Here is another of the weekly posts with 3 thoughts about guitar, music, and life, including letting in fear, a question about the classical guitar playing position, and more.
Thoughts on Arthritis and Playing Guitar From a 65-Year-Old Experienced Guitarist Who Repelled It
Recently I was having a discussion with subscriber and friend, Mike Barron. It was about arthritis and playing guitar.
Instead of breaking down what he said, here it is in full. There are lots of gems here.
Stop Yelling With That Guitar – Learn About Dynamics
One of the things that I love about music is the power of “dynamics”. Using dynamics in guitar playing is about having the ability to play soft and loud, and at varying volumes in between.
3 Random Thoughts This Monday (the “Five Times Rule”, My Appendix Anniversary, and The Queen’s Gambit)
Here is another one of my Monday posts with 3 thoughts about guitar, music, and life, including thoughts on the new Netflix show The Queen’s Gambit, practise tips, and more.
I hope you enjoy it…
3 Random Thoughts This Tuesday (Following the 1%, Tips on Learning Guitar, and More)
Here is another one of the ‘beginning of the week’ posts with 3 of my thoughts on guitar, music, and life, including tips on learning guitar.
I hope you enjoy… [Read more…]
Strum With Me If You Want to Live
I’ve had a few of you ask about strumming exercises for guitar recently.
Just like Arnold Schwarzenegger said in Terminator 2, “Strum with me if you want to live”. Okay, he didn’t say exactly that, but for strumming success, give this a go…
Dan, I LOVE Your Suggestion of Learning to Play…
I got a nice email from Curtis the other day regarding open chords…
“Dan,
I LOVE your suggestion of learning to play the series of open chords and changes with the last three fingers, and NOT the Index finger.
A Long-Term Guitar Plan Versus Short-Term Day-to-Day Practice
A common issue that comes up is the question of a guitar learning plan. I received this email recently…
Question of the Day
As I wake up and start brewing my coffee first thing in the morning, I like to ask my Alexa to tell me the “Question of the day” which is a bit of random trivia (I do love a quiz). It is fun, and it usually has a few fun bonus questions too. In a similar format, I thought I’d ask you some questions today, a little guitar quiz.
Here we go…
The A to Z of Fingerpicking (Part 2 – N-Z)
This is continued on from yesterday, so if you missed that post you may want to check it out. It is the A to Z of fingerpicking, including tips, and today we continue the fun with N.
Here we go…