How Guitarists Can Break Through Speed Barriers

A human holds a guitar while sitting in an office cubicle on the East Coast of the United States. He has plastic cutlery in his shirt pocket. No one knows why.

A human holds a guitar while sitting in an office cubicle on the East Coast of the United States. He has plastic cutlery in his shirt pocket. No one knows why. (Image credit: Damian Fanelli)

The art of properly practicing technical passages on the guitar has many parallels to athletic training in its way, as it is a physical endeavor requiring repetition and focused execution of muscular movements with the goal of consistent improvement.

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Scott Marano has dedicated his life to the study of the guitar, honing his chops at the Berklee College of Music under the tutelage of Jon Finn and Joe Stump and working as an accomplished guitarist, performer, songwriter and in-demand instructor. In 2007, Scott developed the Guitar Strength program to inspire and provide accelerated education to guitarists of all ages and in all styles through state-of-the-art private guitar lessons in his home state of Rhode Island and globally via Skype.