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3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Performing Live, and Listening)

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bedknobs and broomsticks
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life. This week are a few random thoughts from Archie’s and my trip to the theatre the other day to watch a stage production of Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

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Filed Under: Learning, Practice Tagged With: guitar practice, Learning

How to Possibly Make the Next 30 Days the Best Ever for Your Guitar Playing

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next 30 days

Just want to give you a heads up…

In a few hours, enrolment for the Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy will end.

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The One Big Mistake All Guitarists Should Avoid

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one big mistake

 

One big mistake you got to be careful of when learning guitar is not practising things in huge chunks.

I was talking about this with a student the other day.

He was trying to perfect pretty much the whole song in one go, but there were about 7 or 8 parts in the song which needed work.

Plus, his overall tone wasn’t great.

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Toughening Up Your Fingers With Ancient Volcanic Rock?

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Today I want to address something important.

It’s a common sort of email I get from folk who are new to my teachings.

Here’s an example of an email I got the other day.

See if you can spot the issue…

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Filed Under: Practice, Practice Techniques Tagged With: guitar practice, Sore fingers

Dave the Dentist and His Fonz-Like Fib

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He sat down for lesson #1 with me.

As he played riff after riff, pulsating lead guitar, and a mesmerising solo, I nodded and smiled.

I was impressed, but I knew he was lying through his teeth about something…

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A Simple Guitar Lesson from When I Was a Chef

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I’m working on a book at the moment, which is something I’m super excited about. It’s called 1-Minute Melodies. (More on this in a moment.)

Here’s how I got thinking about this in the first place.

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How Even Amateurish and Downright Sloppy Guitarists Can Make Great Music

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For many years, my musician friends and I would have a certain debate long into the night…

“What makes a musician great?”

One question that popped up a lot was the topic of…

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Making the Next 28 Days the Best for Your Playing Yet

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Just want to give you a heads up…

In a few hours, enrolment for the Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy will end.

After this time, the shopping cart will close, and you will no longer be able to join.

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3 Ways to Improve Brain Health Using Your Trusty Axe

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As we all know, playing guitar is great for our brain health.

I’ve always joked that no one needs those brain training apps that were popular a few years ago… Instead, you just need to learn a few things on guitar!

The guitar is “brain training” made fun after all!

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A Night at the Guitar Museum

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I was always a big fan of the acting and comedy of Robin Williams.

That could be Mork and Mindy re-runs as a kid, Jumanji, Good Morning Vietnam, Mrs Doubtfire, and one of my favourites…

…Night at the Museum.

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Filed Under: Practice, Songs Tagged With: guitar practice, learning new songs

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