Guitar Acoustic Resources

Guitar bar chords (or barre chords/barr chords) play an important part in guitar playing. They are used extensively in all kinds of music. Bar chords are called the way they are bec...

How many times have I heard things like "Oh, I shoul have learnt how to play an instrument when I was younger" or "Oh, I wish I could play"? Well, guess what: I wish I could be a rock...

18 Benefits of Playing a Musical Instrument The Chinese philosopher Confucius said long ago that "Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without." Playing ...

KEY SKILL COMMUNICATION LEVEL 2 (2012/13) READ AND SUMMARISE INFORMATION FROM AT LEAST TWO DOCUMENTS ABOUT THE SAME SUBJECT I have chosen to research the subject of teaching i...

1. Dropped a plectrum in your acoustic? Shake until you can see it under the strings and remove with blutac on the end of a pencil. 2. Ask any guitar player and they will be able to ...

All of my best `tricks` and analogies I use to teach my students aren`t the result of stealing or lengthy thinking, but they come to me on the spot. "It`s a hammer-on, think of you...

Step 1 In the first step you just want to focus on putting the root note of the chord on the downbeats of the bar, 1 and 2. One of the big mistakes that non-Brazilians make when p...

RSI. Three letters that can send shivers down any musician`s spine. An affliction that can cause slight problems to your playing or can stop you from playing music altogether. A scary...