Music is so much more fluid than we often treat it. When we get caught up in whether we are playing it “right”, we run the risk of not hearing […]
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Why Use a Guitar Strap?
So you can bring the guitar into your comfort zone. We often approach the guitar as something we need to wrap ourselves around. We end up in awkward positions because […]
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Should I Practice Guitar on Vacation?
In my book, vacations are ways to get out of our daily grind so that we can relax and bring more enjoyment into our lives. So I say “play if […]
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Don’t MAKE Your Kids Practice Guitar 30 Minutes a Day
But do have them play something every day. It’s the “every day” part that does the trick. Kids get discouraged when they have to do stuff that’s hard. If they […]
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Practice Guitar Every Day? Yes. And no.
A player asked me yesterday if he could postpone his lesson a week because he didn’t get to play much that week. Of course, that’s fine with me, but I […]
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What is a Guitar Chord, Anyway?
In the beginning there was cacophony, and it was good. But not everybody thought so. Several hundred years ago, Christian monks discovered how to play several notes simultaneously in a […]
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Learning by Ear From a Recording
It can be tricky. Try this: Pause the playback immediately after you hear the note/chord you’re listening for. Then, listen to your short term memory, sing whatever you hear and […]
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