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A Super Fun Little Challenge

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Just a polite heads-up.

Today is the last day to join the Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy and get the brand-new lessons.

I’ll talk about those lessons in a moment, but I want to give you a little challenge you can do today.

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Filed Under: Fingerpicking, Learning Tagged With: fingerpicking, learning guitar

A Super Cool Technique I Love to Use

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Let’s talk about a simple thing you can do to link two different chords together.

It’s one of the most exciting ways to do so in my opinion, and it’s the technique of using:

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Filed Under: Learning, Practice, Technique Tagged With: learning guitar, practicing

Overestimating Abilities

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New Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy member Don writes:

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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

Protect Your Process

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protect your process

There’s an old and crazy bit of footage on the internet of actor Christian Bale.

It’s where he has a screaming meltdown and a nasty rant at a colleague during a movie.

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

The World’s Angriest Guitar Teacher?

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world's angriest guitar teacher

Someone left this rather shocking comment on one of my Facebook posts a short while back.

Here is what the fella said…

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3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Clapton, Jamming Ideas, and Game Show Inspiration)

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clapton

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including some thoughts from Eric Clapton, jamming ideas, and more.

Here we go…

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Filed Under: Learning, Legends, Practice Tagged With: jamming, learning guitar

Why Don’t More People Do This on the Guitar?

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learning guitar melodies

Whenever someone tells me they’ve been struggling for decades to play any sort of song, my heart sinks a little for them.

And sadly, this situation is not that uncommon.

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3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Frogs on a Log, Finding “The One”, and a Podcast Update)

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frogs on logs

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including a podcast update, frogs on a log, and finding “the one”.

Here we go…

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Filed Under: Gear, Learning, Practice Tagged With: Buying a guitar, guitar podcast, learning guitar

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

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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

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