Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including why it’s bad too overdo it, music quizzes, and more…
Two Interesting Reader Comments and Questions (Repairing a Beat-Up Old Guitar & Learning to Strum Faster)
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Fun Strumming Patterns, Cramming, and Learning a Few Notes at a Time)
Welcome to a new Monday post on 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including fun strumming patterns, cramming, and more…
A Home-Strumming Queen
Want to learn to strum guitar ? Cheer up, Sleepy Jean. Oh, what can it mean to a daydream believer and a…
Home-Strumming Queen
3 Random Thoughts This Tuesday (Classical Guitar Position, Fear, and the Importance of Patterns)
Here is another of the weekly posts with 3 thoughts about guitar, music, and life, including letting in fear, a question about the classical guitar playing position, and more.
3 Random Thoughts This Tuesday (Some Strumming Tips, Music vs Politics, and Just Go for It)
Here is another ‘beginning of the week’ post with 3 of my thoughts on guitar, music, and life, including tips for strumming guitar, thoughts on how music can bring people together, and more.
I hope you enjoy…
If You Have Ever Wanted to Learn Fingerstyle Blues…
One of the toughest things I found about learning guitar was trying to get my head around fingerstyle blues.
Many years ago, I would watch various YouTube videos while trying to learn how to play this style.
Strum With Me If You Want to Live
I’ve had a few of you ask about strumming exercises for guitar recently.
Just like Arnold Schwarzenegger said in Terminator 2, “Strum with me if you want to live”. Okay, he didn’t say exactly that, but for strumming success, give this a go…
A Fun Little Guitar Challenge to Measure Your Guitar Skills
Here’s a little test I want you to do.
It’s something I like to do with new students and also with current students every now and then.
5 Strumming Mistakes to Avoid
I had a good lesson yesterday with a fingerpicking student of mine who previously HATED strumming.
Recently, we have made some big breakthroughs with strumming, and now she is starting to love it much more.