Welcome to a new Q and A. For this one, we have Andy Crowley from Andyguitar.co.uk.
Due to his laid back teaching style, his genuine focus on helping beginners improve and high quality tutorials, he is someone I respect highly. Most popular online tutors, especially those on YouTube say they teach beginners, but often their lessons are too difficult for actual beginners.
In this video, I discuss a variety of ways you can get yourself out of a guitar-playing rut. Many guitarists plod along for a long period of time without realising it.
For our latest Q and A, we have Max Chiossi. Although Max is more of a rock player and teacher, I wanted him on the blog because of his focused approach to practising, his interest in the psychology of learning, and his insights on how to use your practice time more effectively.
`Love is a losing game` is a great tune with some fantastic sounding jazzy chord voicings and in the video, I show you how you can play the SAME chords in DIFFERENT ways to create some really cool sounds. [Read more…]
In this new blog post, the very first of 2017, I`ll show you how a simple infographic (which, by the way, you can download for free at the bottom of the post) will help you transform your guitar playing to make it more fun, productive and much more inspirational – while helping you sky-rocket your levels of motivation on the guitar.
Since signing to Wild Sound Recordings in 2013, Harry Harris has been building a reputation as one of the UK’s most original and formidable singer/songwriters.
A ruthless guitar player with a voice that moves from the explosive to the intimate, he writes songs that grab you by the scruff of the neck and refuse to let go, with influences ranging from the great American songwriter Warren Zevon to bar-rock band The Hold Steady to Scottish folk singer Karine Polwart.
Every month I`ll be bringing you a fun and informative short Q and A interview with a professional guitarist.
I`ll be picking their brains about their music, inspiration and their best tips for you to improve your own playing.