Whether you’re a beginner guitarist or seasoned pro, here are a few tips that will help you have a killer practice session every time you play your guitar! Begin Integrating Skill sets A common mistake a lot of guitar players make is only practicing various skills and techniques independently. While having a variety of skills […]
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Not all guitar players become great… but this doesn’t have to include you. Learn the four mistakes that will keep you from becoming a great guitarist. The majority of guitarists out there are only average players. To become an excellent guitar player, you need to avoid the mistakes these people make, and replace them with
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You already know the major impact a great guitar teacher has on your guitar playing development. However, taking guitar lessons with the wrong kind of teacher also has a major impact… in a negative sense. To avoid these kinds of teachers (or find a better one if you have a bad teacher currently), it’s important
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Fast guitar playing is not achieved by learning a single skill. It’s a byproduct of mastering many elements of guitar playing (and technique) and integrating them together. In this post you’ll learn the tips, tricks, and techniques the pros use to increase their guitar playing speed to play guitar faster and cleaner. In addition, you’ll
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Easy tips and tricks for beginner guitarists. Have you ever wondered how little things make a massive difference in your guitar playing? Do you ever wonder what people aren’t telling you that could help you improve on the guitar? Do you wonder why some guitarists are so much better than others? In this post, you’ll
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So you are taking guitar lessons. You go and see your teacher regularly. And I’m willing to bet that every now and then you want your guitar teacher to teach you “something new”… but your teacher wants you to practice something you know already. Guess what: your teacher is perfectly right. (In fact it would
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There are many different guitars styles; electric, steel string acoustic, classical, hollow body, thin-line, etc. One thing they all have in common is their general body structure. So, no matter what kind of guitar you play, there will be basic parts you need to know. To get comfortable with the guitar and begin to learn,
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The Secret to Sing, Play Guitar, Play Piano, or Play Any Instrument with Confidence & Mastery Whether you want to learn to sing, play guitar, play piano, or play any musical instrument, you must master one essential skill: effective practice. You may have heard the expression “Practice makes perfect.” Do not believe this myth! Practice
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WHAT IS GUITAR TAB? Guitar tablature (or guitar tab) is a popular (and easy) way of reading and writing guitar notation. In this article you’ll learn the basics for reading guitar tab and gain an understanding of the various symbols you might see on a page of guitar tab. In Figure 1, the six horizontal
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Some of the most common questions we encounter at Northville Guitar Lessons relates to a person being left-handed. Can we teach people to play a left-handed guitar? Of course. Can a person learning to play guitar left-handed expect the same results we achieve with right-handed students? Absolutely. Should you spend your hard-earned money on a
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