In today's workshop, Steve Stine and GuitarZoom Founder Dan Denley discuss blues melodies and talk about playing guitar, the importance of setting goals, and how to make the most of your playing time.P.S. Make sure you check out Steve's new course Creative Blues Soloing: https://guitarzoom.com/creativebluessoloing/promo/Highlights:Melodic soloing: Chord tone or non-chord toneWhy landing right notes at the right time matter the mostImportance of emphasizing one note when playing How to create a theme to use all over a songWhat options to use with your ability in playingSimple things to make playing effectiveImportance of planning what chords to use before playingQ&A: Why is guitar important to you and what inspires you to learn more?Example of major scale over the 4 chordMixing of cabinet and monitor to balance the toneImportance of vocal effectsUse of plotting points Bringing surplus of inventory to create better musicEvaluating progress on playing the guitarWhat it really means to play better in guitarDoes it really matter to have a theory and understanding bucket in music?Emphasizing only one noteStudying of fretboard/ Learning to see what you can do with your fretboardHow NOT to get distracted when learning new guitar tricksFocusing on what really works for an individualIf you love this episode please subscribe and leave an iTunes 5-star review. If you want to improve your guitar playing and take it to the next level, head over to GuitarZoom.com.