So last week I ruffled a few feathers.
I sent out an email talking about how most guitar teachers NEVER really teach good basic technique.
Someone said, “Well, Erich Andreas teaches this stuff”.
The gist of my reply was that if he’s like most other tutors, I doubt he does.
That was not an attack or anything on Erich, and it’s NOT personal…
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including the movie Almost Famous, training, and more.
Here we go…
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life. Here we go…
Last week I sent an email that got lots of responses.
It was about how it can be useful to occasionally play guitar in your practice room while leaving the door ajar.
Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including thoughts on inspiration, my new surprising guitar, and more. Here we go…
The other day, I had a Zoom lesson with a student.
This is something I do very occasionally and may do more of in the future, but probably in a group setting if I decide to. (There are some exciting projects to finish off first though).
Here’s an interesting email I got a while back. I get this sort of email a fair bit, so I’m sure many of you can relate to this.
One of the biggest frustrations most guitarists have is not having a plan.
You’ll know this if you have ever spent time trying to learn guitar in the YouTube casino, as I jokingly call it.
Although it can be useful for certain things, if you’re not careful, the YouTube casino will suck your time and motivation for guitar playing.
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned an email from a chap called Tino.
If you didn’t see the email, he basically replied to me moaning and patronising…
All the beginner guitarists out there in the world who can’t yet play a C Major chord smoothly.