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Toughening Up Your Fingers With Ancient Volcanic Rock?

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Today I want to address something important.

It’s a common sort of email I get from folk who are new to my teachings.

Here’s an example of an email I got the other day.

See if you can spot the issue…

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Filed Under: Practice, Practice Techniques Tagged With: guitar practice, Sore fingers

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…]

Filed Under: Learning, Technique Tagged With: `Minimum Pressure Required`, Bad Habits, posture, Sore fingers

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