to admit this one is wild!
Darrin Koltow’s Guitar Lessons On The Net
The Internet, as you well know, is full of guitar and music sites. How do you find what is best for you? Well, as Nick Torres points out, it helps to have a trust guide like Darrin Koltow.
Gin and Diatonic
What is the relationship between the technical frequency value of a note and the scale name? The answer is enough to make you insane.
Scoring Points
This article introduces an incredibly simply concept – knowing how you want to sing a song. We’ll guide you through the process of song preparation.
If I Only Had (Another) Brain
Let’s revisit the question: How do I play the guitar and sing at the same time? We have some great examples to help you do these two things at once.
Singing 101
Much like learning guitar, singing is something anyone can learn to do. It is a physical activity that you can improve through proper practice.