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July 10, 2023 In Chords Practice Tagged as chord changes learning guitar motivation By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Mindset, Chord Changes, and You Can Jazz It Up But…)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including mindset, chord changes, and the question of jazzing things up.

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July 8, 2023 In Misc. Tagged as learning guitar quick tips By Dan Thorpe

You Are the Guitar Teacher Now

A week or two ago, I shared a comment from my Facebook page.

It was from a frustrated guitarist.

July 3, 2023 In Legends Tagged as guitar legends learning guitar By Dan Thorpe 1

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Changing Guitar Strings, Simple Stuff, and Pro Musician Fun)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including advice on changing guitar strings, some pro musician fun, and the simple stuff.

Here we go…

June 27, 2023 In Chords Tagged as Barre Chords Easy barre chords learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

Two Reasons to Learn Barre Chords Today

There are many reasons to learn barre chords on the guitar.

June 26, 2023 In Practice Tagged as learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Robinson Crusoe, “Chocolate Pudding Day”, and The Ashes)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including a similarity between Robinson Crusoe and the guitar-playing journey, the importance of rewarding yourself, and more.

Here we go…

June 19, 2023 In Practice Tagged as learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Baseball, Tinkering, and Making the “Impossible” Become Possible)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including tinkering with a song, baseball, and making the impossible possible.

Here we go…

June 18, 2023 In Podcast Tagged as guitar podcast learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

The Rollercoaster of Guitar Playing

Learning guitar can be a wild rollercoaster ride.

Some days you might feel wonderful and other days you may feel hopeless and frustrated.

June 17, 2023 In Songs Tagged as learning guitar songs By Dan Thorpe

Join ‘The 5-Song Club’

As I mentioned last week, I’m in the process of making some tweaks to the Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy.

All the good stuff is staying, but the academy has now got bigger and better.

I’ll mention more of the tweaks soon, but today I’m excited to announce the ‘5 Song Club’ Award.

June 13, 2023 In Practice Tagged as Learn guitar online learning guitar quick tips By Dan Thorpe

Why I’m on TikTok (and Instagram)

Funny story.

June 12, 2023 In Misc. Tagged as learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Kid in a Candy Store, Reminiscing, and Famous Students)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including some “famous” students I’ve had, the importance of rewards, and more.

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