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How to Practice
Monday, 20 Apr, 2009 – 9:12 | No Comment
How to Practice

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1.) Take breaks
2.) Finish what you start
3.) 20 minutes a day is better than practicing for 2 hours one day a week
4.) Be …

How Long til I get good at Guitar?
Tuesday, 17 Mar, 2009 – 7:37 | No Comment
How Long til I get good at Guitar?

The short answer is that if you want to learn your introductory chords on guitar then it’ll take about 3 months, and that’s if you do it every day. There are only 7 chords …

Make Up Your Own Drills
Saturday, 14 Mar, 2009 – 15:02 | One Comment
Make Up Your Own Drills

How to make up your own Guitar Drill
First, find what’s bothering you. If its alternate picking, then simply focus and center in on the EXACT difficulty you’re having. This is because there are alot of …

Dynamics Explained (1 of 3)
Saturday, 14 Mar, 2009 – 10:18 | No Comment
Dynamics Explained (1 of 3)

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What are Dynamics?
Dynamics are how soft and LOUD you make something. The different Dynamic markings in music are piano (soft), mezzo piano (slightly soft), mezzo forte …

Arpeggios Part 1
Monday, 9 Mar, 2009 – 20:42 | No Comment
Arpeggios Part 1

Arpeggios sound awesome, and they create a lot of tension (and sometimes release) in music! The trick to playing arpeggios is learning how to fingerpick or alternate pick. These two techniques are difficult at first, …

Where CD money goes
Monday, 2 Mar, 2009 – 7:41 | No Comment
Where CD money goes

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In case you were wondering. By the way, this chart is from years ago when CD’s were priced around $15 dollars. Today they cost around $10-12, and the distribution may be …

Arpeggios Tricks and Explanations
Wednesday, 28 Jan, 2009 – 16:10 | 3 Comments
Arpeggios Tricks and Explanations

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Arpeggios are a broken chord. You can still play the chord with your left hand, but with the pick hand only play “one note at a time“. The same goes for all …