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January 29, 2023 In Misc. Tagged as learning guitar vibrato By Dan Thorpe

Use This Magic Ingredient to Spice Up All of Your Playing

The guitar is a magical instrument – we all know that.

…And just like how the ancient Aztecs used to cook with a special ingredient called amaranth (which I’ve started to use myself).

I want to teach you about a special ingredient you can add to your guitar playing.

January 27, 2023 In Misc. Tagged as learning guitar melodies By Dan Thorpe

The Wonderful Thing the Keyboard Taught Me About the Guitar

Yesterday, I talked about the “No Chord Fingerstyle” method of playing songs.

This is a new style I’ve been developing for guitarists.

Today, I want to talk about how it came about and how you can use this style to improve your playing faster than a Tommy Emmanuel flurry of notes!

January 25, 2023 In Practice Tagged as Guitar teacher learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

“Sorry, the Guitar Is Not for You”

The other day, a new student who enrolled in one of my courses left a comment saying this:

January 17, 2023 In Misc. Tagged as guitar quiz learning guitar quiz By Dan Thorpe

A Fun 10-Question Guitar Quiz

I thought I’d do something a little random today and give you a guitar quiz.

So, here are 10 questions on all things guitar.

January 16, 2023 In Practice Tagged as learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Old Records, Fail-Safes, and When Less Is More…)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including old records, fail-safes, and more. Here we go…

January 12, 2023 In Chords Tagged as Guitar teachers learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

A Student Weighs in With His Opinion

So one or two people got a bit annoyed by yesterday’s post.

I’m not surprised, really.

When you say it how it is, some people simply don’t like it!

…But I’m pleased to say 99% of folks who replied were very supportive of my hard stance on the state of guitar tuition.

January 9, 2023 In Practice Tagged as learning guitar Movies Practice By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Almost Famous, Teeth, and Training )

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including the movie Almost Famous, training, and more.

Here we go…

January 8, 2023 In Practice Tagged as learning guitar melodies By Dan Thorpe

10-Second Tip – Play Melodies in This Way for Maximum Benefit

Here is another 10-second tip for you.

…And it’s a good one if you struggle with plucking the wrong strings.

January 6, 2023 In Practice Technique Tagged as Guitar teachers Learn guitar online learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

Fretting Flotsam Versus Guitar Gold

Recently I talked about how YouTube is pretty poor for finding guitar lessons that teach beginners proper technique.

By that I mean the sort of technique where everything you play becomes effortless, relaxed, and free of tension.

January 4, 2023 In Practice Tagged as Guitar teachers learning guitar self teaching By Dan Thorpe 1

Finally a Guitar Teacher Who Gets It

I got this really good comment on my Facebook page recently which highlights what good guitar teaching is: