Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including guitar thumb pain, the 80/20 rule, and more.
Two-Finger Chords and the “3 Pillars of Music”
Tomorrow, I will be releasing the latest Deep Dive bonus video for members of the Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy. The technique features a couple of two-finger chords.
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Your “Why”, Standards, and Guitar Practice Routines & Time)
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including advice on setting higher standards, tips on guitar practice routines so you can make the most out of your practice time, and more.
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (January Blues, Learning as a 5-Year-Old, and Improving Your Fretting Hand)
It’s Monday again, so here are 3 more of my random thoughts on guitar, music, and life, including how to beat the January blues, how to improve your fretting hand, and more.
Enjoy…
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Muscle Memory, Tiny Wins, and Being Accountable)
Here is another of the weekly posts with 3 thoughts about guitar, music, and life, including tips on muscle memory, celebrating tiny wins, and more.
Stop Yelling With That Guitar – Learn About Dynamics
One of the things that I love about music is the power of “dynamics”. Using dynamics in guitar playing is about having the ability to play soft and loud, and at varying volumes in between.
The A to Z of Fingerpicking (Part 2 – N-Z)
This is continued on from yesterday, so if you missed that post you may want to check it out. It is the A to Z of fingerpicking, including tips, and today we continue the fun with N.
Here we go…
The A to Z of Fingerpicking
Here is something fun for you today. It is the A to Z of fingerpicking and there are nuggets of good stuff throughout with tips to help with learning guitar so enjoy.
The Most Misunderstood Word in the Guitar World
There is a word that often gets used wrongly in the world of guitar playing and guitar exercises. Is it “vibrato”, “legato” or even “ostinato”? Nope, it is far simpler and if you are not careful, this word can send you down a rabbit hole, like Alice looking for the pesky white rabbit. The word is… “technique”.
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Tuning By Ear, My Severed Finger Injury, the New Technique Book)
The last few Mondays I shared a post with 3 random thoughts about guitar, music, and life. So far, they have gone down well, so here is another covering injuries, tuning guitar by ear, and more…
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