How to Practice Guitar Effectively
An Effective Guitar Practice Schedule
Feel free to practice these things in any order, but always do #1 first, the warm up. You also don’t have to do them all in one sitting either. You can do a few at one practice session, and next time you sit down to practice, you do the other items in the list you didn’t do the first time, etc. Also, feel free to change the number of minutes for each to suit your own needs. Maybe you want to practice for 2 hours; maybe just 30 minutes – it is completely up to you. You can view this schedule as a general blueprint, which you can modify as you like. Read more
Hire a Guitar Teacher or Learn on your Own
So you are looking to further your learning as an acoustic guitarist but not sure what to do next? There is a vast array of options available to you and things can get rather confusing. You basically have two options when learning 
how to play acoustic guitar: Hire a guitar teacher or Learn on your own. This topic is open for debate. Honestly, I feel it really depends on you and your particular needs as an individual. We will explore both options in this article, so that you will be able to make a better decision. Read more
Easy Guitar Lead Lessons
To be a lead guitar player, you will need a knowledge of scales, arpeggios, riffs and licks. This short article is for the beginner guitar student who maybe knows some basic chords but wants to branch out to lead playing. Of course it is not always necessary for the lead guitar player to play solos. The lead and rhythm guitarists can work together to complement the singer’s vocals. For instance the lead guitarist could play the same chords as the rhythm guitar only in a different position on the fretboard.
Accelerate Your Guitar Playing
By Mike Hayes
First, define your objectives and determine your approach. These objectives may change as you progress, but a goal is important before starting to play the guitar.
Learn Guitar Online – Practice Traps & How to Escape Them
By Mike P Hayes
Over practicing for your next performance can be a trap because it can lead to information overload, physical burnout and decreased performance. Practice makes perfect right? We’ve all heard that phrase before from music teachers, parents etc., with so many people telling us it’s got to be correct.
Guitar Lesson – Lead Guitar Traps & How to Avoid Them
By Mike P Hayes
Scales can free your fingers and freeze your brain. Practicing scales hour after hour can actually harm your progress on the guitar.
Beginners Guitar Lessons – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Guitarists
By Mike P Hayes
Just the other day after a conversation with one particularly successful guitarist, it struck me that there is a common thread that runs through all successful guitarists. Actually, I’ve noticed this over the years as I observed how many “average” students accelerated past “naturally talented” players. However as time goes by, it has become increasingly obvious that the professional attitudes that certain players cultivate are the deciding factors as to those who “make it” the those who don’t!
Beginners Guitar Lessons, Scales – 4 Tips to Get the Most From Your Lead Playing
By Mike P Hayes
Learning 
guitar scales can be frustrating and confusing for the beginning guitarist. Often the student simply doesn’t know where to start.
Guitar Lessons – Reading Tabs
Intro
You will need to know how to read music if you want to play music that other people have written or if you want to write your own music. There are two types of music you can learn, tablature or notation. GLI will have examples that have both types but you should know how to read both of them.
