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Dennis Winge

About Dennis Winge

Dennis Winge is a versatile and accomplished guitarist based in Ithaca, New York. With over 30 years of experience as a freelance musician, he has performed at prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall and the original CBGB's. Dennis is actively involved in several music projects, ranging from jazz ensembles to rock bands, and also provides guitar lessons.

He has released multiple albums, both instrumental and with vocals, showcasing a broad range of styles from jazz to rock and pop. Notably, his solo performances often feature a mix of these genres, tailored to various event needs like weddings, corporate events, and private parties. His repertoire includes well-known standards as well as original compositions, making his music suitable for a wide audience.

Dennis is also highly regarded for his event services, particularly in the wedding industry, where he's praised for his ability to customize music for ceremonies and receptions, ensuring a memorable experience for all attendees. His professionalism and adaptability make him a sought-after musician for any event, with a strong ability to set the perfect atmosphere, whether it's through solo performances or with one of his bands.

Entries by Dennis Winge

Chords, introduction to moveable chords

September 22, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, Sequences, part 2

September 20, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chord-Melody: Don’t Stop Believin’

September 15, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Bonus: The Creative Habit by Twyla Tharp

September 5, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Fretboard Theory, Diminished

September 1, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Matthew’s personal files

August 31, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Music Theory, Intervals, Decoding Famous Riffs

August 30, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Inversions, part 4, how to notate inversions

August 30, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Basic Mechanics and How to Play a G chord

August 23, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Strumming, part 10, more syncopation with Partido Alto groove

August 23, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Fretboard Theory, How CAGED chords and minor pentatonics align

August 18, 2022/by Dennis Winge

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Reading, supplemental play-alongs, advanced

August 1, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Triads, part 3, harmonized scales

July 31, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Technique, Dual Lense – Zoom In, Zoom Out

July 17, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Technique, Advanced Mechanics

July 4, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Hierarchy

July 4, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Blues, part 5, Blues You Can Use

June 30, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Fingerstyle, Travis Picking, review of all 4 patterns

June 26, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Barre Chords, part 4 – implementing

June 26, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Bass – constructing bass lines / arpeggios

June 19, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Strumming, part 3b, more on 3/4 and 6/8

June 17, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Drew’s personal files

June 15, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, alternate picking, part 2b, major scale patterns

June 15, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Modes, part 10, modal progressions / how to jam on any mode

June 5, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chord Switching, basic, play-alongs, part 7: 7th chords workout

June 5, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Zach’s personal files

June 1, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chords, CAGED Embellishments, part 7, most common, by shape

June 1, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Commuter Audio: Ear Training, part 14, famous minor and major melodies

May 29, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Bass – Paint it Black & Hotel California

May 21, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Fretboard Theory, relative positions of I-IV-V, part 1

May 18, 2022/by Dennis Winge

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Student Recital Summer 2022

May 17, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Modes, part 9, writing 5 modal progressions with only G, C, D, Am

May 17, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chords, CAGED Embellishments, part 2, open chord embellishments

May 17, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Power Chords, part 2, famous songs

May 11, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Commuter Audio: Ear Training, part 1d – how to implement ear training

May 10, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Jazz Analyzing Tunes – Melody

May 5, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, Licks, Common Licks & How to Build Your Own

May 4, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Music Theory, Seven Elements of Music

April 30, 2022/by Dennis Winge

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Fretboard Theory, using it to barre chord roots

April 26, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Ameen’s personal files

April 23, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Stephen’s personal files

April 20, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Bob’s personal files

April 18, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Sam’s personal files

April 14, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Dave’s personal files

April 12, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Dan’s personal files

April 8, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Qianyi’s personal files

April 8, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Mary’s personal files

April 5, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Dano’s personal files

April 1, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Songwriting, Part 14 – writing complementary sections & modulation

March 29, 2022/by Dennis Winge

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E’s personal files

March 27, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Technique, Great Guitar Technique

March 26, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Joey’s personal files

March 25, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Technique, Fast Downpicking

March 24, 2022/by Dennis Winge

test

March 23, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Band in a Box / BIAB

March 21, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Zolan’s personal files

March 17, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Songwriting, Part 12, all about melody part III

March 14, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Songwriting, Part 11, all about melody part II

March 14, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Commuter Audio: Master List

March 14, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Power Chords, part 1, introduction

March 10, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Strumming, part 2b, 3/4 time

March 9, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Kai’s personal files

March 9, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Songwriting, Part 13, how to write a love song

March 6, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Commuter Audio: Ear Training, part 13, hearing the modes

March 5, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, Two-Hand Synchronization

February 26, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Fretboard Theory, targeting a root

February 26, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Strumming, part 11, other strumming and chord embellishments – live class

February 20, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Bass – diminished triads

February 10, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chord Switching, basic, play-alongs, part 8: more advanced songs

February 9, 2022/by Dennis Winge

aa – Things You’ll Need to Get Started

February 9, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Commuter Audio: Ear Training, part 11, transcribing Lady Gaga and more

February 5, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, Overview of Scales & Tools Needed for Good Soloing

February 4, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Fretboard Theory, 6ths

February 2, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Reading, multiple level reading pieces

January 29, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Fretboard Theory, using it to Find Variations of Open Chords

January 25, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, Trading with Yourself, part 1

January 25, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Strumming, part 4, adding percussive elements to strumming

January 25, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Jazz, jazzing up the blues

January 22, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Commuter Audio: Ear Training, part 12, hearing chords 2

January 19, 2022/by Dennis Winge

blues patterns for bass and guitar

January 19, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Bass – CAGED system

January 19, 2022/by Dennis Winge

For Music Geeks Only

January 15, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chords, CAGED Embellishments, part 3, open chord embellishments on a blues

January 14, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, Hybrid Picking, part 2, live class

January 12, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chords, CAGED Embellishments, part 4, non-open positions

January 12, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Fretboard Theory, Intro to, part 1

January 8, 2022/by Dennis Winge

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Songwriting, Part 10, all about melody part I

January 7, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Commuter Audio: Ear Training, part 10, advanced ear training

January 7, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Modes, part 8, writing modal etudes

January 4, 2022/by Dennis Winge

Chords, half-diminished, diminished, and augmented

December 27, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Make it a Great Year – goals & planning session – volume 4

December 26, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Songwriting, Part 9 – classification of chords

December 21, 2021/by Dennis Winge

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Soloing, Hybrid Picking, part 1, intro & using on minor pentatonic

December 19, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Music Theory, Thinking in Numbers

December 17, 2021/by Dennis Winge

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Chords, Voicings, Jam Tracks, part 6, JOTC tracks

December 9, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Voicings, Jam Tracks, part 5, Santana

December 5, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, Phrasing, 2-bar rhythmic repetition

November 30, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Music Theory, Circle of Fifths, part 2 – uses of

November 27, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Art’s personal files

November 21, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Fretboard Theory, relative positions of I-IV-V, part 2

November 21, 2021/by Dennis Winge

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Jazz comping

November 14, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Bass – fretboard theory

November 13, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, Mixing Minor and Major Pentatonics, part 3 – progressions that indicate mixing

November 8, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Creativity Class – unitar and in-position major and minor scale composition

November 8, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Bass – overview / getting started on bass

October 31, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Liam’s personal files

October 31, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Gaurav’s personal files

October 24, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Music Theory, How Melody and Harmony Interact, part 1 & 2

October 24, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Student Repertoire – getting started with 3-string with C and G chords

October 24, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Songwriting, Part 8 – writing melodies by numbers

October 18, 2021/by Dennis Winge

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Blues, Green Onions

October 15, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Johan’s personal files

October 8, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Training, Ultimate Guide to Practicing Efficiently

September 27, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Chord Switching, how to play along with your favorite songs

September 27, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Commuter Audio: Ear Training, part 8, hearing chords 1

September 19, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Josh’s personal files

September 14, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Student Party 2021

September 13, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Chords, open string chord hybrids

September 1, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Commuter Audio: Ear Training, part 1b, introduction

August 25, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, Embellishments to the Pentatonics, Slides

July 25, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, major scales, ways to implement

July 22, 2021/by Dennis Winge

repertoire – Song Remains the Same

July 20, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Chords, 9 & 13 voicings – major, dominant, & minor – all shapes

July 19, 2021/by Dennis Winge

z – blank fretboard diagrams, tab paper, & manuscript paper

July 19, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, Legato Playing, part 1, introduction

July 10, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Rhythm, Tempo Groups, Time Signatures & Grooves, and Playing at Tempo Extremes

July 10, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Songwriting, Part 7 – How to Create Riffs with Open Strings

July 8, 2021/by Dennis Winge

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Soloing, Melodic Soloing overview

July 8, 2021/by Dennis Winge

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Soloing, Toggling between 2 pentatonic scales

July 5, 2021/by Dennis Winge

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Songwriting, Part 6, Harmonizing a Melody

June 29, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Student Recital Summer 2021

June 29, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Jack’s personal files

June 23, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Music Theory, Common Scales

June 21, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Chad’s personal files

June 20, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Taylor’s personal files

June 14, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Amalie’s personal files

June 13, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Colwyn’s personal files

June 7, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Lena’s personal files

June 4, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, Contour Shifts

May 29, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Songwriting, Part 5 – rhythmic aspects of melody-writing

May 29, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Rhythm, Feeling the Afro-Cuban 6/8 Clave on Guitar

May 16, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Jake’s personal files

May 7, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Chords, embellishing “E” and “A” shape barre chords

April 23, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Rhythm, How to Feel Quarter-Note Triplets

April 14, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Add9 and 9th chords

April 4, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Chords, 9, 11, 13 voicings

March 29, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Liam’s personal files

March 26, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Tab play-alongs

March 22, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Articles Published by Dennis Winge

March 22, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Master List of All Supplemental Content at Guitar Lessons Ithaca

March 14, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Chart Reading Symbols / How to Make Chord Chart

March 14, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Bass – major and minor scales

March 13, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Directional & Economy Picking – part 6 – directional picking

March 1, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Directional & Economy Picking – part 5 – full scale turnaround combinations

March 1, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Directional & Economy Picking – part 4 – scale patterns in 4/4

March 1, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Directional & Economy Picking – part 3 – multi-position shifts

March 1, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Directional & Economy Picking – part 2 – using combinations other than 2s and 3s

March 1, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Directional & Economy Picking – part 1 – intro & 2s and 3s

March 1, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, major scales, 3 notes per string

February 17, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Feeling the 7 against 4 Polyrhythm

February 7, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Jazz, Chord Voicings

February 6, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Feeling the 5 against 4 Polyrhythm

January 27, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Feeling the 4 against 3 Polyrhythm

January 24, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Feeling the 3 against 2 Polyrhythm

January 24, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Lauren’s personal files

January 22, 2021/by Dennis Winge

An Insight Into the Polyrhythms of African Drumming

January 17, 2021/by Dennis Winge

a – Welcome to Guitar Lessons Ithaca!

January 11, 2021/by Dennis Winge

aaa – Making Referrals to Guitar Lessons Ithaca

January 11, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Student Goal-Setting Resources

January 11, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Bob’s personal files

January 9, 2021/by Dennis Winge

G’s personal files

January 7, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Voicings, Jam Tracks, part 4, r&b and gospel loops

January 6, 2021/by Dennis Winge

Rhythm Generator

December 29, 2020/by Dennis Winge

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Make it a Great Year – goals & planning session – volume 3

December 23, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Student Repertoire – Holidays

December 1, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Commuter Audio: Ear Training, part 7, transcribing even more songs

November 21, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Learning the F chord

November 17, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Songwriting, melodic development

October 28, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Melodic Minor: scale, modes, uses

October 25, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, intro to syncopation

October 19, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Student Recital Autumn 2020

October 13, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Bonus: Make It Stick – the fastest ways to learn

October 7, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Chet’s personal files

September 25, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Student Party 2022

August 31, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Rhythm, map – part 1, 8th notes, groupings of 2, 4, 8

August 13, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Bonus: Improvisation by Mildred Portney Chase

August 3, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Ultimate Guide to Voicings for More Advanced Chords

August 3, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Rhythm, 12 Claves, Afro Cuban

August 2, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Intro Pack

July 29, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Voicings, Jam Tracks, Govan, part 3

July 28, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Voicings, Jam Tracks, Govan, part 2

July 28, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Reading, Brent Block book part 2

July 28, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Reading, Brent Block book part 3

July 27, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Chords, Voicings, Jam Tracks, Govan, part 1

July 24, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Soloing, Mixing Minor and Major Pentatonics, part 4 – live classes

July 3, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Reading, famous classical pieces

July 1, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Training, Practice Tracker

June 27, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Music Theory, Chords, The Intervals of Chords, part 3, live video classes

June 27, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Music Theory, Chords, The Intervals of Chords, part 2, chords and their intervals

June 27, 2020/by Dennis Winge

Chords, playing root notes for chords you don’t know

May 23, 2020/by Dennis Winge
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