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Tag: Beginner

Springsteen-Bored-by-Repetitive-Practice

Don’t Like Repetitive Guitar Practice?

by Bryan

Repetition is one of the most effective tools in learning music. Yes, it can be boring, but it helps you memorize the technical stuff so your mind can be free […]

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Beginner / Point of View / Practice / y
Star Trek Guitar Strap - guitar lessons

Why Use a Guitar Strap?

by Bryan

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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Beginner / Gear / Technique / z
Frustrated with learning guitar?

Don’t MAKE Your Kids Practice Guitar 30 Minutes a Day

by Bryan

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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Beginner / Kids / Point of View / Practice / z
Play Guitar with Your Fingertips - Guitar Lessons Brooklyn

We Don’t Really Play Guitar With Our Fingers

by Bryan

We play with our finger TIPS. I know that seems obvious, but we often don’t do it. If we spend some time getting used to this weird use of our […]

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Beginner / Practice / Technique / Tone / y
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Practice Guitar Every Day? Yes. And no.

by Bryan

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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Beginner / Point of View / Practice / z
Snail Guitar

Why Practice Guitar Slow?

by Bryan

  Well, you may have heard several reasons, but this is my favorite: To witness what you actually do instead of what you think you should be doing. We are […]

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Beginner / Point of View / Practice / Tone / y
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Playing Tough Chord Changes on Guitar, Method 2

by Bryan

Yeah, it’s a killer. Try this: Don’t strum all the way to the moment that the tough chord should be played and then changing chords (that’s like pressing pause while […]

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Beginner / Chords / Practice / Technique / y

Bryan named Best of Lessons.com

Bryan Wade named Best of Lessons.com in 2018

Long Island City Queens Studio –

Clinton Hill Brooklyn Studio

Fun Lessons for Kids, Too!

Fun Kids Guitar Lessons in Long Island City Queens and Clinton Hill Brooklyn  NYC

Tips & Tricks

  • Ghost Notes at LICbar
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  • Learning Tough Guitar Solos = Eating An Elephant
  • Tab Reading Made Easy: The Basics
  • How To Find Notes On Your Guitar By Ear
  • How To Instantly Find Any Fret on the Guitar Without Counting
  • How The Thumb Guitar Trick Really Works
  • Bryan Wade’s Ghost Notes at The Way Station
  • Feel the Space Between the Notes
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