Reading music is one of the most important skills to develop because it gives you independence! Learning to recognize notes means you are able to access anything that interests you, immediately, without the need for an ‘interpreter’ or teacher. This article covers the pros and cons of different approaches to learning notes. It explains how … Continue reading How to Remember Piano Notes
This post appeared first at 22 Most Influential and Best Blues Guitarists on TheGuitarLesson.com, thanks for reading. Blues guitar is one of the most influential guitar genres, therefore the best blues guitarists had a significant impact and influence on our music today. Ever since the end of the 19th century when the African-American communities of … Continue reading 22 Most Influential and Best Blues Guitarists
This post appeared first at Should a guitarist learn standard music notation, or just guitar tablature? on TheGuitarLesson.com, thanks for reading. One of my online students just wrote me a letter, asking whether he needs to learn to read standard music notation, or is tablature enough. …a few guys locally who are in the local music … Continue reading Should a guitarist learn standard music notation, or just guitar tablature?
This post appeared first at Learn Barre Chords by Playing Songs on TheGuitarLesson.com, thanks for reading. Time to talk about those “dreaded” barre (bar) chords again. Why? Because many beginner guitarists make the mistake of giving up on barre chords since they are not that easy to learn. This is one of the biggest mistakes … Continue reading Learn Barre Chords by Playing Songs
This post appeared first at Best blues guitar lessons on TheGuitarLesson.com, thanks for reading. 3 best blues guitar courses of 2020 In the words of Keith Richards (Rolling Stones): If you don’t know the blues… there’s no point in picking up the guitar and playing rock and roll or any other form of popular music. … Continue reading Best blues guitar lessons
This post appeared first at How to Change to Barre Chords on TheGuitarLesson.com, thanks for reading. Once you learn to get all your strings ringing with the barre chords, the next step is being able to change to them smoothly (or as smooth as possible for a while, which will get better over time). Learning … Continue reading How to Change to Barre Chords
Learning to play piano is not just a way to keep kids occupied after school or during school breaks. Piano lessons for kids are extremely beneficial for your child’s development. Sitting down with your child at the piano is also a fantastic bonding activity. Piano learning can also be a lot of fun! We’d like … Continue reading Piano Lessons for Kids: Making the Most of Piano Learning
This post appeared first at Learn to Feel the Blues on TheGuitarLesson.com, thanks for reading. I’ve written loads on learning blues guitar, but never really talked about how you can feel the blues You’ve probably noticed that blues guitarists absolutely love their job. Their face says it all. I mean if you’ve ever been to … Continue reading Learn to Feel the Blues
So… yeah… from some folks I can hear the groans now… But, when you dig into this tune a little bit, it’s got some cool stuff, and it’s worth your time to take the original recording apart a little with me and see how it’s put together. And let’s face it, you’re going to play … Continue reading How To REALLY Play Mustang Sally
“I can’t play piano” 😱 There are two reasons you’ll never say this again. Firstly, because by the end of this article you will have played music, even if you don’t have a piano. Secondly, because this article will turbo charge your learning, by exposing common limiting thoughts and replacing them with empowering ones. This … Continue reading I can’t play piano is something you’ll never say again
