By Maurice Richard You have done the right thing! You decided you wanted to learn to play guitar and committed to it. Then you made another great decision by finding a highly qualified guitar teacher to help you learn the right way the first time instead of trying to figure it all out yourself. Learning […]
Okay! So you’ve got a guitar, great, check that off the list. You’ve got a pick and a method book, yes! Now, let’s practice! For a long time…. Oh…. this is harder than I thought… this doesn’t sound right… agh, I really need help with… EVERY honest guitarist knows exactly what I am talking about. […]
By Miika Korte Improvising without sounding boring and uninspired sooner or later can be quite a challenge. That is why I want to show you a way how you can practice improvising, to come up with more creative ideas AND increase your listening skills. The idea is based on an observation I had with many […]
Learning guitar on your own is often a long, frustrating and confusing process. This makes learning guitar a struggle when it should be fun. Working with a guitar teacher helps you eliminate the frustrating parts of learning guitar so you can enjoy the learning process more. According to guitar teacher coach Tom Hess, there are […]
by Dennis Winge Some time ago, after 40 years of playing guitar, I decided to increase my rhythmic vocabulary, so I bought a book that my drummer friend recommended. He said, at the time, that it was “dense, but accessible.” Well, I found it to be more dense than accessible, so I asked him to […]
By Matthew Chanway As a guitar teacher, one of the topics I see students become overwhelmed with the easiest, is learning how to improvise on guitar. It’s very easy for students to watch videos of accomplished and famous guitar players stringing licks together, and think that it’s a talent that one must be born with, […]
Have you ever wondered why all the great solos fit the mood of the song and blend with the chord changes even though they are improvised? Would you like to be able to do the same with your solos? In this article, I’ll show you a cool tool I came up with when trying to […]
As a teacher, over the years I have often heard students say things like “I don’t have time to practice everything I want”, or “I have so many things to work on, what should I focus on?” These are all very real thoughts and over the years, I found myself in this situation countless times […]
If you live in a major city, there may be many guitar teachers to choose from. How do you find the one who will help you progress quickly, while still making the lessons enjoyable? Just listen A good guitar teacher will listen to you and understand your guitar goals, and not try to force you […]
By Allen Hopgood Rhythm – your guitar playing won’t mean anything without it. Sure, you can sit down and practice rhythm along with a metronome or drum machine when you’re at home practising with your guitar. But how can you practice your rhythm chops, when you’re away from your guitar? When you’re on the bus […]