by Jo Bywater | Feb 15, 2024 | Children's Guitar Lessons, Learning Guitar, Online Guitar Lessons
Some of the first basic open chords you would traditionally learn on guitar may be too much of a stretch and require more strength than you have as a total beginner. This includes children and adults. Maybe you have smaller hands, maybe your mobility isn’t great but...
by Jo Bywater | Feb 3, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Music Theory, Online Guitar Lessons
The open E minor Pentatonic is one of the scales I find the most valuable to learn as a beginner. It’s a very common and versatile scale used for solos, riffs and licks. it’s easy to remember, an invaluable shape to know. It can help develop your fretboard...
by Jo Bywater | Jan 27, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Online Guitar Lessons
There are many different guitar techniques that can really embellish your playing. Hammer ons are one of the most common and can be attempted by beginners. You can make Hammer ons as simple or as complicated as you wish but one thing is certain they will push your...
by Jo Bywater | Jan 20, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Music Theory, Online Guitar Lessons
The F chord is a very common chord when playing guitar. Some people shy away from songs that contain Fs because they think it involves playing a bar chord. There is a common thought that the F chord is hard. Well, It doesn’t have to be a bar chord and it doesn’t...
by Jo Bywater | Jan 13, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Online Guitar Lessons
Today we’re diving into the finer points of guitar strumming by exploring how you can enhance your technique and the impact of your playing by experimenting with volume control Firstly, What is volume? Volume is the loudness and quietness of a sound. In music this...
