Recently I talked about how YouTube is pretty poor for finding guitar lessons that teach beginners proper technique. By that I mean the sort of technique where everything you play becomes effortless, relaxed, and free of tension.
Here are two more interesting emails I have got lately. I hope you find the emails and my thoughts useful…
I got this really good comment on my Facebook page recently which highlights what good guitar teaching is:
Firstly, I just want to give you a heads up… In a few hours, enrolment for the Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy closes. (After this time you will no longer be able to join for this month). Right now, here’s something you’ll find interesting:
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including New Year tips, Leonard Cohen, and “chipping” away. Here we go…
Happy new year to you. I hope 2023 will be an amazing one for your guitar playing! Here’s something that will hopefully inspire you as we begin the new year…
One of the big problems with the way the guitar is taught is this… Most guitar teachers put too much emphasis on chords with their beginner students. “Chords, chords, chords,” is often the order of the day!
Over the past few months, I’ve dabbled with meditating. It’s made me feel relaxed, happier, and more peaceful in life.
It’s almost 2023 and I want to give you something to think about going into the new year. This is especially important as we head into 2023.
Last week, I talked briefly about how we are not born with good rhythm skills. One person who I’d never heard from before seemed slightly annoyed by this, saying we all have rhythm. …And that it is something we are born with. Well, my response, hold your horses, amigo!