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Learning classical guitar can be daunting due to the sheer number of skills you need to acquire and master. These include reading sheet music and building up your fretting and plucking techniques. One essential skill that often falls by the wayside is playing guitar chords. More often than not, classical guitar students pay more attention …

Why Learning Guitar Chords Are Essential in Mastering the Spanish Guitar Read More »

You love music, and you know you have the talent to show it through singing and playing the guitar. You’ve listened to countless artists and written a few songs of your own. Now, you believe you’re ready to start recording. However, here’s the unfortunate truth: Bad recording equipment won’t do anything to improve your overall sound. …

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Are you a tech-geek and a guitar enthusiast? So, why not combine these two passions and get your hands on the amazing and exceptional guitar gadgets? It is tricky to keep up with the fast-paced technology these days. Thus, we have compiled a list of 10 of the coolest gadgets for the coolest tech-savvy guitarists. …

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Guitar solos – whether learned, composed, or improvised – can be among the most fun and rewarding endeavors on the instrument. From advanced rock’s virtuoso technical wizardry, to melodic minimalist simplicity, and along the whole spectrum of tasteful lead guitar phrasing in between, soloing and improvisation are arguably the most important parts of lead guitar …

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Would you like to add some lead elements to your guitar riffs or chord progressions, but you’ve never done something creative before? If you are not experienced in improvising, an easy way to get started is to use the pentatonic scale. The good thing about the pentatonic scale is that it is easy to memorize …

Implementing licks into your chord progressions or riffs Read More »

If you are learning to read standard notation on your instrument, this article contains steps that can make the whole process much easier and faster. Get the goal tempo.  Play a recording of the piece from a play-along audio track that many reading books come with.  Use the ‘tap’ feature of your metronome. (First of …

Self-Managing Your Reading Studies Read More »

We all play guitar to create music. This can be done either through our own original compositions or playing someone else’s songs. If you haven’t been playing for at least two years, it’s important right now to learn your craft through playing other people’s songs. Now there are millions of songs out there already to …

Ten Songs You Should Play On Your Guitar Read More »