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Aural Training For Guitarists: 3 Quick Tips Taken From My ‘Guitar Tutor’ Article

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Below is an article I recently wrote on the topic of aural training for Guitar Tutor magazine, published and released by RGT – the Registry of Guitar Tutors. I’m a member of the RGT and love getting this magazine in the post every 3 months as it features some wonderful insights, tips and tricks for teaching and playing the guitar.
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Filed Under: Aural Skills, Technique Tagged With: Aural Skills, ear training, Listening skills, Musicality, working songs out

One of the most useful benefits of learning some really basic music theory that no one talks about

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Music theory is a touchy subject for a lot of guitarists. Most of them don’t believe in it and others just hate it. On the other hand, some guitarists who struggle to knock out a decent tune, spend too much time reading up on advanced intricate theory when they should be practising their guitar skills and learning how to play the songs they love. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Aural Skills, Music Theory Tagged With: Listening skills, Musical knowledge, working songs out

A Fun Exercise To Improve Your Ability To Learn Songs By Ear

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learning songs by ear

Paul, George & John by Omroepvereniging VARA, licensed under (CC BY-SA 3.0 NL)

Recently, I was thinking about an old friend I had back when I was a kid. His name was Ian. Although he wasn’t a formally taught musician, he used to play this game that at the time I thought was a bit silly but, as a full-time musician nowadays, I know now is incredibly useful.
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Filed Under: Aural Skills, Music Theory Tagged With: melodies, octaves, one string scales, position playing, working songs out

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