Gregg Daigle Music

10/17/2026

Focused practice results in greater progress.

You don't necessarily need more hours with your guitar. You need to get more out of the hours you already have.

That's what Sore Fingers Guitar Fundamentals is all about.
Over six weeks, we'll work through six hours of instruction and three hours of guided practice, developing the skills to focus your energy, organize your practice time, identify challenges, and make meaningful progress on your instrument.

We'll use familiar songs, fundamental techniques, and practical exercises to learn not just what to practice, but how to practice.

The goal? A better return on your practice time.

Sore Fingers begins Monday, October 19, with instruction on Monday evenings and guided practice on Saturday mornings.

Open to new and returning guitarists, online or in person in De Pere.

Message me for details!

10/14/2026

I'll take 'Musicians From Another Planet' for $600, Alex.

10/12/2026

It Just Keeps On Rolling!

Hey folks!
Just getting back from 11 days in New Mexico, and what a trip! Between Albuquerque and Ghost Ranch, I packed in 19 private lessons, three guitar workshops, a two-day Acoustic Folk Guitar Camp, a three-hour bar gig, a house concert, and a performance at Ghost Ranch. I also got to spend some quality time making music and co-writing with my good friend Mike Finders. And, of course, there was plenty of fantastic New Mexican food!
And now it's time for what's next!

Starting Monday, October 19, I'm kicking off another six-week session of Sore Fingers: Guitar Fundamentals.
Designed for beginner to intermediate guitarists, this course focuses on building positive practice habits and putting those skills to work making music.

We'll focus on three things:
Relaxed, efficient technique — Playing with less tension and more confidence.
Rhythm, timing, and groove — Developing a steady, musical feel.
Purposeful practice — Building repeatable practice routines and applying them to songs you know and love!

Mondays at 6 PM Central: One-hour class�
Saturdays at 11 AM Central: Half-hour guided practice session

Classes are available live online or in person here in De Pere, Wisconsin, and recordings/practice sheets are provided. We've already got folks joining from Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado!

Message me if you'd like more details!

Hope you're all doing well and finding time to pursue your music. Maybe I can help you along the way!

Keep on rolling,
Gregg

10/08/2026

Acoustic Folk Guitar Camp starts today! Hanging out with my good friend, Mike Finders. It's worth the trip.

10/08/2026

This is where we learn guitar. Sign up to join us in 2027.

10/04/2026

Today!

We're playing some solo original sets and a duo set.

10/03/2026

Here we go, Folks! Live House Concert with Gregg Daigle and Mike Finders. Sunday, October 4 @ 3pm Mountain!

We're playing some solo original sets and a duo set.

09/18/2026

This is from a series I've been working up:

I’ve worked with a lot of guitar players over the years.
I’ve taught beginners from scratch. I’ve worked with intermediate players who’ve hit a plateau. And I’ve worked with people who have been playing for years and can’t quite figure out why their playing isn’t getting where they want it to go.
A few things keep coming up.
First: What do you actually want from your playing?
Do you want to be the most badass couch picker in your neighborhood? Great.
Do you want to play a coffeehouse gig? Awesome.
Do you want to sit down with other musicians and have the confidence to find a part, lock in, and add something to the music? Cool.
Those are different goals. But there are three fundamentals underneath all of them:

Tone. Timing. Taste.

TONE
How do you sound?
Not what notes are you playing. Not what chord are you playing. How does the instrument actually sound when you touch it?
Does it sound the way you want it to sound? Does it sound like you?
And this is where I think guitar culture gets something backward: we obsess over the fretting hand.
Meanwhile, the picking hand is driving the sound.
It controls your attack, dynamics, articulation, groove and a huge part of what we actually recognize as your musical voice.
Spend a day really paying attention to that hand and you can become a better guitar player by sunset.

TIMING
Your picking hand also carries time.
Keeping that hand moving isn't just about strumming. It's a physical connection to the subdivisions of the beat.
Quarter notes. Eighth notes. Sixteenths. Whatever the groove requires.
Instead of hoping you land on the next beat, your body knows where the beat lives.
That's a significant difference.

TASTE
This one comes from listening.
Are you present enough to hear the entire musical event?
Are you listening to the singer? The bass player? The other guitar? Are you leaving space? Are you playing a fill because the music needs one, or because you know a fill?
Are you contributing to the music—or just smashing away at the strings?
Taste is knowing what you could play and choosing what belongs there.
And that's one of the great gifts of playing music with other people: it forces us into the present. You can't play the song that's about to happen. You can only respond to what's happening right now.

I've been teaching guitar for more than 30 years, and I love teaching repertoire. While building a repertoire matters,
another shiny new tune isn't always the answer.
If you already know songs and they're not shining and shimmering the way you want them to, it may be time to stop adding songs and start looking underneath them.

Tone. Timing. Taste.

That's what I've been exploring in my Guitar Fundamentals workshops, and this fall I'll be bringing the same approach to a new Banjo Fundamentals workshop.
Because sometimes the next level isn't another song, it’s learning how to really play the ones you already know.

09/16/2026

Let's Play!

07/02/2026

GREGG DAIGLE MUSIC
JULY 2026 SHOWS

JULY 4 | Gold Standard
Paradise North Distillery · Green Bay · 5-8pm

JULY 9 | Troy Heinz & the 57s
Husby’s Garage · Sister Bay · 8-11pm

JULY 11 | Troy Heinz & the 57s
Hagemeister Park · Green Bay · 3-6pm

JULY 17 | The Gentlemen Grifters
Oconto Falls Beach · Concert Series · 6-9pm

JULY 19 | Gold Standard
Paperfest · Kimberly · 1:15-2:30pm

JULY 24 | Gregg Daigle & Kate Stenson
Mackinaws · Green Bay · 6-9pm

JULY 25 | Gold Standard
Art In The Park · Appleton · 12:15 - 1:15pm

JULY 26 | Gold Standard
Mile of Music Fellowship Service · 10-11:30am

JULY 26 | Gold Standard
Hagemeister Park, Green Bay · 2-5pm

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