by Jo Bywater | Jan 14, 2026 | Online Guitar Coaching, Online Guitar Lessons, Teaching Updates
Not everyone can make weekly lesson times work, especially with busy schedules or time-zone differences. That’s where my asynchronous guitar coaching comes in — a flexible, message-based way to get personalised guidance and accountability without needing to book a...
by Jo Bywater | Apr 13, 2024 | Online Guitar Lessons, Song Lessons
Stick Season by Noah Kahan has a great uptempo feel. We all need some bouncy acoustic songs in our repertoire. This song is made up of 4 chords in the whole tune. The variety throughout the song is created by the way these chords are played. THE SONG: The...
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...
by Jo Bywater | Jan 3, 2024 | Learning Guitar, Online Guitar Lessons
Hi and Happy New Year! Welcome back to my website where it’s all about helping you succeed in your guitar-playing and music theory goals. As we start the new year, it’s the perfect time to set some exciting goals for ourselves. Today, I’ll be sharing...
by Jo Bywater | Oct 4, 2023 | Guitar News, Online Guitar Lessons
After 23 years of living, gigging and teaching guitar in the amazing, vibrant City of Liverpool I have recently relocated to the beautiful green countryside of Staffordshire… After 3 weeks of living in the quiet where the noise of the city and suburbia has been...