Learning Archives - Guitar Domination

August 17, 2023 In Practice Practice Techniques Tagged as Learning learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

The Theatre of Your Mind

One of the most frustrating things about learning guitar is not the learning…

…but it’s the forgetting!

July 1, 2023 In Songs Tagged as Learning learning new songs By Dan Thorpe

How to Save Time Learning Songs

Here’s how to save time when learning a new song.

I do this BEFORE I start learning it.

June 29, 2023 In Songs Tagged as Learning learning new songs By Dan Thorpe

How to Enjoy the Sometimes “Brutal” Journey of Learning a Song

Learning songs can be a “brutal” experience.

That’s because so many people are taught to go about doing it the wrong way.

June 22, 2023 In Practice Tagged as Guitar Learning motivation By Dan Thorpe

What Advice Would You Give to This Guy

Here’s a “thought exercise” for you.

What would you say to this fella?

He left the following comment the other day on my Facebook page.

June 15, 2023 In Songwriting Tagged as Learning songs Songwriting By Dan Thorpe

The Key Elements of Writing a Song

When it comes to writing songs, there are a whole bunch of things that count.

April 9, 2023 In Podcast Tagged as guitar podcast Learning By Dan Thorpe

Five Tips to Avoid Ending Up in the ‘Acoustic Asylum’

Thanks for all the kind words about the Acoustic Asylum podcast so far.

I’m very much just getting the ball rolling, but once I get a regular schedule going and the website fully up and running, it’s going to be great fun.

March 19, 2023 In Misc. Tagged as Learning learning guitar melodies By Dan Thorpe

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

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.

March 7, 2023 In Practice Tagged as guitar practice Learning Movies practising By Dan Thorpe

A Vital Guitar Lesson from Rocky IV

Last week I wrote a little humorous bit about how there are certain Sylvester Stallone movies which we can take some fun guitar lessons from.

Well, as a hardcore Rocky fan growing up, there was one movie and one incredibly special scene I forgot to mention.

This movie would always fire me up and get me in the mood for training.

It was…

March 1, 2023 In Fretboard and Theory Practice Tagged as Fretboard Learning By Dan Thorpe

One of My Favourite Exercises for “Unlocking” the Fretboard

There’s an exercise I love to teach.

It’s inspired by the guitarist, Joe Satriani.

February 27, 2023 In Practice Tagged as Learning learning guitar By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Stallone, Appreciation, and Inspiration)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including thoughts on Sylvester Stallone and the guitar, inspiration, and more.

Here we go…