Should I buy a left or right handed guitar?
Here is video that will walk you through making a good decision about choosing a left of right handed guitar if you are a lefty.
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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...
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 ...
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 ...
Top 3 Tools For Practicing Guitar!
In the olden days, the only high tech tools people had to learn their favorites songs on guitar was their record player and their ear. Today, the options for guitar players are endless! Here are my top 3 choices.
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Buy,
Children,
Drums,
iPad,
iPhone,
iPod Touch,
Keyboard,
Piano,
Purchase,
Singing,
tablature guitar,
Theory,
Voice,
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?
Guitar Buyer’s Guide for Beginners – 2024
As a beginner shopping for their first guitar, there are several categories to choose from.
First of all, where should you shop for your first guitar or other music gear? Sweetwater is our preferred musical instrument seller. They have a top-notch sales department, competitive p...