Category: Guitar

The Shape of Your Pick Matters!

Earlier, we discussed how the thickness of your pick can impact your playing. This time, let's take a look at the shape of the pick. Rounded Tip Picks: These picks don't "bite" into the strings and as a result, work great for strumming. The pick can glide over the strings without getting stuck on any individual string. The drawback is that picking individual strings becomes mo...

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Thin, Medium or Heavy Guitar Picks?

There are lots of different kinds of picks. Finding the right pick for you can make playing much easier! Thin picks are great for strumming chords. They bend against the strings while you strum and have very little resistance. The downside to thin picks is that they bend and have very little resistance! This means they aren't very good for doing fast single note runs. If your ...

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What is a "Capo?" And do I need one?

A "Capo" is a clamp that can be put over any fret of your guitar. Wherever you set it, that fret now becomes "zero" and you play your open chords relative to that. So if you have the Capo on the 1st fret and play an E Major chord, what you are actually playing is now one note higher (F Major). If you used the A, C and D shapes,  you would actually be playing A#, C# and D#. Using a Capo is ...

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Stage Fright: Conquer your fear!

With our biannual student concert just around the corner, some tips to help combat stage fright are in order!  Ah, stage fright – that dreaded onslaught of fear so many of us experience before (and sometimes while) we perform.  The pulse quickens.  Breathing becomes short, shallow and unsupported.  Hands become sweaty and shaky.  Sound familiar?

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