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Online Guitar Lessons

Online Lessons I have been giving lessons online and the question that many people ask me is can a music instrument be taught effectively online and can tuition be as fruitful via a medium such as Skype. My answer to that is definitely. With the growing pace of today’s technology many music teachers are beginning [...]

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The Importance of Studying Blues

As a teacher I often try to encourage my students to study Blues and its most common 12 bar progression as part of their fundamental studies as guitarists. No matter what style you want specialize, in the importance of knowing and being able to handle Blues and its harmony and improvisation within it should never be [...]

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How To Accelerate Your Playing In Six Months

The first thing to do when deciding to advance your playing in a certain period of time is to set short-term reachable goals within a long term goal. The long term goal here would be to advance your playing in a period of six months. In order to do this you must break up the [...]

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10 Jazz Musicians To Study To Mold Your Playing

One of the most important jazz musicians to study to shape your playing, would be saxophonist Charlie Parker one of the founding fathers of the bebop era of jazz. Many musicians transcribe and learn to play his solo’s to delve into the style of Parker, his rhythmic language In particular was superb and and many [...]

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The Correct Way To Practice: Some Tips

- Put in the hours : The most important thing to do when practicing is to master discipline, practice often and as regular as you can. Anyone can find the time to practice they just have to learn to organise their time efficiently enough to fit in the time everyday. You should learn to practice [...]

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