When I started playing guitar, nobody taught me how to do it. It wasn’t easy at first. My fretting hand’s fingertips were so painful that I couldn’t touch anything for days! But once I got the hang of it, I discovered it was one of the most enjoyable things I’ve ever done. Over the years I would look back at those times and smile thinking how my life (more…)
With so many guitar lessons dvd out there, it can hard to know where to start as a beginner. Never before has there been so much information from so many great guitar teachers readily accessible to new guitarists, which is an advantage that many older musicians would have loved when they were learning, but it means that finding where to start becomes more difficult. (more…)
When you decide on learning to play the guitar and becoming a self taught guitarist, you need to take into careful consideration the method through which you will teach yourself to play the guitar. The most popular ways of learning the guitar from home are through books, and through video lessons.
Beginner Guitar Books
There are literally hundreds of guitar learning (more…)
Music has a tremendous soothing effect – we all know that, even if we have never played any instrument. We commonly revert to music whenever we feel stressed out for whatever reason. Knowing how to play a popular versatile instrument like guitar can be a personal source of relaxation as well as fun. Learning how to play guitar could not be easier in this age of technology (more…)
Beginners’ Online Guitar Lessons: The Correct Position
Most important in finding the optimum position to hold your guitar is your physical comfort. If your position is awkward or stiff, it will cause your muscles to become tense, and not function at their highest capability. Furthermore, a comfortable position will allow you to reach all of the guitar’s parts (more…)