Children learn music very differently to adults. I have been teaching guitar and studying teaching for close to 30 years. What I have found is children learn primarily by association. That is they associate some kind of meaning to learning music. If that association is positive they will most likely continue to pursue music their…
Tag: music
How do I get my child started learning music?
Many parents ask the question of when should their child begin to learn music. The short answer is ‘As soon as possible’. Even before we are born we are able hear sounds. Researchers found that music played to babies after 20 weeks from conception caused a response in the womb and even recall after birth….
The Flintstones Theme
One of those tunes everyone seems to know and is good for learning syncopation. Enjoy.….. The G4 Guitar Method The G4 Guitar Method is a structured method of learning how to play guitar. Its a unique system built on 27 years of research and experience based on a proven strategies. To view a video and…
5 Tips to Get the Most Out Of Your Guitar Practice
Stay organised. Keep everything you need in one place so you it can easily be found. You want to be able to get into a rhythm (pun intended) with your practice. Spend a few minutes before you start guitar practice organising your space and checking you have everything at arms length. Set time limits. I work in…
“When will I be able to play a song on guitar?”
This is the question almost all guitar students ask their teachers. Lets face it, we learn guitar to play songs. Most students initially don’t mind if they are easy guitar songs as long as they sound like something they know. The answer to your question My answer to guitar students is simple. You can play…
When is the BEST time to START learning GUITAR?
I love this question because the obvious answer is RIGHT NOW! The problem is the ‘right now’ answer does not always feel right wouldn’t you agree? Perhaps you are moving house, about to go traveling, having a baby, have no money or are just not in the right head space. Well let me give you…
Learning Guitar Starts With Listening
Listening is severely underrated when it comes to learning to play guitar. If you truly want to succeed on guitar you must be an active listener of guitar music. As a guitar teacher I have even found myself neglecting to both listen and to advise my students to listen. There are two types of listening…
The Power of Tracking your Guitar Practice
Tracking yourself is extremely underrated. When you decide on a goal but have no tracking system in place your chances of reaching that goal are dramatically reduced. I have seen it time and time again with myself, my students, my business, my health and the evidence is everywhere. I am going to give some examples…
Guitar Improvisation for Beginners
Here is a good little lesson for beginners on the topic of improvisation presented by Guitar Coach Mag. Free 5 week Beginner Guitar Course G4 GUITAR METHOD Please follow the link to subscribe to our free online course. http://www.g4guitarmethod.com CLICK LINK to grab a free copy of the G4 GUITAR METHOD.
3 Reasons Why Children Quit Guitar
If you are a parent with a child learning guitar or any musical instrument for that matter its important to understand the reasons your child may possibly decide to quit. There are of course many reasons why a child might fail to learn to play guitar but if you are a parent I want to point…
5 Ways to Inspire Yourself to Practice Guitar
The majority of people who take up guitar do so because they were inspired by a guitarist, band or song. When they made their guitar purchase they were excited and imagined themselves practicing everyday but somewhere along the way the fire went out. Guitar practice began to feel like a chore. Even when they could…
What do The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and Van Halen have in common?
There was a time when I thought rockstars were lucky. I believed they were just born under the right star. As time went by and I read more and more about the path to success for almost every successful band and artist it became quite apparent that their talent and success was actually the result…
G4 GUITAR Blog 