I’ve had a few of you ask about strumming exercises for guitar recently.
Just like Arnold Schwarzenegger said in Terminator 2, “Strum with me if you want to live”. Okay, he didn’t say exactly that, but for strumming success, give this a go…
Dan, I LOVE Your Suggestion of Learning to Play…
I got a nice email from Curtis the other day regarding open chords... “Dan, I LOVE your suggestion of learning to play the series of open chords and changes with the last three fingers, and NOT the Index finger. … [Continue reading]
The Map of Your Guitar Playing World
As I discussed recently, there are two crucial aspects of guitar playing which are key to creating a guitar learning plan and being successful. These are: … [Continue reading]
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (a Special Guitar Group for You, “Pairs”, and Some Big Inspiration)
Here is another of the Monday emails with 3 of my thoughts on guitar, music, and life, including a new guitar group, an inspiring story, and more. I hope you enjoy… … [Continue reading]
A Long-Term Guitar Plan Versus Short-Term Day-to-Day Practice
A common issue that comes up is the question of a guitar learning plan. I received this email recently… … [Continue reading]
Question of the Day
As I wake up and start brewing my coffee first thing in the morning, I like to ask my Alexa to tell me the “Question of the day” which is a bit of random trivia (I do love a quiz). It is fun, and it usually has a few fun bonus questions … [Continue reading]
The A to Z of Fingerpicking (Part 2 – N-Z)
This is continued on from yesterday, so if you missed that post you may want to check it out. It is the A to Z of fingerpicking, including tips, and today we continue the fun with N. Here we go… … [Continue reading]
The A to Z of Fingerpicking
Here is something fun for you today. It is the A to Z of fingerpicking and there are nuggets of good stuff throughout with tips to help with learning guitar so enjoy. … [Continue reading]
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Paul Simon, Avoiding Gimmicks, and My Biggest Course Yet)
Here is another one of the usual Monday emails with 3 thoughts on guitar, music, and life featuring an early record by Paul Simon, my new video course, and more. I hope you enjoy… … [Continue reading]
A 30-Second Eye-Opening Guitar Exercise
There are a lot of things you can fix in your guitar playing with just some small tweaks, but some of these are left out of beginner guitar exercises. There are also a lot of things you can do which don’t yield much gain. Although not a … [Continue reading]