Robert Callus

In this lesson, I show you how to optimize your guitar practice time so that you get more value out of each hour you put in. In today’s lesson, we’ll explore a way to have even more time available for practice by practicing the guitar in your head when a guitar is not available. The […]

Different people have different goals when starting out on the guitar.  The guitar tips for beginners in this article will help you achieve the two goals that are shared among basically every guitar student: Being able to play in the shortest time possible. Enjoying the process of learning. If you’re a beginner guitar student and

I can show you how to memorize the notes on the guitar fretboard but unless you also know why you should dedicate the process an amount of your practice time, likely, you won’t do it. In this article, I will give you 10 reasons why learning the notes on the guitar fretboard is a valuable

Is timing on the guitar everything? In a way, yes. Of course, there are many other elements that make a good guitar player, including technique, the ability to apply music theory for the guitar, and developing a good ear, among others. But timing is an element that will make you sound amateurish if you get

If you don’t know the theory behind guitar triads yet, I suggest that you go through this lesson first. And through this lesson if you don’t yet know the names of the notes on the guitar fretboard. Understanding the theory and being able to find the notes with ease will help you make the most

You would be disappointed if I told you that there is no correct answer to the question “How long does it take to learn the guitar?” and then left you hanging. Instead, in this lesson, I’ll go over the main factors that influence how long it takes you to learn to play the guitar. The

When you’re just starting out on the guitar, you spend most of your practicing time learning new things. Reading tabs, new tunes, new chords, new songs, new techniques, your first scale, some easy guitar riffs and licks, so on and so forth. By the time you reach an intermediate level of guitar playing, you will

String bending and vibrato are my favorite guitar techniques. The reason for this is that they can make the guitar sound like my favorite musical instrument: The human voice. In this lesson, I’ll give you seven string bending exercises that will explore this powerful technique so that you can, quite literally, make your guitar sing.

The reason why many guitar players don’t think music theory is necessary comes from the belief in certain myths about music theory for the guitar. While I don’t know the exact origins of these myths, my guess is that the reason behind their existence is that students and players rarely apply music theory to the