by Jo Bywater | Oct 14, 2024 | Beginner Guitar Lessons, Learning Guitar
What is the ‘best’ guitar for beginners? This is a common question for people who are thinking about learning guitar. There is no ‘one size fits all’ answer but here are a few guidelines and things you may want to take into account, or chat to people...
by Jo Bywater | Oct 7, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Music Theory, Online Guitar Lessons
It can seem like there is an endless stream of chords when you’re first getting into playing guitar and often how to put them together can seem baffling… So , How DO we find which chords work together? There are a few ways with slightly different...
by Jo Bywater | Sep 30, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Online Guitar Lessons
When we’re first learning to strum we have to master the basics. It’s enough as a beginner to get our heads (and hands) around remembering the order of up and down strums, how many of them to play and how they’re spaced (counted). Once we can remember this we have...
by Jo Bywater | Sep 23, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Online Guitar Lessons
Tuning your guitar is a fundamental skill that every beginner musician should learn. When your guitar is in tune you’ll be able to play chords, riffs, melodies and solos accurately. When your guitar is out of tune everything will sound terrible, and...
by Jo Bywater | Sep 17, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Online Guitar Lessons
So, you’ve decided to embark on the exciting journey of learning to play the guitar! Whether you’re drawn to melodies, rhythmic strumming, fingerpicking patterns, soaring solos, catchy riffs or the ability to express yourself through music, this guide will...