Whenever someone tells me they’ve been struggling for decades to play any sort of song, my heart sinks a little for them. And sadly, this situation is not that uncommon.
One thing I talk a lot about is the importance of good technique when you play guitar. Classical guitarists often have far better “core fundamental technique” than non-classical guitarists.
Welcome to a new 10-second tip. Today, it’s all about a really useful yet tricky rhythm exercise that may just make you sweat. …But it’s very simple and anyone can give it a go, so stick with me. This is all about:
Here are two more interesting emails I have got lately. I hope you find the emails and my thoughts useful…
A little while ago I asked this question on my Facebook page: “What’s the most confusing thing about the guitar?”
A short while ago I sent out an email talking about how powerful simple music can be. …And why it’s far better to play simple things well rather than complex things badly. Well, in that email I made a joke about a certain Mr Ed Sheeran.
Here is another Friday 10-second tip for you to enjoy… It’s all about getting…
Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy member John Hall left me this lovely comment the other day.
Last week I wrote a little humorous bit about how there are certain Sylvester Stallone movies which we can take some fun guitar lessons from. Well, as a hardcore Rocky fan growing up, there was one movie and one incredibly special scene I forgot to mention. This movie would always fire me up and get […]