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A Quick 10-Question Ear Training Test Anyone Can Do

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ear training test

Let’s talk ear training.

Training your ears and improving your aural skills is one of the most underrated things you can do as a guitarist.

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Filed Under: Learning, Podcast, Practice Tagged With: ear training, guitar podcast, guitar practice

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Hobbits, a Stag Do, and a 7-Minute Routine)

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hobbits

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including Hobbits, a stag do, and more.

Here we go…

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

Two Reader Thoughts (Which Guitar to Practise on and an Essential Tip)

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which guitar to practise on

Here are two more interesting emails I have got lately.

I hope you find the emails and my thoughts useful…

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Filed Under: Gear, Reader Question Tagged With: Gear, guitar practice, Reader question, Reader Questions

Mr Guitar Teacher You Are Not Allowed to Have an Opinion Or Make a Joke

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guitar opinion

A short while ago I sent out an email talking about how powerful simple music can be.

…And why it’s far better to play simple things well rather than complex things badly.

Well, in that email I made a joke about a certain Mr Ed Sheeran.

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

A Vital Guitar Lesson from Rocky IV

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rocky iv

Last week I wrote a little humorous bit about how there are certain Sylvester Stallone movies which we can take some fun guitar lessons from.

Well, as a hardcore Rocky fan growing up, there was one movie and one incredibly special scene I forgot to mention.

This movie would always fire me up and get me in the mood for training.

It was…

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

Why It Takes Months to Be Able to Play a Song

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play a song

Here’s a familiar guitar-playing story…

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

A Simple Guitar Tip That Made Him Say “Wow”

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a simple guitar tip

I got this little comment on one of the pages in the 7-Day Transformation course the other day, which I thought I’d share with you:

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Filed Under: Beginner guitar, Learning, Practice Tagged With: beginner guitar, guitar practice, learning guitar

3 Random Thoughts This Tuesday (The “Musicality Mansion”, 54 Days, and Zombie Notes)

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musicality mansion

Welcome to a new weekly post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including the “musicality mansion”, 54 days until Christmas, and more.

Here we go…

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

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Injuries, Child’s Play, Silly Debates)

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injuries

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including how to make progress even when you have injuries, silly debates about the best guitarist ever, and more. Here we go…

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

It’s Like Driving a Car

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like driving a car

I often compare learning guitar to learning how to drive a car.

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

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