by Jo Bywater | Sep 3, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Online Guitar Lessons
How do you work out the speed of a song? This is a common question I hear from beginner guitar students. Knowing when to strum or if the strumming pattern you are practising is at the right speed is a real right of passage. It’s a super skill to develop and...
by Jo Bywater | Aug 31, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Music Theory, Online Guitar Lessons
Triad Foundations – Unlocking Chords and Understanding Triads Triads are a huge point of conversation when it comes to guitar learners. They are a major buzz word (hopefully that’s not your strings buzzing!). Today we’ll look at how open chords and...
by Jo Bywater | Aug 27, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Online Guitar Lessons, Women in Music
Good morning! 😄 I found myself on a list of fantastic and talented female guitar teachers this morning. Many thanks to Kim Wainwright for compiling this and adding me to a flattering line-up. I’ve been uploading weekly guitar tuition videos every Saturday...
by Jo Bywater | Aug 24, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Online Guitar Lessons, Song Lessons
In todays Acoustic Guitar Tutorial we are learning how to play the CLASSIC song by The Troggs, WILD THING. Wild Thing was written by Chip Taylor and recorded by The Troggs in 1966. Over the course of time this song has become one of the BEST KNOWN BEGINNER GUITAR...
by Jo Bywater | Aug 17, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Online Guitar Lessons, Song Lessons
In today’s Acoustic Guitar Tutorial we are learning how to play Kokomo by The Beach Boys. In 1988 Kokomo was released under the name of The Beach Boys. This 80s hit has a summer chill, easy- going flavour that lends itself excellently to an acoustic guitar...
