The True Teacher
As a lifelong guitar student, guitar player and guitar teacher, this is the subject that fires my greatest passion. If I could get across only one message, and for some reason wasn’t allowed to say anything else, this is what I would want to say. I want to tell you what I have learned about […]
Continue readingGuitar Student Abuse
Here is one of many stories that guitar students have written to me over the years…. Hi Jamie, I have a history of hand problems, and I was searching for some instruction on proper form that might help. I was a student at GIT in the late 80s, and practiced about 15 hours a day, apparently without […]
Continue readingThe 2 Kinds Of Guitar Growth You Need
Are you getting better on guitar, or just playing more things badly? There are two kinds of growth we can experience on guitar. I call them Vertical & Horizontal Growth.Both are necessary, but Vertical growth is hard to come by!When someone who has been playing for awhile comes to me for a guitar lesson, I always […]
Continue readingHow To Make A Guitar Practice Schedule – The 4 Vital Areas
Why You Should Make A Guitar Practice Schedule There are many aspects of music and physical technique to be studied as we pursue our journey to become good guitar players. And, they are changing all the time. If you do what most guitar students do, you will not make the progress you could. Sometimes, you will […]
Continue readingWhat You SHOULD Have Learned In Your First Guitar Lesson!
In this lesson, I tell you the 2 most important concepts a guitar student must know in order to teach the fingers how to move in a smooth and relaxed way. They are: Muscle Memory (YOUR FRIEND) Sympathetic Tension (YOUR ENEMY) There is a best way for beginners to start to learn guitar so that […]
Continue readingIs Guitar Easy To Learn Or Do I Need Natural Talent?
Many “ordinary” people get the idea in their head that they would like to play guitar. The next thing that pops into their head is “Wait, is guitar easy to learn? Don’t you have to be talented to play the guitar…..umm, I don’t know if I am talented or not….(sigh). Am I kidding myself here?”I […]
Continue readingHow Long To Learn Each Style Of Guitar?
How Long To Learn Your Style Of Guitar? What does it take to learn rock guitar? And how long? What does it take to learn acoustic, or classical?. As important as training the fingers is for a guitar player, there is a lot more to learning guitar. One of the greatest needs you […]
Continue readingWhere Do I Start On Guitar?
The PHYSICAL & The MUSICAL: Understanding the 2 Aspects of Learning Guitar Q: I am 58 old and I am wanting to learn to play the guitar. I do not know where to start! Hi Jamie, I can buy all the guitar courses I want but I do not understand the guitar. I am a retired […]
Continue readingThe Most Powerful Guitar Practice Tool
Good News! You Have The Most Powerful Guitar Practice Tool! But, do you know how to use it? All of your power to teach yourself to become a guitar player and musician begins with your mind. And you also need to understand that even if you have a teacher, you are still teaching yourself every […]
Continue readingGuitar For The Older Beginner – Am I Too Old?
Are You Too Old To Learn Guitar??? As if there are not enough other things to feel insecure about when beginning guitar! Here’s the good news,,,
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