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10-Second Tip – The Power of Pairs

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pairs

Here is another 10-second tip for you to enjoy.

It’s one that will potentially help you smooth out a lot of your playing.

It’s very simple but very underutilised. Here it is…

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

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Sunshine, Tenet, and Snooker/Pool)

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sunshine

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including the film Tenet, pool/snooker, and sunshine!

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10-Second Tip – A Rarely Taught Barre Chord Tip

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barre chord tip

Here is another 10-second tip for you to enjoy…

…And it’s all to do with barre chords.

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3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Performing Live, and Listening)

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bedknobs and broomsticks
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life. This week are a few random thoughts from Archie’s and my trip to the theatre the other day to watch a stage production of Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

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Filed Under: Learning, Practice Tagged With: guitar practice, Learning

10-Second Tip – What to Do When Your Mistakes Frustrate You

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to do

Here is another Friday 10-second tip for you to enjoy…

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A 7-Day Plan to Help All Guitarists Improve

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7-day plan

One of the biggest frustrations most guitarists have is not having a plan.

You’ll know this if you have ever spent time trying to learn guitar in the YouTube casino, as I jokingly call it.

Although it can be useful for certain things, if you’re not careful, the YouTube casino will suck your time and motivation for guitar playing.

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3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Ed Byrne and Iggy Pop, Pain, and You Choose My Next Song)

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iggy pop

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including Ed Byrne and Iggy Pop, avoiding pain, and an opportunity to choose the next song for my course. Here we go…

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How to Possibly Make the Next 30 Days the Best Ever for Your Guitar Playing

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next 30 days

Just want to give you a heads up…

In a few hours, enrolment for the Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy will end.

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10-Second Tip – A Fun Way to Link Chords Together When Strumming

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link chords

Here is a 10-second tip for you to enjoy…

It’s all about… [Read more…]

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The One Big Mistake All Guitarists Should Avoid

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one big mistake

 

One big mistake you got to be careful of when learning guitar is not practising things in huge chunks.

I was talking about this with a student the other day.

He was trying to perfect pretty much the whole song in one go, but there were about 7 or 8 parts in the song which needed work.

Plus, his overall tone wasn’t great.

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Filed Under: Practice Tagged With: guitar practice, Learning

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