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  • Practice Routines

    The Top 4 Intentional Practice Routines

    By Jason Hall
    In May 12, 2021
    On Inspiration, Practice, Practice Tips
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    Practice routines are an unfortunate necessity and, as guitar players, we all want to improve continually and consistently. However, at some point, it becomes clear that our weekly guitar challenges are getting harder and harder to overcome. One we day we may find that simply picking up the instrument and spending 15 minutes going over the weeks material just won’t cut it anymore, and this realization that our instrument...
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  • stage fright

    Stage Fright – What It Is & How To Control It

    By Erick Gerber
    In Jan 10, 2017
    On Gig Guidance, Practice, Practice Tips
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    The 21st century has produced what many people call ‘bedroom musicians’. Let me explain – over the years, with guitars becoming so affordable and with all the free guitar lessons online (and the top-class affordable and professional video lessons from Guitar Excellence of course), becoming a guitar prodigy is now very possible without even stepping a foot outside of your bedroom. However, as much as this has enabled so...
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  • Merry Christmas

    We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    By Tyrone Mayer
    In Dec 8, 2016
    On Happy Holidays, Practice, Recording
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    Merry Christmas from all of us here at Guitar Excellence! We’ve found this cool video of this talented kid playing a finger style version of ‘We Wish You a Merry Christmas’, just for you. Whether you’re a Guitar Excellence pupil and want to ask your tutor to teach you this arrangement. Or if you just want to share this video with your friends and family, it’s a great video...
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  • 50% off Guitar Pro Software for Guitar Excellence Pupils

    50% off Guitar Pro 6 for Guitar Excellence Pupils

    By Erick Gerber
    In Nov 24, 2016
    On Guitar & Technology, Guitar Lessons, Online Guitar Lessons, Practice, Practice Tips, Song Writing
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    GREAT NEWS! As a Guitar Excellence pupil, whether you’re on our Home, Online or Video subscription service, you get a 50% discount on the legendary computer software Guitar Pro 6 that has helped thousands of guitarists worldwide learn how to play the guitar much faster, simpler and easier. But it’s not just a tool for learning – you can also create your own scores with either TAB, music notation...
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  • keeping motivation

    Keeping Motivation as a Guitarist

    By Theo Young
    In Aug 4, 2016
    On Motivation, Practice, Practice Tips
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    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!...
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  • How To Read Guitar Tabs - Theory 101

    How To Read Guitar Tabs – Theory 101

    By Craig Goudge
    In May 5, 2016
    On Guitar Lessons, Online Guitar Lessons, Practice, Theory
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    In this video we are learning how to read guitar tabs (short for ‘tablature’) – a simpler way of reading music for guitarists. Below you will see a diagram consisting of 6 horizontal lines. Each of these lines represents a string on your guitar. The top line represents the High e, or 1st string and the bottom line represents the Low E, or 6th string. Note that the High...
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  • practicing guitar without a guitar

    Practicing Guitar Without a Guitar

    By Erick Gerber
    In Apr 8, 2016
    On Guitar Lessons, Guitars, Playing in Time, Practice, Practice Tips
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    Most pupils really just don’t have the time for practicing guitar as much as they would like to. What most people don’t realize, however, is that practicing guitar is as much about training your mind as it is about training your fingers and that there are some aspects of your mind that you can practice without a guitar. So how do we do this? Check out these useful tips and tricks below:...
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  • Motivation to Practice Guitar

    By Erick Gerber
    In Mar 3, 2014
    On Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Guitar Lessons, Motivation, Practice, Practice Tips, Rock n Roll 101
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    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...
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  • How to Approach Improvisation as a Beginner

    By Anthony Bierman
    In Apr 8, 2013
    On Blues, Ear Training, Guitar Lessons, Improvisation, Jazz Guitar, Online Guitar Lessons, Practice, Practice Tips, Rock Guitar, Rock n Roll 101, Scales, Styles, Theory
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    When dealing with improvisation with my students, I use a systematic method that begins with the basic concepts of improvisation and moves through the styles to the more advanced forms of jazz improvisation. I will give a brief overview of how to approach improvisation as a beginner in this blog, there are many ways and this is only one approach, but I have found some success with it. A...
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  • Better Guitarist

    Be a Better Guitarist in 10 Easy Steps

    By Gareth Bertolani
    In Mar 4, 2013
    On Gig Guidance, Guitar Lessons, Online Guitar Lessons, Practice, Practice Tips, Rock Guitar, Rock n Roll 101, Styles
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    All guitarists want to be better guitarists. There are many ways to become a better guitarist and I am going to show you how to be a better guitarist in 10 easy steps. These are 10 practical ways that you can be all that you can be. 10 Tips For Becoming A Better Guitarist Find some musician friends and start jamming. Even if you can only play with another...
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