Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including Frodo’s guitar journey, setting goals, and more…
Here we go…
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Ukuleles, Tough Journeys, & My #1 Rule)
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including ukuleles, tough journeys, and more
Here we go.
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 Wednesday (the Van Morrison Protest Song, Baseball, and One Practice Habit to Avoid)
Last week I shared a post with 3 thoughts about guitar, music, and life, and it went down well, so here is another. Three things I have noticed this week, from the new song Van Morrison wrote to a common practice habit it’s time to break. I hope you enjoy…
The Sad Mistake Many Make on Their Guitar Journey
I just came back from a great little 4-day holiday in Devon, in the south of England.
There was one thing that stood out to me while I was there, and it was something that reminds me of the journey of learning guitar.
The Terrible Woes of Trying to Learn the Notes on the Fretboard
This may be a familiar story to many of you.
One day, you tell yourself:
“Right I’m going to learn the notes on the fretboard once and for all”.
What Clint Eastwood Can Teach You About Guitar…
The other day I got my partner to watch one of my all-time favourite films ever. (She fell asleep, but I was in my element). It was…
A Fistful of Dollars.
I’m a big film geek and I love the Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns.
The Lord Voldemort of Guitar Playing (guitar riffs for the beginner)
Recently, me and my son, Archie, sat down to watch Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
As you may or may not know, in Harry Potter there is a certain Lord Voldemort, an evil wizard capable of cruel and inhuman things.
Podcast #5 – The Critical Factors Of Learning Guitar Faster (Part 1)
In this podcast, we are discussing one of the three critical factors for your success as a guitarist. In part 1, we are talking about the importance of having a ‘laid-back attitude’.
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The Most Painful Guitar Playing Mistakes And How To Avoid Them (Part 2)
In the last blog post we went through 4 of the most painful mistakes that a guitarist can make and in this lesson we are going through 4 more.
These 4 are even more critical so read on and check to see if you are doing any of these.
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