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Why Practice with a Piezo Pickup?
I absolutely love the silky-smooth sounds of a well-played nylon string guitar and I can appreciate an equally well-played acoustic steel string.
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5 Things You Need to Learn Classical & Fingerstyle Guitar, Part V: A Good Teacher
I’ve learned a great many things since picking up the instrument in 2009. One of those is that there’s no substitute for a good teacher.
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Snagging the Hard Parts
Have you ever tried to learn a piece of music and find that most of it is easy enough to learn, but there is always that one spot (or two) that consistently gives you a headache that ibuprofen won’t cure? We’ve all been there.
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5 Things You Need to Learn Classical & Fingerstyle Guitar, Part IV: A Guitar Method Book
There is a plethora of guitar methods in the world. Most of them contain a great number of accomplished exercises in them for the guitarist to learn.
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5 Things You Need to Learn Classical & Fingerstyle Guitar, Part III: A Guitar Support or Footstool
Go posture saves backs. I have heard numerous reports over the years of professional classical guitarists having a multitude of back issues after a long career.
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New Practice Resource: Open Position Scales
Scale book review that is tailored to the areas that I need practice on, and is setup for daily practice without being overwhelmed.
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5 Things You Need to Learn Classical & Fingerstyle Guitar, Part II: The Metronome
Image by Mojpe from Pixabay The dreaded, the feared, the despised: The Metronome. I’ve not met a musician who hasn’t loathed the thing. However, it is the very thing that makes you good. The metronome itself will sharpen your sense of timing. According to the ever trusted and faithful steward of all things true on […]
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5 Things You Need to Learn Classical & Fingerstyle Guitar, Part I: the Guitar
When starting a project such as learning the classical guitar or furthering your guitar skills, you will need a few things to get started down the right path.
