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Two (Unusual) Guitarists That Have Had a Big Influence on Me

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django reinhardt and james taylor

Today I want to talk about two vastly different guitarists.

I never quite realised to what extent the influence these two amazing guitarists have had on me until lately.

…And you too can learn a lot from these two.

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Filed Under: Legends Tagged With: guitar legends

Use This Magic Ingredient to Spice Up All of Your Playing

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The guitar is a magical instrument - we all know that. …And just like how the ancient Aztecs used to cook with a special ingredient called amaranth (which I’ve started to use myself). I want to teach you about a special ingredient you can add … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Learning Tagged With: learning guitar, vibrato

The Wonderful Thing the Keyboard Taught Me About the Guitar

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Yesterday, I talked about the “No Chord Fingerstyle” method of playing songs. This is a new style I’ve been developing for guitarists. Today, I want to talk about how it came about and how you can use this style to improve your playing faster … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Learning Tagged With: learning guitar, melodies

My New Secret Weapon for Playing Songs

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Today I want to talk about playing fingerstyle songs in a really fun way! … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Learning, Songs Tagged With: learning new songs

“Sorry, the Guitar Is Not for You”

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The other day, a new student who enrolled in one of my courses left a comment saying this: … [Continue reading]

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Four Varied Reader Thoughts on Music Theory

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Today, I want to share with you four people’s interesting thoughts on learning music theory. I found some of these rather fascinating. … [Continue reading]

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3 Random Thoughts This Monday (“All or Nothing”, Shut the Box, and Insecurities!)

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Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including "all or nothing" thinking, insecurities, and more. Here we go… … [Continue reading]

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Can You Answer “Yes” to This Key Question?

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Do you have a song in your musical locker that you love playing? If not, this is a really important goal all guitarists should aim to achieve. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Learning, Songs Tagged With: learning new songs

Two Reader Thoughts (First Guitar Tips and Creating Your Own Arrangements)

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Here are two more interesting emails I have got lately. I hope you find the emails and my thoughts useful… Today we are talking about my thoughts on getting a guitar and how to create your very own song arrangements. Let’s go… … [Continue reading]

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10-Second Tip – Singing and Strumming

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Here is another Friday 10-second tip for you to enjoy. It’s all about singing and strumming. … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: 10-Second Tips, Practice Tagged With: 10-Second Tips, quick tips

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