Starting to learn guitar can be an exciting, but also intimidating, experience. One of the quickest ways to begin playing songs is by using just a few simple chords. In this blog, I will highlight some of the easiest 3 chord guitar songs that are perfect for beginners. These are just a few examples of…
Category: Beginners
Beginner’s Guide to Learning Guitar: Tips and Tricks
So you are ready to start your journey as a guitar player. Whether you’re a complete beginner or just looking to brush up on your skills, this beginner’s guide to learning guitar should help. First and foremost, it’s important to choose the right guitar for you. Acoustic or electric, steel-string or nylon-string, there are many…
Why you should apply the 80/20 rule to learning guitar
The 80/20 rule, also known as the Pareto principle, states that 80% of effects come from 20% of causes. In terms of learning guitar, this means that 80% of the progress you make in becoming a proficient player will come from 20% of the things you practice. One way to apply this principle to guitar…
How I convinced my guitar students NOT to QUIT!
From my experience as a guitar teacher I discovered that most people expect their progress on guitar to be constant and uninterrupted. The reality is there will be periods of stagnation even if you are practicing daily. Why this happens I cannot explain. All I know is expecting uninterrupted progress tends to lead to disillusionment….
What Is The One Thing You Want From A Teacher?
In my early years of teaching guitar I did not really push the issue of practice. I believed that students were either motivated or they were not. To be honest, as a guitarist making a living from teaching, I was afraid if I pushed students to practice too hard many would just quit. Unfortunately, being…
Why do the most successful guitar students expect to fail?
But hang on a minute. Aren’t successful people positive thinkers? Weren’t we told that self fulfilling prophecies determined our outcomes? Well it turns out that a sign of a successful person is someone who is usually quietly expecting to fail. They don’t want to fail of course and its certainly not their plan to fail…
Guitar Terms Infographic For Beginners
Mastering guitar isn’t just about learning how to fingerpick and memorise chords. You will also need to learn the language, and that means new vocabulary and terminology. To make sure you don’t get confused, TakeLessons teacher Matt K. put together this list of essential guitar terms to get you started. Keep this infographic handy (in your room…
Learn Guitar In 1/2 The Time
When it comes to learning a new skill we are often told that repetition is the optimal choice. After all it seems to make sense. If I want to learn a new chord on guitar I keep doing that same chord again and again, until it becomes instinctive. This does work of course but, according…
5 Facts Beginner Guitar Students Need To Know To Succeed
Here are 5 facts I wish I had known when I started guitar. I hope they make your journey a little smoother. Guitar is easy to learn but difficult to master In one lesson I could teach you to play the following 5 chords. C, A minor, G, E minor & D. These chords are…
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