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May 17, 2021 In Practice Songs Tagged as learning guitar never too old songs By Dan Thorpe

3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Music and Dementia, Your “Go-To” Piece, Crazy Skills)

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including research on music and dementia, your “go-to” song, and more…

November 22, 2020 In Practice Practice Techniques Tagged as learning guitar never too old Practice By Dan Thorpe

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.

August 22, 2017 In Practice Tagged as Aural Skills never too old Rhythm Self-limiting beliefs By Dan Thorpe 1

5 False Limiting Beliefs Guitarists Fool Themselves With

Many guitarists have limiting beliefs, but some, particularly those who are older or lack confidence have some that don’t just hold back their playing but actually sabotage it on a large-scale – often to the point it ruins their playing.

In this post, I want to share with you some stupid myths and weird beliefs that guitarists have and help you to see why they are nonsense and why they hold back your playing.
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January 4, 2016 In Practice Techniques Tagged as limiting beliefs never too old By Dan Thorpe 8

The 3 B.S. reasons why guitarists give up or sabotage their own playing

seeing through by Azlan DuPree, licensed under (CC BY-SA 2.0)

In the previous blog post I was explaining the importance of ‘Go Time.’

‘Go Time’ is the time of the year from January 2nd to May 31st.

This is the time of the year that most people get most things done and achieve the most in the whole of the year.
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