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September 24, 2021 In 10-Second Tips Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – A Simple Way to Not Forget Your Songs

Welcome to a new weekly 10-second tip.

Something I tell students a lot is this…

September 20, 2021 In Fingerpicking Practice Practice Techniques Tagged as Fingerstyle guitar practice Learning By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Rubik’s Cube, Brain Age, and an Alternative 101)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including solving a Rubik’s Cube, reducing brain age, and more…

Here we go…

September 17, 2021 In 10-Second Tips Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – A Simple Way to See If You Are Improving

Here is a simple tip, but definitely one worth thinking about.

If you do this, you will be able to see your progress over time in a meaningful and clear way…

Without having any doubt whatsoever about whether you are improving or not.

Here it is…

September 13, 2021 In 10-Second Tips Chords Practice Tagged as Chords Practice Methods By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Advice From Billy Joel, “Wotsits”, and Buzzing Chords)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including advice from Billy Joel, Wotsit nightmares, and more. Here we go…

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

10-Second Tip – Why We Should Listen to Other Genres

Welcome to a new weekly 10-second tip.

This week I am talking about something that makes music just more fun.

It also keeps it fresh and teaches us new skills and different ways of playing guitar.

So, what is it?

September 6, 2021 In Practice Songs Tagged as guitar practice songs By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (No Songs Are Easy, Fun Music, and Questions)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including fun music, questions to ask yourself when pracitsing, and more.

Here we go…

September 3, 2021 In 10-Second Tips Practice Tagged as 10-Second Tips quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – Air Guitar

Many guitarists struggle to get in a good position on the fretboard.

August 30, 2021 In Practice Practice Techniques Riffs Tagged as Beethoven Guitar riffs Riffs By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Riffs, The Competition Winner, and Beethoven)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including riffs, Beethoven, and more.

Here we go…

August 27, 2021 In 10-Second Tips Practice Rhythm Tagged as 10-Second Tips Drum Beats quick tips Rhythm By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – A Fun Alternative to Metronomes

Drumbeats are fun.

When learning guitar, I used to hate practising to a click/metronome.

August 25, 2021 In Practice Reader Question Tagged as Learn guitar online Reader question Reader Questions By Dan Thorpe

Two Interesting Reader Comments and Questions (Piano is Easy, and Guitar is Hard? and What to Do for Faster Progress)

Here are two more interesting emails I have got lately. I hope you find the emails and my thoughts useful… Read More