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The Bearded Bluesman: Ruan Graaff
Guitar Excellence had the privilege of recording some awesome blues licks with Ruan Graaff. So we decided to ask him a few questions about his influences and about his guitar playing. His “Bearded Blues” video guitar lessons are all available in our FULL ACCESS members area. Enjoy! What made you pick up the guitar? My mother’s side of the family was very musical. My grandfather played guitar in a band,... -
Time Signature | Theory Video Lesson
Up until now you’ve been mostly working with and playing in the time signature of 4/4. This is also known as ‘common time’. To better understand time signatures, let’s take a look at how they work and what the numbers mean. In a time signature symbol, the top number indicates the number of notes per bar. The bottom number indicates the subdivision (i.e. quarter notes, 8th notes, etc.) For... -
Basic Lead Guitar Technique | Guitar Lesson
In this video, we will be doing an overview of the basic lead guitar techniques in the upcoming lessons. There are a lot of techniques to be covered so we will be just touching on the subject of each with a very simple example of what the technique involves. We will be looking at the following basic lead guitar techniques; the pull off, the hammer on, slides, bending, trills and... -
A Guitar Excellence Pupil
Meet Murray. He has been a Guitar Excellence pupil for a few months and this video was taken after 2 months with us. We think he rocks. If you would like to get to be as cool as Murray after a few months then look no further than Guitar Excellence to help you get there. As a Guitar Excellence pupil you will get: ✅ Guitar lesson at home ✅... -
Understanding Modes On Guitar
Understanding modes on guitar is a big topic when guitarists start expanding their playing. Can knowledge of modes make you more attractive to the opposite sex? Or increase the speed in your picking hand? Unfortunately not, but for those of us with a desire to expand our knowledge of music and to play more tunefully, they are a more than worthwhile topic of study. I have often been asked... -
How To Unleash Your Creativity On The Guitar
Most guitar players are content to learn the classics on guitar as well as testing their strings mettle on the songs of their favourite contemporary acts. The amount of requests I’ve had from my students to learn Hotel California, Stairway to Heaven and Nothing Else Matters is a testament to the fact that there are certain essential songs one should include in their repertoire to get a better melodic... -
Evaluating The Right Guitar Teacher
Let’s face it there are allot of guitar teachers out there – some good some bad and some not worth mentioning. We get a lot of enquiries here at Guitar Excellence about our pricing of our lessons and where the lessons are held. Here I will share some insights to finding and evaluating the right guitar teacher. There will be a few factors influencing your decision like location, pricing,... -
The Benefits Of Having Lessons With An Instructor
Correct Application Without someone to show you the proper way to execute finger patterns, chords, scales, arpeggios etc. You run the risk of learning incorrectly and creating some seriously bad habits. Even something as simple as holding the guitar. Hold it wrong and you’ll end up fighting with the instrument for the rest of your playing days. You’re doomed. There are chords and moves you will never be able...
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