Jamie,You're right, I know "what" he's doing - he explained that well, but not "how". I have tried it, and I see how it could work, but you are correc...

If any of you have a question on something or a piece you are working on that you find troublesome, let me know, and I will answer your questions or c...

Woo, lordy!Thanks so much for the heads up! Good thing I couldn't afford his materials right now anyway! :lol:

Can't recommend this book enough, guys and gals. It really helped me. :D Hi Folks, It is nice to see the "no tempo" method I teach in "The Principles...

...I sat in class last night and could not get my fingers to do a stinkin' thing right... This is common. When I try to play for anyone but myself, i...

I can't do it consistently perfect (probably won't for quite some time) but just found the "trick" that works for me, a target to shoot for in terms o...

I can do a full-barre F now!WOOT!

Here's my attempt at a couple of photos of what worked for me.

And here is a great song to practice barring with:

Well, the combination of finger position and pressure seems to have done it.For my fingers, the 6th string ends up being held by only the last 8th to ...

They can't be that much shorter than mine. My index finger isn't even three inches from webbing to tip. Mine is just shy of 3"... maybe there is hope...

Understand that without seeing you play, this is purely guesswork, but a typical beginner mistake is to use too much of the index finger to barre. Wi...