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March 11, 2024 In Practice Tagged as Guitar practising By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Music Books, “Audit”, and Music from the Highlands)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including thoughts on music books, an audit of your practising, and more.

March 9, 2024 In 10-Second Tips Tagged as 10-Second Tips quick tips By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – Exploring the Fretboard

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

One of the coolest things about playing guitar is this…

March 5, 2024 In Practice Tagged as guitar practice By Dan Thorpe

The Robots Are Back

A while back I wrote a popular email titled…

“What the robots are saying about learning guitar”

Well, today, I want to share some more thoughts on this…

March 4, 2024 In Practice Tagged as learn guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (My Guitars, Beatles Domination, and a Goodbye)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including some thoughts on my guitars, The Beatles’ achievements, and more…

March 1, 2024 In Practice Tagged as DTAA By Dan Thorpe

Bringing Balance to the Force

Growing up, I remember the first time I watched the Star Wars movies.

I was about 8 years old and my uncle put the VHS on the TV.

February 29, 2024 In Practice Tagged as DTAA By Dan Thorpe

Destroy Tension in 30 Seconds

Whenever I see comments such as this:

“I still can’t play any music, even though I’ve been at it for years.”

…My response is usually two-fold.

February 28, 2024 In Practice Tagged as learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

The Guitar Is Like a Universe

“The guitar is like a universe; you can never come to the end of it.”

That was a line uttered by one of my musical heroes in a cool little interview I watched the other day.

February 27, 2024 In Practice Tagged as guitar practice By Dan Thorpe

The Most Daunting Words a Guitarist Can Hear

If you’ve ever heard the following words, you’ll know how scary it can be.

“Go on then, play us a tune.”

Those can be the most daunting words a guitarist can hear.

February 26, 2024 In Practice Tagged as learn guitar By Dan Thorpe 2

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (A Memory Experiment, Never Ending, and 8 Years)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including thoughts on a little memory experiment, 8 years of the DTAA, and more.

February 25, 2024 In Practice Tagged as Guitar By Dan Thorpe

Making Memories

Feeling the thrill of playing music is one of the great things about being alive.

I’ve sometimes been a little guilty in the past of not enjoying the “moment” as much as I should.

…And thinking too far ahead to the next thing.