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How Many Months Does It Take to Learn Guitar?

2023-10-27T12:32:26+04:00

Learning to play the guitar is a journey that varies in duration from person to person. While there’s no one-size-fits-all answer, the time it takes to become proficient at playing the guitar depends on several factors, including your goals and the amount of time you invest in practice. Basic Skills in a Few Months For many beginners on their guitar-learning journey, the prospect of playing basic songs and chords can be realised within a few months of consistent practice. During this initial phase, you’ll typically focus on mastering fundamental chords, learning strumming patterns, and getting comfortable with the instrument. This period [...]

How Many Months Does It Take to Learn Guitar?2023-10-27T12:32:26+04:00

Playing The Guitar With Others: Where To Find Jamming And Gigging Opportunities For Amateur Guitarists

2023-06-16T15:12:27+04:00

Jam with Friends! It can be quite a daunting thing to go from someone who enjoys playing guitar at home by themselves, to playing in front of real other human beings! I have had many adult aged students reach a point in their playing where they are really getting comfortable playing in their chosen genres and are keen to take it to the next step, but struggle to do so if they don’t know of anyone or have any opportunity to jam with other people. This is a crucial step to becoming a better musician, as playing with others teaches you [...]

Playing The Guitar With Others: Where To Find Jamming And Gigging Opportunities For Amateur Guitarists2023-06-16T15:12:27+04:00

Should I Do Zoom Guitar Lessons?

2023-10-19T16:58:26+04:00

Flexibility One thing that I notice my Zoom students love about their lessons is the flexibility and convenience of it. They can go straight from their regular home routine into their lesson for 30 - 60 minutes, and then go straight back into whatever they were doing. There’s no commute time to a music school nearby, where you would need to make sure that you remember all of your worksheets and everything else that you need for your instrument. Everything you need is close by and basically within arms reach should you need it in your lesson. Students often seem even [...]

Should I Do Zoom Guitar Lessons?2023-10-19T16:58:26+04:00

All About Vintage Guitars

2023-04-05T15:25:38+04:00

Why The Hype? So I’m sure that if you’re into guitars and guitar gear that you’ve no doubt come across people passionately arguing about whether vintage guitars sound, feel and look better than their modern counterparts. The “vintage” tag is often given to guitars over 30 years of age, or more likely in the guitar community, guitars built before the year 1980. Many collectors however consider the golden era of the guitar (in particular the electric guitar) the late 1950’s and 1960’s. Obviously there are exceptions to this generalisation, but think about how many of those museum-piece models are from this [...]

All About Vintage Guitars2023-04-05T15:25:38+04:00

Why Am I Not Improving On The Guitar?

2023-03-16T12:51:43+04:00

Not Enough Practice! Ok I’m just going to go straight there - the most likely scenario for why you’re not improving on the guitar is that you’re not practising enough. We’ve all heard this spiel before, so if you’re finding that you’re constantly having unsuccessful attempts at doing some decent practice on the guitar, it’s probably time to establish a solid practice routine and stick to it. There’s no exact number on how much practice you need to do, but a few times a month, once a week or even a few times a week will often not be enough to [...]

Why Am I Not Improving On The Guitar?2023-03-16T12:51:43+04:00

How To Spice Up Your Blues Chords

2023-03-16T12:50:22+04:00

Use Extensions So we all know the regular boxy 7th chords that we probably start with when playing the blues, so our first step will be breaking out of this sound to use something with a little more colour. 6th, 9th, and 13th chords work great over a 12-bar blues, and offer up different flavours that work great within the style. Try the following for a blues in the key of A: Chromatic Lead In A great and simple way to add a bit of spice is to use one of the chords that we already have, the D9 chord in [...]

How To Spice Up Your Blues Chords2023-03-16T12:50:22+04:00

How To Prepare For Your First Gig On Guitar

2023-01-18T17:01:47+04:00

Learn The Songs! Sounds obvious, but you’d be surprised at how many people breeze over this and worry too much about all of their different preset changes or buying all sorts of gear to use! Everyone has their own way of learning songs for a gig, so find what works for you and make that your routine leading up to a gig. Personally, I like to start going over the setlist as early as possible to allow the material plenty of time to sink into both my brain and muscle memory. My goal is to always be at a stage where [...]

How To Prepare For Your First Gig On Guitar2023-01-18T17:01:47+04:00

How To Keep Your Motivation When Learning to Play Guitar

2022-12-06T19:20:43+04:00

Learn Songs That You Like! There is nothing worse than summoning up the courage to sit down and practice a song that you don’t like. We’ve all been there, and we all know that we’re far less likely to practice these songs. That’s why it is extremely important to learn songs that you like! Whether it’s completely subconscious or not, you will be 100 times more likely to sit down and practice if you’re learning your favourite songs on the guitar. You can start off by making a playlist of your favourite songs of all time (or you may already have [...]

How To Keep Your Motivation When Learning to Play Guitar2022-12-06T19:20:43+04:00

How to Hold Your Plectrum

2022-11-09T17:35:48+04:00

A small but important detail that is often overlooked in guitar playing is how to hold your plectrum. Now although there are many different approaches and techniques to this, some are more correct than others, and will depend on what you are playing! Find The Right Pick For You Before you even worry about how to hold the thing, the first thing you should consider is what pick is the right one for you. Depending on what style of music you play, different thicknesses, sizes, and materials will have a big affect on how comfortable the pick will feel to use. [...]

How to Hold Your Plectrum2022-11-09T17:35:48+04:00

Why Learning Guitar Is Good For Your Mental Health

2022-11-09T17:34:22+04:00

Improves Your Mental Wellbeing! Many studies have been conducted in various universities around the world on the effects that music can have on the human brain. Music has been proven to stimulate different parts of both sides of the brain, and how these effects can help to reduce stress, lower chances of depression and reduce seizures, as well as improving cognitive and motor skills. Listening to music even stimulates the brain for patients of severe Alzheimer’s who are otherwise unresponsive in the later stages, causing their eyes to light up and for them to make physical movements. Even if you aren’t [...]

Why Learning Guitar Is Good For Your Mental Health2022-11-09T17:34:22+04:00

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