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Aural Training For Guitarists: 3 Quick Tips Taken From My `Guitar Tutor` Article

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Below is an article I recently wrote on the topic of aural training for Guitar Tutor magazine, published and released by RGT – the Registry of Guitar Tutors. I`m a member of the RGT and love getting this magazine in the post every 3 months as it features some wonderful insights, tips and tricks for teaching and playing the guitar.
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Filed Under: Aural Skills, Technique Tagged With: Aural Skills, ear training, Listening skills, Musicality, working songs out

Podcast #1 – Announcing the Brand New Guitar Domination Podcast!

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A short while back I mentioned that I have two pretty awesome announcements coming up soon. Well, here is the first one; it is my brand new guitar podcast.

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One of the most useful benefits of learning some really basic music theory that no one talks about

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Music theory is a touchy subject for a lot of guitarists. Most of them don`t believe in it and others just hate it. On the other hand, some guitarists who struggle to knock out a decent tune, spend too much time reading up on advanced intricate theory when they should be practising their guitar skills and learning how to play the songs they love. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Aural Skills, Music Theory Tagged With: Listening skills, Musical knowledge, working songs out

Play It By Ear – The Great Big Ear Training Test For Guitarists (Part 1)

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Out of all the things I have written about here on my blog, one thing I haven`t given you much of so far is ear training and specifically, ways to test your `ear`. Well, in this post that`s about to change. Ear training is so important for your overall musicianship and is often neglected by a lot of guitarists.

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Filed Under: Aural Skills Tagged With: Aural Skills, chord identification, ear training, Listening skills

The 3 things that really matter when you start playing music by ear

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I get asked a lot by students exactly how I work songs out for myself. That is, by not using any sort of tab, chord chart or YouTube video—nothing but my own hands and ears.

Often a student is really keen to learn this skill but they cannot believe it is something they can acquire. They see working songs out by ear as a mystical skill that only wizards such as Gandalf and Merlin could acquire (just imagine those two rocking the guitar!)

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Filed Under: Aural Skills, Technique Tagged With: Aural Skills, ear training, Listening skills, Music Theory, working songs out by ear

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