In the following video, Steve Krenz, Musician and instructor of the world famous course "Learn and Master Guitar" , provides some great tips on how you can get the most out of your practice routines. Wise words. Be sure to watch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQwo2Y_q8yc Read my review on the Learn and Master Guitar Course here! … [Read more...]
Great Guitar Practice Routine for Beginners to Intermediate Players
Here is an effective and enjoyable lesson from David Taub with Next Level Guitar. This is a great practice routine that you can add to your daily routine. It will force you to work on things like chord changes, strumming patterns, rhythm and how to get some new and interesting sounds. If you are an absolutely beginner, you may find this lesson a bit challenging as it is aimed at more … [Read more...]
Awesome Guitar Speed Building Exercise
Today I am featuring another excellent video tutorial from GuitarJamz, that I found on good ol' YouTube. The lesson is taught by Tony Brucco. If you aren't familiar with Tony, I highly recommend you check out his Website. While you are there, be sure to check out his debut album "DreamBox". You can listen to the album right from his site or for a small fee, you can download or order a copy. … [Read more...]
Learn a New Strumming Pattern & Chord Progression for Acoustic Guitar
Here is another great lesson taught by David Taub with Next Level Guitar. I feature a lot of videos from these folks and with good reason. I believe David and the folks over at Next Level Guitar are a group of excellent guitar instructors. Their lessons are easy to follow and you can tell its not just about business. They have a passion for playing guitar and a sincere interest in helping … [Read more...]
Build Speed & Strength with these 10 Chromatic Guitar Exercises
By far, one of the most popular and effective exercises for improving your guitar playing are chromatic guitar exercises. They will really help improve your guitar playing dramatically on so many different levels. Chromatic exercises aren't very exciting, but the time and energy you invest into practicing these exercises will pay off enormously in the long run. The advantages of learning … [Read more...]
10 Essential Guitar Practice Exercises For Beginners
Becoming a better guitar player requires lots and lots of practice, that much is obvious. But figuring out how to practice can be a bit of a challenge. I believe you will find the following post very helpful. Below are 10 awesome guitar practice exercises that you can fit into your daily practice routine. These guitar practice exercises target a variety of different areas including … [Read more...]
Guitar Practice Routine – Chord Change Exercise
A difficult hurdle to overcome as a beginner guitar player is mastering your chord changes. You must be able to change from one chord to another quickly and without error. You are likely to get frustrated in the beginning as your fingers won't do what you want them to do. This is normal and it will take time for you to develop what's called "Muscle Memory". Muscle Memory develops from … [Read more...]