Why Slow Down Songs on YouTube One of the best ways of learning guitar is to listen to your favourite guitarists – and then figure out and copy what they are doing. What I find is that by the time I have ‘copied’ something from a guitar hero of mine, it usually has a little […]
How to slow down songs on Spotify As you know, most music is streamed and purchased these days from platforms such as Spotify, Deezer or Apple Music. Playing along to your favorite tracks is always a huge motivation for guitarists. Now you can slow down songs on Spotify – and use Spotify as a key […]
Guitar Habits I always give my students a few pieces of advice to build a guitar habit Play for 15 minutes each day Put the guitar down and walk away after 15 minutes You can pick it up again if you want to – but do at least 15 mins Repeat every day If you […]
Perfect Right-Hand Fingerpicking Technique This guide helps the beginner fingerstyle or fingerpicking guitar player to analyze their right-hand fingerpicking technique – particularly for posture that helps achieve comfortable playing, builds speed and avoids future pain in the wrist or arm. Note that I have a companion article for left hand fingerpicking technique that you should also check […]
The ONE thing necessary to play great guitar Having taught dozens of guitarists in person and with over 13k online students, people often ask me “what is the ONE biggest factor in student success?” The answer might surprise you because it’s not about ability or having lots of time to practice. It doesn’t matter whether […]
I regularly speak to people learning guitar who complain of arm, wrist and finger pain. Not only that, but when I ask people the reason why they gave up guitar, I often hear that playing was painful and they gave up as a result. It’s important to have perfect left hand guitar technique and I […]
How to create a daily practice habit A few students have reached out to me this week with the question “how do I practice more” and “why can’t I manage to find the time”. This is probably the most common question I am asked – and the most common objection to why progress isn’t happening. Firstly, let […]
Sometimes it’s easy I have been playing guitar for many years. Just like you, I have periods where playing the guitar is easy and periods when it is not. Sometimes, I just pick it up and play and I really enjoy it. And I have periods where it seems like everything is contrived (job, kids, […]
