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A Guitarists Journey: Enjoying The Milestones
A guitarists journey and even musicians in general share the idea that they are never done. There is always one more piece, another technique, an alternate phrase, better tone, and, a plethora of other things. These ideas coupled with the selfish nature of learning an instrument the tendency can be to focus on deficiencies instead of what we have accomplished. Why is this? I know that I am guilty... -
The 3 Things Slowing Down Your Guitar Progress
In this blog we are going to discover the 3 things slowing down your guitar progress. As every guitar player has a blind spot these are important to take head of. Most guitarists will often find out the hard way down the line losing valuable practice time. While every guitarist wants to accomplish different things. One may want to become a full-fledged shredder whereas the other might want to... -
3 Places Modern Guitarists Can Find Inspiration
It’s not always as easy as it should be to convince someone to listen to the great guitarists from decades past. While it’s easy to appreciate the talent of these artists, most of them played in a style that simply doesn’t resonate with a lot of modern musicians – particularly younger ones. So while inspiration from the past is extremely important, and something we’ve even posted about, it can... -
Inspiration From The Past For Music Of The Future
There are some things that simply can’t be replaced, bought or even imitated, and music performed and played by musicians who have put in unseen hours, blood sweat and tears to truly master their instruments is a unique and timeless phenomenon! Even with all the music programs and technological advancement in this modern age we live in, it is still not possible to replace a true musician with his... -
Keeping Motivation as a Guitarist
Balance, Patience and Consistency. Truly these are three methods you should always remember to apply when entering the crazed world of Music! No matter who you are or where you’re from its gonna take time and you’ll find that learning the language of music is a magical journey that never ceases and is forever changing every day. Never is it the same and it’s very important to keep motivation!... -
Motivation to Practice Guitar
As a songwriter, guitar teacher and performing artist, I often find it extremely difficult to just pick up my guitar and play (whether it’s to just have a fun jam, or because I have to.) I am very happy and grateful to be able to make a living through my guitar, via teaching students and the occasional well-paying gig, but sometimes I think that my dependence on my guitar... -
Can Music Make You Smarter
Music Makes you Smarter 1. Early musical training helps develop brain areas involved in language and reasoning. It is thought that brain development continues for many years after birth. Recent studies have clearly indicated that musical training physically develops the part of the left side of the brain known to be involved with processing language, and can actually wire the brain’s circuits in specific ways. Linking familiar songs to... -
How To Accelerate Your Guitar Playing
The first thing to do when deciding to accelerate your guitar 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 long term goal into segments of short term goals and also, very importantly,... -
Lessons Learnt From My Pupils Parents
Here are some lessons learnt from my pupils and parents alike in my 20 year plus careers as a music teacher, musician, and guitarist. Encouragement & Recognition “Babies cry for it – grown men die for it” That is such an extremely important saying that every person should have that ingrained in their heads. In business, relationships and family – this is a vital key to letting people excel...