Hello Songwriters-
This week's featured instructor is
Randall Williams. Randall is a Midcoast Maine-based guitarist, "cut-capo" virtuoso, songwriter, educator, author, world traveler, and musical entrepreneur.
In 2002, Randall earned his degree in classical voice from the Royal Conservatory of Mons, Belgium, but that culture of performance required a clear division between artist and audience, which Randall decided to trade for the world of traveling, writing songs, and singing and playing on street corners, cafés, and pubs.
For a time he lived aboard a 20' sailboat that he bought for $800, learning how to sail by navigating his way through the Baltic and North Seas, with only his guitar to keep him company. His book about the trip,
The Sea Inside, begins with the story of almost getting squashed by a tanker before dawn one morning in the North Sea. These events and many more inspired his 2008 CD,
Praying For Land.
Randall's newest musical adventure is a song cycle based on international bestseller Einstein's Dreams. He has also written two to instructional books,
The Partial Capo: The Basics, Tips, Tricks, and More and
The Capo: An Essential Resource for the Guitarist and is the marketing director for Kyser Musical Products.
Randall's Music Theory VideosNashville Numbers (Major Key)Why Do Some Chords Have Numbers?Demystifying the Circle of FifthsTime SignaturesHearing Progressions in Other SongsCreating Progressions For Your SongsChord Function and SubstitutionIntro to Transposition: Easier ProgressionsMore Transposition: Harder ProgressionsRandall's Guitar Technique VideosA Capo Does More Than Change the Key!The Drop D CapoEasy New Sounds: Multiple Capo - What!?Open Tuning And DADGADOpen G TuningOpen C9 TuningColoring Chords With Open StringsCreating Yumminess With the Short Cut CapoDrop D TuningIntegrated Pick-Strumming for GuitaristsMore Yumminess With the Short Cut CapoRandall's Performance VideosDynamics and Rhythmic DepthSupporting And Using Your VoiceBreath and BodyChoosing a Key That Works For You 
