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…
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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…
Here Are 3 Reasons Why You Will Want To Learn In A Group
There is a common belief that one on one private lessons are better than group lessons. This is based on the idea that teaching several students at one time means each student gets less attention. Such logic is not based on evidence but is instead, just assumed. The fact is the evidence as I discovered, is…
How To Master The Guitar
The question of how to master guitar is often thought of as purely a technical one when in fact the technical aspect makes up 20% or less of your eventual success. We instinctively think that all that is required is knowing the steps involved as if we were piecing together a puzzle. … The 80%…
How To Help Your Child To Want To Practice Guitar
Parents with children learning guitar are generally hopeful that their child will stick with guitar. Unfortunately all too often parents make the decision to stop their child’s lessons due to a lack of enthusiasm for practice. The truth is this generally occurs due to a lack of understanding. Parents who have children learning guitar or…
Successful guitar students prepare to fail – What?
Hang on a minute. Aren’t successful people confident and positive about what they can achieve? Weren’t we told that if you expect to fail you probably will? The ‘Self fulfilling prophecy’ idea right? Well it turns out that a sign of a successful person is someone who is actually expecting to fail and this applies to…
5 Ways To Improve Your Guitar Playing Fast
Focus on one thing at a time – The typical guitar student tends to bounce around, often working on several different scales, a few guitar chords, strumming patterns, picking patterns, perhaps an arpeggio pattern, a little finger picking and then half a dozen songs and riffs all in one practice session. Try focusing on just one isolated…
Buying a guitar (for beginners)
Buying your first guitar is not so scary. In fact its probably easier than buying your second because there are only a few things you need to consider. Here are the most important considerations ehrn choosing;Type: A classic guitar with nylon strings is the best option for a beginner unless you are fixed on playing an…
How old can a child begin to learn guitar?
We are often asked the question of how old does a child have to be to start on guitar. At G4 GUITAR many of our teachers can start students from 3 or 4 years old. Its not actually about the child its mostly about the teacher and parents. A teacher needs to be trained in working with…
PLAN your PRACTICE
One of the best pieces of advice I can offer any student is to plan your practice. Time is precious and you need to make every minute count. Start with short practice sessions of 15 to 20 minutes and break it down into 5 minute topics. Example; 5 minutes picking practice. Leave your left hand…
Why you should devote some guitar practice to ear training
I highly recommend to anyone pursuing music to invest a portion of their practice time into developing aural skills. This means your ability to listen to music and understand what you are hearing so as to replicate on your instrument. Step 1 The first step I recommend for my guitar students is to learn the…
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