Playing guitar to your child can be both beneficial and soothing. The video is an example of my own daughter who could be relaxed simply by playing guitar. It seemed to work every time except if she was in pain or in need of something. We knew when the guitar playing didn’t work something was…
Category: Guitar Students
Posts aimed at guitar students
Improving your guitar skills. Start with what you are good at.
When I ask people the question ‘What are you good at?’ the answer is almost always related to a hobby (E.g. painting tennis, golf or writing poems or repairing cars etc.) Rarely do they mention the little things like cleaning their teeth, driving a car, getting dressed, taking a shower, speaking, writing or using a…
Music Theory Basics
Theory Basics Music is essentially a language. Understanding the language of music will help you to learn musical concepts and will also allow you to communicate with other musicians. The basics of music theory are not difficult and do not require a lot of time. As little as 20 minutes a week will give you…
Memorise the keys easily Part 1 – Sharp keys
As a teen I decided to devise an easy way to memorise the key signatures. It seemed to me that knowing every note in every key was going to be helpful because it was so central to music. When I began teaching I found the system I had devised worked quickly and easily for most…
Learn the notes on the guitar fretboard in record time Part 4
If you missed the previous parts to this lesson click here to go back. Now lets put it all together. You know the Chromatic scale and you know the open notes on a guitar. By starting on the open notes and using the chromatic scale you can simply count up to work out any note. In the…
Advice For Students Learning The Guitar
Learning guitar is like learning a new language. It takes years of practice and dedication. I really admire anyone who is willing to follow their ambitions of learning a musical instrument. Here is some advice for those students 1. Have a Goal: The clearer your goal is the more likely you will…
The Yin and Yang of Learning Guitar
Learning guitar is by no means a perfect science. What works for one person may not work for another as every teacher well knows. Finding what works for you will be a challenge. Success is usually the result of many failures and accepting this is your first step toward success. We therefore need to be…
Which guitar should I learn on?
This is a common question. You can in fact start on any guitar as long as it has 6 strings and is in reasonable condition. Below I have listed some pluses and minuses of each of the three most common types of guitars. Classical +Nylon strings so tends to be easier on the fingers. +Nice…
Ear training software
Ear training (Aural) is often overlooked and under valued among guitar players. Developing your ear really is a critical step in the process of learning music because with a good ear you learn faster but you also learn to articulate. Students with weak aural skills can often rely too heavily on tab and can become…
Did you practice guitar today?
…On an A4 piece of paper or bigger write the following question; “Did you practice today?” Post this question in a place where you can’t miss it each day for a month. Perhaps on the fridge or bathroom mirror. Now after one month look at your practice log to see whether you have done more…
What age can children learn guitar?
Most people are surprised when I say children can start guitar from as you as young as 2 years old. In actual fact it really shouldn’t be surprising because many children learn instruments like violin from 2 years and most would agree that violin is equally if not more challenging than guitar. Children are smarter than we think …
Popular Guitar Songs
Here is a list of popular guitar songs you might want to learn. If you have any suggestions please add via a comment below. Thank you. Always with you always with me American pie American Woman Are you gonna go my way Back in Black Better be home soon Black Betty Black Magic Woman Blackbird…
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