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Podcast #6 – The Importance Of Breathing To Reduce Tension And Allow You To Enjoy Your Guitar Playing More

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In this podcast, I discuss one of the hidden killers of guitar playing progress and why it is so important you spend some time focusing on getting it right.

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Filed Under: Podcast, Technique Tagged With: beginner guitar, Breathing, motivation, posture

Guitar Calluses – How to Toughen Up Your Fingertips The Smart Way

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One of the biggest misconceptions about learning and improving your guitar skills is the myth about sore fingers. Many guitarists are told or taught that sore fingers equals progress and that it is, in fact, a sign you are doing things correctly. In this post, I’ll explain why that is nonsense — and what you should do instead.  [Read more…]

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Guitar Posture – How To Sit With Your Guitar For Better Technique, More Comfort And Far Less Frustration (Part 2)

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In Part one of this series on how to sit with a guitar properly, I explained why good, solid and consistent posture is critical for you as a guitarist – mainly because good posture can save a huge amount of time and frustration.

In this part, we are getting right into the meat and potatoes of the series where I’ll show you what I have found to be by far the most optimal playing position for guitarists.

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Filed Under: Learning, Technique Tagged With: Classical, posture, sitting position, standing position, strap

Guitar Posture – How To Sit With Your Guitar For Better Technique, More Comfort And Far Less Frustration (Part 1)

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Many people have no idea how to actually sit with their guitar for the most optimal playing comfort, efficiency and technique. Some sit in a downright terrible way. This places a huge strain on their wrists, leads to their backs being hunched over and their guitar being placed at a weird angle.

In this two-part post, I’ll explain why it is essential that you start sitting in the proper manner, why most teachers get it wrong, and what you can learn from the sport of golf. Most importantly I’ll show you what I have found to be by far the most optimal playing position for guitarists.

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Filed Under: Learning, Technique Tagged With: classical position, posture, sitting, standing

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