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December 17, 2022 In Practice Songs Tagged as Christmas songs By Dan Thorpe

10 of My Favourite Christmas Songs

I don’t think I’ve ever compiled my list of favourite Christmas songs before.

I’ve talked a fair bit about how much I love playing Christmas carols on guitar but…

Today I want to share with you ten of my favourite pop and rock Christmas songs and how they relate to the guitar.

December 12, 2022 In Practice Tagged as Learn guitar online learning guitar practising By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Unfounded Worries, Something to Avoid, and a Key Tip)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including. Here we go…

December 9, 2022 In 10-Second Tips Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – Two Ways to Make Scales More Practical

Here is another Friday 10-second tip for you to enjoy. It’s all about…

December 5, 2022 In Practice Tagged as Christmas learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Elf on the Shelf, Reading vs. Doing, and Footie!)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including elf on the shelf, reading vs doing, and footie. Here we go…

December 2, 2022 In 10-Second Tips Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – Use “Supersets” for Faster Guitar-Playing Progress

Welcome to a new Friday 10-second tip.

Today I want to talk about making more progress in less time with your guitar.

December 1, 2022 In Practice Songs Tagged as guitar practice learning new songs By Dan Thorpe

Why It Takes Months to Be Able to Play a Song

Here’s a familiar guitar-playing story…

November 29, 2022 In Practice Tagged as jamming Learning By Dan Thorpe

An Unusual Jamming Trick I Love

One thing that used to drive me crazy about learning guitar was when I’d watch other guitarists jam the hell out of their guitars.

It could be friends, pro musicians, people playing open mics, or even my dad jamming.

This was made worse when a friend would ask me to play them a piece of music.

November 28, 2022 In Fretboard and Theory Practice Tagged as Fretboard Guitar teachers learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Fretboard Fun, the Plague, and Reflection)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including some fretboard fun, the guitar teacher’s plague, and more. Here we go…

November 22, 2022 In Practice Tagged as learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

Oh No, Ignore the Sigmund Freud School of Learning Guitar

I’m a big fan of the human mind…

Especially how it can affect how we learn an instrument like the guitar.

I mean, after all, we use our brains every single time we do anything on guitar.

…But not just that.

November 21, 2022 In Practice Tagged as learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Crossroads, a Rare Tip, and a Powerful Question)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including a rare tip, guitar-playing crossroad, and more. Here we go…