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…

I recently spoke to a guy who said he was a self professed cynic when it came to guitar teachers. He claimed that there was nothing a guitar teacher could teach him that wasn’t somewhere on the Internet for free. He claimed anything and everything you would ever want to know about guitar is probably…

It turns out we are better at predicting the behaviour of other people than predicting our own behaviour. According to various experts when we see others we consider environmental influences but when we assess ourselves we don’t take the circumstances into account as much. We like to believe that the influences of others does not…

Today there seems to be a guitar phenomenon. Is there a more popular musical instrument in the world? Guitar is so popular that even the game Guitar Hero has out sold every other game on the shelf. They now have Air Guitar competitions and its serious business. Where are they coming from? Why do so…

Many people have the false idea that guitar is difficult. I also felt the same when I first begun to learn. Guitar to me seemed impossible. I recall seeing Tommy Emmanuel and couldn’t believe that human fingers could move so quickly with such precision. But Tommy of course is no ordinary guitarist. Wanting to be…

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Success on guitar has nothing to do with talent and everything to do with mindset. Mindset is perhaps the most important factor in success on guitar. As they say ‘You have to first BELIEVE to ACHIEVE. The typical beginner guitar student will QUIT!   The typical scenario goes like this. You get inspired, buy a…

When students apologise to me for not practicing I usually respond by saying that there is no need to apologise or even feel guilty. I know their decision not to practice was not intentional and is really about their priorities. Students who struggle to find the time to practice generally just need to adjust their priorities. Now…

When it comes to learning a skill like guitar this is best achieved using a clear structured plan for a very simple reason. There are many different styles of music and of course many ways to play a guitar but the fundamentals are much the same. A clear structured plan is a way of learning…

Many parents receive a note from their child’s school offering guitar lessons at their school. This will seem appealing because it’s convenient and won’t require them to be driving their child to and from lessons.  My personal observations show that students who learn outside of school almost always do better for a very good reason….

Some parents believe that first and foremost learning guitar should be enjoyable for their children. While enjoyment of music and practice are certainly important I think there is a common misunderstanding. So I want to  pointed out a slightly different angle on the importance of enjoyment when it comes to learning guitar. Leading psychologist Martin Seligman…

Many students ask this question and with good reason. Learning guitar is a journey and although the learning never stops there is usually a destination of some description in mind. When I was a teen my first destination was Stairway to Heaven. Along the way new destinations will arise but for most of us guitarists…