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3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Sunshine, Tenet, and Snooker/Pool)

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sunshine

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including the film Tenet, pool/snooker, and sunshine!

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Filed Under: Practice Tagged With: Barre Chords, Learning, learning guitar

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Performing Live, and Listening)

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bedknobs and broomsticks
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life. This week are a few random thoughts from Archie’s and my trip to the theatre the other day to watch a stage production of Bedknobs and Broomsticks.

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Filed Under: Learning, Practice Tagged With: guitar practice, Learning

The Rudest But Truest Quote About Guitar Playing Ever

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steve lukather

One of my favourite guilty pleasure songs is Toto’s, “Hold the Line”. The song is wonderful, and the playing of guitarist extraordinaire, Steve Lukather, is brill. Especially on the live recordings I’ve heard of this.

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Filed Under: Learning Tagged With: Fixing mistakes, Learning, mistakes

The One Big Mistake All Guitarists Should Avoid

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One big mistake you got to be careful of when learning guitar is not practising things in huge chunks.

I was talking about this with a student the other day.

He was trying to perfect pretty much the whole song in one go, but there were about 7 or 8 parts in the song which needed work.

Plus, his overall tone wasn’t great.

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Filed Under: Practice Tagged With: guitar practice, Learning

What Bruce Lee Can Teach Us About Guitar

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bruce lee

 

“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.” – Bruce Lee

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

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Bench Pressing the Guitar, the “Pro” Approach, and R.I.P. Mark Lanegan)

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bench pressing the guitar

Welcome to a new Monday email with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including thoughts on bench pressing the guitar, the “pro” approach, and remembering Mark Lanegan.

Here we go…

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Filed Under: Learning, Legends, Practice Tagged With: Learning

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Pete Best, Mud, and the Unexpected)

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Pete Best

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including a story about Pete Best, expecting the unexpecting, and more. Here we go…

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Filed Under: Legends, Practice Tagged With: guitar practice, Learning

3 Random Thoughts (Positivity, a Weird Exercise, and a Blues Master)

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positivity

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including positivity, a weird exercise, and more. Here we go…

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Filed Under: Blues, Learning, Practice Tagged With: Blues, Learning, practicing

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Bond, Taking a Break, and a Surprise)

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bond

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including James Bond, a surprise, and more. Here we go…

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Filed Under: Courses, Learning, Practice, Songs Tagged With: Bond, Course, Learning

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Blues Jams, the Key to Success, and Irish Singing)

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blues jams

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including blues jams, the key to success, and more. Here we go…

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Filed Under: Blues, Learning, Practice Tagged With: Blues, Learning, Practice, Singing

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