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90-Year-Old Student Makes Himself and His Family Proud

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Dan Thorpe Acoustic Academy member John Hall left me this lovely comment the other day.

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Why Things Can Rapidly Fall Apart When Playing Guitar to Others

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Last week I talked about one of my most embarrassing moments playing guitar.

If you’ve ever played in front of others and it didn’t go so well, you might wonder why it’s so hard.

One reason is because of nerves.

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How to Get Over This Sickening Guitar-Playing Feeling

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The other day Logan got in touch to say this:

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3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Jimi, Cassettes, & Ear Training Fun)

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Welcome to a new Monday email with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including ear training fun, cassettes, and more…

I hope you had a great Easter. It is not exactly an Easter special, but in the spirit of the holiday, it is slightly retrospective.

Here it goes…

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3 Random Thoughts This Monday (an Inspiring Student, Guitar Performing Tips, and Learning Charts)

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Each Monday I write a post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life. Here is this week’s including the inspiring Pam, guitar performing tips, and more…

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3 Random Thoughts this Thursday (the Grinch, an Alternative Gift, and a Christmas Guitar Tips)

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‘Twas the Night before Christmas and this being the case, I decided to do a special version of my 3 random weekly thoughts, including some Christmas guitar tips …

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3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Muscle Memory, Tiny Wins, and Being Accountable)

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Here is another of the weekly posts with 3 thoughts about guitar, music, and life, including tips on muscle memory, celebrating tiny wins, and more.

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7 Ways Learning To Sing Will Make You A Better Guitarist

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It might be surprising to hear, but learning to sing can improve your guitar skills rapidly. As we go through this post, I’ll explain why.

First thing’s first though – having the ability to belt out one of your favourite tunes is a skill that not only feels and looks great, but is also an ability that all of us have somewhere inside of us.

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Filed Under: Practice Techniques, Technique Tagged With: ear training, Live, Performing, Singing, Vocals

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