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- Modes - Part 1
Mastering the modes is the best way to add color to your lead playing. All the great modern guitar players, from Satriani to Hammett to Vai, have a through command of the modes.
Date of Article: 01Apr2007
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- Sight Reading
Improving sight reading is: Learning to learn faster through memory. Certain rhythms, tone sequences, chord voicings, tend to become standardized. Once you have seen a rhythm pattern of four eighth notes in a row, you've seen them all.
Date of Article: 23Mar2007
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- The Value Of Scales
Scales are NOT music,but a means for making music. They are predictable, orderly, and sequential, but do not contain the life force found in a strong melodic statement.
Date of Article: 16Mar2007
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- The Three Second Guitarist
You have exactly three seconds or less to capture your listener’s attention or you have lost them forever!
Date of Article: 09Mar2007
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- The Theory Of Music Theory
So, what's the big deal? Why does everyone suggest that you learn a bunch of music theory? Why is it always a part of your course load, even if you don't plan to be a theorist? Well, it all boils down to communication. Understanding the fundamentals of our language is useful in much the same way than an understanding of English language is useful - it allows you to communicate effectively.
Date of Article: 02Mar2007
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- Accelerate Your Guitar Playing
First, define your objectives and determine your approach. These objectives may change as you progress, but a goal is important before starting to play the guitar.
Date of Article: 20Feb2007
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- Attitude - It Can Be Your Key To Success! (part two)
One of the most damaging obstacles to excellence in even the most ambitious students is "lack of practice". It is best to call this inefficiency and see it as a psychological rather than a physical handicap.
Date of Article: 04Feb2007
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- Attitude - It Can Be Your Key To Success!
Most guitar students sincerely desire to learn their instrument. Countless persons, however, inhibit their own progress with useless fears and thought patterns which manifest themselves in a quick decline in both practice and confidence.
Date of Article: 29Jan2007
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- Origins Of "Non-Classical" Guitar
In 1865 a number of Portuguese arrived to work the mighty Pioneer Sugar Plantations and through them, the island musicians were exposed to the first “non-classical” guitar styles - some 50 - 60 years before it moved into the limelight of American popular music.
Date of Article: 24Jan2007
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- The Classical Guitar (an overview) and Origins Of "Non-Classical" Guitar Part 1
Until approximately 1800A.D., everything to do with guitar playing and manufacture was in a state of flux. Tunings varied from country to country - different makers favored different numbers of strings.
Date of Article: 16Jan2007
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- History Of The Spanish and Classical Guitar
With the coming of the Renaissance, inspired in part by Moslem learning brought home by returning Crusaders, the lute become the favorite instrument of Western Europe.
Date of Article: 07Jan2007
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- The History And Background Of The Guitar
Compared to some musical instruments, the guitar is a relative newcomer dating from the Middle Ages. It’s origins, go back to long before the beginnings of recorded history.
Date of Article: 01Jan2007
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- Women And Guitar
Most of the famous women guitarists - Joni Mitchell, Phoebe Snow, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez, Melissa Etheridge, Tracy Chapman and others - are all known for their singing and songwriting. There are virtually no female counterparts to Chet Atkins, Eric Clapton, Andres Segovia. Why not
Date of Article: 09Dec2006
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- When I Grow Up I Want To Play Guitar
The secret to becoming a really good guitar player is, start playing and never stop. There’s only two steps. Decide to do it. Do it.
Date of Article: 16Nov2006
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- How To Tune Your Guitar By Ear
Some things on guitar can be learned in minutes, some in days, and others in weeks, but tuning will sometimes take even longer, because you have to train your ears. If results come slowly or don't seem to be making any progress, don't be discouraged, just keep working at it.
Date of Article: 10Nov2006
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- How To Play Three Chord Songs On Guitar
Sooner or later you are going to take your guitar along to a casual sing-a-long type jam and hope that someone will start singing in the only key you know. It happens to everyone, the chart at the end of this article and let a little light in.
Date of Article: 01Nov2006
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- Everything You Wanted To Know about Guitar Strings
Worn strings are by far the most common cause of a bad tone and contribute to a lot of tuning problems. These simple tips will help you get the most out of your guitar.
Date of Article: 26Oct2006
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- How To Be Successful At Practicing The Guitar
Practice: to work on something repeatedly for the purpose of improvement. That says a lot. It tells you what to do (work), how (repeatedly), and why (to improve). Onceyou understand what “practice” is, you can proceed to learn how to use this new tool to your best advantage.
Date of Article: 19Oct2006
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- Tips For Buying A Guitar
A guitar can look good, and then come apart in a few months. Whether you buy a new or used , brand-name guitar, make sure that it sounds good and it’s built well.
Date of Article: 12Oct2006
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- Guitar Teachers: Studying With A Private Teacher
A good teacher can teach us what we want to know, however they cannot teach us what to want to know! The most important person in the learning process is the student. In the final analysis, each one of us determines to a great degree how much we will learn.
Date of Article: 08Oct2006
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