These days most of my private students are adults. A few years ago there was a healthy split between teaching adults and children the guitar. This included the days in the week I used to teach children at a school. These days, however, I am far too busy with Guitar Domination to teach in […]
A lot of my students know how to play quite a few songs. Some of those who have played for a while know anything upwards of 10 songs. A while back, I noticed that some students would neglect to practice some songs so I got to the bottom of it and asked them why hadn’t […]
I want to let you know about something I have spent some time on lately. It is my brand new, 100% free eBook on Travis Picking. If you are on the mailing list, then watch out for the email tomorrow. Travis Picking is a subject many of you have told me specifically you want to learn […]
When I was learning guitar, I was always told that using a capo is “for cheats and wimps” and stuff like that. The fact is if I would have started out using a capo, I would be a better guitarist for it now. I would have learned more songs quicker; I would have jammed more, […]
Welcome to our 3rd Q and A. So far we have had our first two with singer/songwriter Harry Harris, and super popular YouTube guitar teacher Drue James and now for this month’s we have session guitarist Mike Georgiades.
Most guitarists who want to learn how to play guitar and sing often prioritise the guitar part over the vocal part but this is a common mistake that will hold you back. The reason why? Because it takes much longer that way. Spending too long perfecting the guitar part before adding singing can work against you. […]
I recently had a big debate over at Reddit with a fellow guitarist. This debate could have been infuriating but it actually was quite useful as it highlighted a certain flaw that experienced guitarists have when sharing their knowledge with less experienced players. If you are learning to play guitar or you still consider yourself […]
Fingerpicking is a wonderful part of guitar playing and it is one of my favourite things to do on a guitar – especially on a nice acoustic guitar. The trouble is many guitarists do not really know how to fingerpick properly.
Welcome to the second ever Guitar Domination Q and A. Last month was the first of our monthly Q and A’s and that was with singer songwriter, Harry Harris. This month, we have someone totally different, a world reknowned guitar teacher and a great guy too – Drue James.
Today we have the video for pattern number 7 in the free eBook “Fingerstyle 101: Learn 8 Beautiful Fingerpicking patterns That Every Guitarist Should Know”.