Ever been in that situation where you’re learning a song or exercise and you’ve hit a road block? There’s one bit you just can’t quite get? Here’s a little trick to solve that forever!
The Art of Loop Practicing
How to Boost Your Rhythm Skills
Would you like to get better at reading and executing rhythm in music? In music, rhythm is a big deal!
4 Steps to Practicing Like a Pro
Learning guitar is a nice idea. But, you know it will take practice – especially if you want to be good! Here are some quick tips to make sure your practice is a skill building, goal kicking kind of experience.
2 Simple Tips to Help You Read Music
I remember the days when I couldn’t read music at all. And this was when I was studying music at College!
I remember feeling frustrated that all the other people in my music class could do it so easily.
Strumming Overhaul: Part 1
Strumming. It should be easy right? You grab a pick, move it up and down on the strings and bam, you have an endless supply of ways to play chords. True in theory, but in reality, have you found that you need some fresh ideas to spice up your strumming? Are you in that un-inspiring place of knowing a few patterns that you always go to? Allow me to set your strumming skills on fire! Read on.
How A Pick Affects Your Tone
Did you know that the type of pick you use affects the tone of your guitar? You bet it does!
Guitar picks come in varying weights and thickness. Maybe this is new to you. Broadly speaking, there are thin, medium and heavy picks.
Will Reading Music Make Me a Better Guitarist?
Did you know many guitarists can’t read music? I suspect that if they learned how, they would double their abilities. I know that it’s true for me. I have proven that being able to read music has given me a huge advantage over and over again when learning songs, composing and being asked to play for various events. So, let’s have a think about how music reading could give your playing a huge boost!
5 Steps to Making Your Practice More Productive
And see better results!
People are always asking me how I practice. I thought I’d give you a few of the things I do to get the most out of my practice time!
How To Practice When You’re Busy!
What to do when you want to practice guitar but you never quite get there.
Let me guess… you’re busy? You have a job. You might have kids. You might have a long commute to work. You might always have homework. Whatever it is, I bet you have a reason why it’s hard to practice regularly. Well, let’s see if we can sort this issue out so you can move forward.
Playing Guitar in Public
Performance is where your confidence really hits the road.
Have you been playing guitar for a while? Have you got a few songs or parts of songs up your sleeve? Have you ever experienced the joy of playing guitar for other people? Let’s take a moment to think about this.
