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Is Playing The Guitar For You by Christiane Perrin

October 10th, 2009

You are apparently interested in playing the guitar. Or maybe you are educating yourself before you make a time and money commitment for a child. I believe that being able to play a musical instrument can be very satisfying and enriching, provided the choice of instrument is appropriate and provided that it is voluntary. I will focus this article on the choice of instrument.

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Learn the modes in just 15 minutes – Part Two by Rob Chappers

October 8th, 2009

A continuation from last time – presenting the remaining modes. Great video!

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Guitar Learn Guitar By Not Playing Guitar
by Peter Edvinsson

October 5th, 2009

I suppose you think that you learn guitar by playing guitar. Well, do you learn to say the right things by talking all the time? Let’s take a look at the art of not playing guitar…

How can you learn to play guitar by not playing? Is it really possible to develop as a guitarist without touching the instrument?

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Learn the modes in just 15 minutes – Part One by Rob Chappers

October 3rd, 2009

Here’s another way at looking at modes. I’ve discussed this before, as something I’ve heard Joe Satrianni recomend – practice modes over a pedal tone.

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A Snapshot of an Acoustic Guitar
by Melville Jackson

September 27th, 2009

If you love country music and if you are serious about learning the art of playing guitars, you definitely need to start with an acoustic guitar. An acoustic guitar can be use to genres like bluegrass, jazz, blues, country, and folk. An acoustic guitar can be played without an amplifier. Made of fine wood like spruce, maple and mahogany, the tone of the wood is what defines a guitar and sets it apart. The wood from these trees are more resonant than the others and guitars makers refer to them as “tone woods”. The bracings inside the instruments vary from maker to maker. These bracings determine the quality of the tone. Read the rest of this entry »

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Guitar Lesson 1 – Warm-up Exercises by Dean Dimarzo

September 26th, 2009

Dean calls them warm-ups, but they’re really great technique and speed-builder exercises too.
Note the great tip which tends to get overlooked by many students: always use a metronome!

Try these. Start out slow and build…

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How To Improve Chord Changes
by Kathy Unruh

September 25th, 2009

Would you like to know how to improve your chord changes? Of course you would! Is there some secret formula or magic trick that will make your fingers quicker? No… but there are some “muscle memory” exercises you can do to strengthen them. This will make a big difference in your playing.

Yesterday I gave one of my students a series of simple chord progressions to practice. As he was playing through them I noticed that he could transition easily from the C chord to the Em chord, but he had difficulty moving from Em back to C. That’s because it’s easier for the hand to close than open, and moving from Em to C requires that your stretch and open your hand. The problem he was having also affected his timing so that he was unable to keep a steady 4/4 rhythm.

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Learn Guitar Quick: How Do We Define a Scale?
by Bob Matthews

September 21st, 2009

A specific scale is defined by its intervallic formula. In other words, it is not necessarily the specific notes, but the pattern of intervals that defines a specific scale. And it’s also this same pattern of intervals that gives the scale its characteristic feel or tonality. By altering the intervallic scale formula, we change the type of scale being played. We can change the key of the scale by starting the intervallic formula on a different note.

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