Free Guitar Lessons, Articles and Playing Tips
Here are some free guitar lessons, articles and other resources to help you with mindset, technique, practicing, motivation and a number of other topics. Enjoy them, and implement!
Practice Note Functions, Not Intervals To Improve Your Ear
Practice note functions, not intervals to improve your ear By Janus Buch In my years as a full time guitar teacher it baffles me, that teachers keep emphasizing the importance for singing and hearing intervals in music. My teachers did it at the university that I attended and they continue doing it in music schools …
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Fending Off Writer’s Block
Fending Off Writer’s Block By Tommaso Zillio If you ever tried to compose a song or write any kind of music, then you probably experienced writer’s block. This is when you just stare in the void desperately trying to come up with an idea, but nothing comes to your mind. No matter how hard you …
Sometimes wrong notes are right… if you know what to play after
Sometimes Wrong Notes Are Right… If You Know What To Play After By Tommaso Zillio When you start to learn lead guitar, you are (usually) introduced to the concept of “good” notes and “bad” notes. Even if your teacher does not do that (and let’s be clear here, he may have some very good reasons …
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What It Takes To Release An Album
What It Takes To Release An Album Are you a musician, looking to release an album or an EP? If the answer is yes, then roll up your sleeves, because a lot of things will have to get done before the release will actually happen. First off, I am by far not a music marketing …
Why your music teacher can’t tell you what guitar to buy
Why your music teacher can’t tell you what guitar to buy As a guitar teacher I teach a lot of beginning guitar students. All of these students are eventually faced with the decision of witch guitar to buy. Maybe it’s their very first guitar or they started out on some cheap crappy guitar and now …
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Essential Items You Need When You Buy Your First Guitar
Essential Items You Need When You Buy Your First Guitar When you purchase your first guitar, you should plan on buying a few other things too. These essential items make starting to play and care for your guitar much easier. 1. Pen and Paper Pen and paper is a simple thing that is often overlooked. …
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How To Stay Motivated To Play Guitar
How To Stay Motivated To Play Guitar Everyone who plays guitar will at times lose motivation. To some this sounds depressing, but this is a good thing. We all go through it. If we are ready for it, we can use it to our advantage. You are making a mistake if you’re waiting until …
4 Beginner Mistakes And How To Avoid Them
4 Beginner mistakes and how to avoid them By Miika Korte When you are starting your journey with your new guitar, there are a lot of pitfalls, that you can encounter, which could discourage you from keeping on playing, because ultimately you might realise, something sounds not quite right, but you cannot point your finger …
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3 Things I Did That Made Learning Guitar Harder And Take Much Longer
3 Things I Did That Made Learning Guitar Harder And Take Much Longer By Maurice Richard Now that I have learned to play guitar at a good level I can look back and reflect and realize I could have made it much easier on myself. My goal today is to help you avoid the …
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A Good Way To Understand Rhythm Notation
A Good Way To Understanding Rhythm Notation Ever thought to yourself ,is rhythm notation is important to learn? Today I’m going to talk about how to understand certain rhythm notations. First, let’s talk about quarter notes, a quarter note is a note that has a value of one beat. Here is an example of what …