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January 28, 2022 In 10-Second Tips Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – Unlock the Fretboard By Using This String More

Welcome to a new weekly 10-second tip.

Today we are talking about one of my favourite things to do.

It is all about:

January 24, 2022 In Legends Practice Tagged as guitar practice learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Meat Loaf, the Perfect Video Course, and a Comical Day)

Welcome to a new Monday email with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including remembering Meat Loaf, the perfect video course, and more. Here we go…

January 21, 2022 In 10-Second Tips Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – “Cheat Chords”

This is a pretty basic tip.

Yet it is one that EVERYONE may want to use at some point.

…Especially if your chords or chord changes are slow or awkward, even just for a certain song…

January 17, 2022 In Practice Tagged as learning guitar Learning to play guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Maps, Legends, and a Big Goal Setting Mistake)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including reading music like maps, a big goal setting mistake, and more. Here we go…

January 14, 2022 In 10-Second Tips Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – The Need for Speed

Welcome to your weekly 10-second tip.

Here’s something you won’t hear too often, but it’s powerful.

It’s all about the need for speed and…

January 10, 2022 In Legends Practice Tagged as Guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (A David Bowie Special Edition)

Welcome to a new Monday post where I share 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life. This week is a David Bowie special edition as he would have been 75 on Saturday.

Whether or not you are a fan, I think there will be some useful nuggets here…

January 7, 2022 In Practice By Dan Thorpe

This Will Upset the Guitar Teachers Out There

The other day (Tuesday) I sent out an email shooting down cranky ol’ Brian.

In case you missed it or aren’t subscribed to my mailing list, Brian the crankypants was trying to force-feed a student his (stubborn and in my opinion foolish) ways of learning guitar.

After politely taking down Brian like a bad guy in a Rambo movie, I got an email from guitar tutor, Shirley.

January 7, 2022 In 10-Second Tips Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – A Basic (But Not Easy) Method for Jamming

Welcome to a new weekly Friday 10-second tip. Here it is…

January 3, 2022 In Legends Practice Tagged as Goal setting Practice By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (An Unsung Hero, Mini Goals, and “Go Time”)

Happy New Year! Welcome to a new Monday email with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including thoughts on an unsung hero, setting mini goals, and more…

Here we go…

December 31, 2021 In 10-Second Tips Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – Avoid This Like the Plague…

Welcome to a new weekly 10-second tip. Today I want to talk about this: