Instructional Videos

Mindful Learning Series

The Mindful Learning Series is a compilation of the essential videos from the Online Supplement which accompanies the three-volume Shearer Method.   This 11-part series, representing the cornerstone of Shearer teaching, demonstrates the step-by step process of pre-reading, play and say, air guitar, visualization, and memorization.

I. Introduction
II. Pre-reading
III. Play and Say
IV. Air Guitar
V. Advanced Play and Say
VI. Combining Segments
VII. Review and Reflect
VIII. Testing your Memory
IX. Playing from Memory
X.Developmental Pause and Isolation
XI. Conclusion

Sample Technique

(from the Shearer Method: Books I, II, and III)

Optimal Positioning
Four Fret VS. Five Fret Scale Forms
Stretches
Joint Isolation Exercises
lEFT-AND riGHT-HAND cOORDINATION eXERCISES
Slurs
Slurs and Octaves
p,i,m arpeggio (and pre-reading)