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How to Play Guitar for an Audience

Posted on August 4th, 2009 by guitarbiz in Music - Play Guitar
Gyorgy Huba posted:

If you want to play guitar for an audience it is vastly different from performing by yourself in your room. Once you are in a position where people are watching you play or sing, everything changes. You become aware of yourself in a totally different way and you can no longer play automatically the way you do when you are alone. So it’s a whole new journey together from being able to play alone to being able to play guitar for an audience.

Start with a plan for a basic set lasting about three hours. As a rough guide your songs are probably 3 to 4 minutes long, and you have a minute or two between songs. So you need to get yourself a list of say, forty songs. You will, of course, include your favorite songs, and you will also need to draw upon a list of popular songs. If you look on the internet you will find many people’s definitions of popular songs, just choose some songs from a list that more or less corresponds to your style. The truth is, it will take quite a long time for you to memorize so many songs, so get yourself a music stand and some sheets of paper with your lyrics written on them. These will be your cheat sheets until you have your repertoire memorized.

You will then need to practice your microphone technique. Go to as many gigs as you can and check out what kind of setup solo players work with. For this aspect of performing there is only so much practice you can do at home. The rest is learning on the job.

You would think it would be unnecessary to say this, but you need to practice every day if you’re going to play guitar for an audience. Daily practice brings your guitar playing persona to the fore. So force yourself to practice for at least half an hour a day, more if you are learning a repertoire!

When people start to play guitar for an audience, making mistakes is natural. And quite often a guitar player will try to go back to a point where he can start again to play without the mistake. Don’t do this. You’d be surprised how little attention your audience is really paying, so they probably won’t notice the odd mistake. It’s sad to think that you’re not getting the full attention of your listeners, but that’s the way it is.

Likewise, your audience will not notice the odd guitar playing fumble. If you’re technique is a little rusty on the night, don’t worry too much about it, just slow down a little and leave out any of your usual attempts at virtuosity.

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Learn to Play Guitar

Posted on July 26th, 2009 by guitarbiz in Music - Play Guitar
Ricky Sharples posted:

If you make the decision to learn to play guitar it means something has suddenly stirred you into action. The ambition of learning to play guitar is no longer a dream. It’s time to take action, today. If you just got given a guitar as a present, you usually don’t want to just allow your new instrument to gather dust in the corner. Now is the time to experience what you can do about learning guitar. Do you believe your local music teacher can show you what you need to know? Or do you think you can learn to play guitar for free on the internet? It would be very good to look into teaching yourself guitar. And not spending money to do it makes it even more enticing

When you embark on learning how to play the guitar you need to have some goals. If you want to learn to play some of Eddy Van Halen’s solos, that’s fine. If you want to fill a spot in a local covers band, that’s alright, too. Maybe you are a surf guitar buff and would like to spend hours in your garage recreating the **** Dale sound. These are all good goals. They give you a picture in your imagination of you setting your dream into practice

Let’s look at how you are going to learn to play guitar. A guitar teacher can put himself in your shoes and help you to find your way as a learner guitar player or as a potential professional musician. He has been a beginner, he has struggled to learn, and he has had ambitions of success, just like you. There are some great books and DVDs that can show you how to play the guitar, but they can’t stop you and show you if you are doing something wrong.

If you resolve to go ahead and learn guitar without a teacher, you will need a plan. Your plan will involve things like a timeframe to learn chords and tabs. You might set yourself a year to get a repertoire of your favorite songs. You also need a practice schedule

If you are determined to teach yourself to play the guitar, you need to resign yourself to paying for your new guitar skills with time and energy. A simple practice regime is a thirty minute practice session starting with five minutes warming up, practicing scales for five minutes, working on left hand techniques for ten minutes, and then working on a new song or instrumental piece for ten minutes. If you don’t understand what warming up or working on technique mean, you need to do some more research

It is not all that difficult to learn how to play the guitar, but it IS challenging. If you are already an adult with your school and college years behind you, taking on acquiring a new skill is going to be a big business. Making the decision to commence is going to be half the battle. When you start learning how to read music or guitar tablature you will find it’s not hard to do. Spending half an hour a day on guitar practice will be quite an enjoyable way to spend time after you come home from work. Maybe even better than drinking beer. Mmmm . . . guitar practice.

Reading through the practice routine and seeing how the time is allotted you will probably wonder why more time is not given to learning new material. The fact is, the whole process of learning to play the guitar is changing how your body, mind and feelings work. After a year or so playing the guitar you’re a different animal. So you might think the most important part is the song, but what’s important is the whole process and keeping it balanced. So learning to play the guitar is never really free.

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Online Guitar Instruction – Learn To Play

Posted on June 20th, 2009 by guitarbiz in Guitar Instruction, Online Education
richard zook posted:


Online guitar instruction, learn to play with one of the most popular guitar lessons online. Jamorama has long been a great way to learn the guitar on your own for a low price. Jamorama online guitar instruction dosn’t assume you have prior experence with guitar playing. The course takes you from a complete beginner to a competent intermediate guitar player.

Included in the online guitar instruction course from Jamorama, are 2 huge downloadable guitar learning books which breakdown the course into separate lessons. The lessons are super easy to get into and aren’t difficult to understand. There are also great video and audio that go with the course books. There are 148 step by step video lessons for your use. These video lessons are amazing, they have been professionally recorded. There is no substitute for seeing and hearing how something is supposed to be played.

Jamorama’s online guitar instruction comes with a new computer game, called guitearit. These is to train your ear to identify all the various guitar chords. Playing guitearit is not only fun, it will fast track you to playing your favorite songs by ear. They have included jaydemusic, A fun game designed to help you learn how to read music. They have included the pro version of this game for your enjoyment.

Jamorama’s online guitar instruction material is very easy to read and follow along with as there are many illustrations and examples in videos as you progress. With Jamorama’s risk free, 60 day money back guarantee you don’t have any worries. If you don’t like it for any reason, you can send them an email and get a prompt refund. Jamorama is the perfect choise for a beginner or intermadiate guitar player who wants a solid guitar course without spending a whole lot of money. When it comes to software based guitar lessons, this online guitar instruction course is in a class by itself.



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Acoustic Guitar Playing – Learning the Basics For Free

Posted on June 19th, 2009 by guitarbiz in Music - Play Guitar
Bernice Eker posted:

Have you ever thought of learning to play a musical instrument but you can’t decide which instrument to play? Why not try playing the acoustic guitar?

Guitars are the rhythms of music. A guitar is the main sound most of us hear on our favorite songs. Acoustic guitar is one of the most flexible instruments around, and learning it would be worthed.

Most people pick the acoustic guitar as their preferred instrument because they think that it’s the easiest instrument to learn, but it’s not. Acoustic guitars should be learned with dedication and passion. You can’t force yourself to learn something you’re not really into. Like any other musical instrument, acoustic guitar lessons should be taken seriously, and like any other, learning music should be treated with the utmost respect.

What is an acoustic guitar? Acoustic guitar is a musical instrument made up of strong wood and is classified as a string instrument. Like an electric guitar, the acoustic guitar also has strings attached from the body that goes through the neck up to the guitar head, it’s only difference is that instead of using pickups it has a hole in the middle of it’s body that absorb the vibration of strings which produces sounds. The acoustic guitar’s neck is divided into parts, which are known as fret boards and each board’s purpose is to define different notes.

Taking Acoustic guitar lessons is no small feat. You need to learn the basic chords in order to play a decent song. You must learn the chord patterns, finger positions, strumming patterns and of course the right note and right keys to use when playing. At first it may sound too complicated but if you’re really into it, and you’ve put you’re heart on it, you’ll learn in no time and find yourself playing songs you never thought you could play.

Let’s start with Guitar Chords. Chords make up a combination of notes being strummed or plucked on the string to produce a one solid note. For example, the C chord, is made up of three different notes composed of C, E, and G note. Chord constructions and learning to how to create a chord are for advance guitar players who are already learning music theories, so for beginners, learning the basic pattern for each chord is enough.

Next is the chord progression. These are a series of chords played to create one smooth progression, your chords played shouldn’t just be on random, it should be played according to the right key. For beginners you can find a lot of sites that gives copy of songs and their chords to play, so beginners doesn’t need to worry about the right key because the progressions and the right chords are already given, you just have to listen for the timing and then play.

Lastly you need to learn the strumming pattern. There is no exact way on teaching strumming, most of the time when you play a song you knew by heart, the rhythm would occur to you naturally, so basic strumming is better learned hands on.

Learning to play the acoustic Guitar is a good choice for starting musicians, you can learn it by reading a book, researching online tutorials and methods, taking acoustic guitar lessons from a professional or by simply just have someone who knows guitar teach you. At first it is really confusing but nothing is impossible for a dedicated man. So go ahead pick the guitar and start serenading yourself.

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Guitar Instruction For Beginners

Posted on June 15th, 2009 by guitarbiz in Music - Play Guitar
Don posted:


With the abundance of resources available online, it is not difficult to learn how to play guitar quickly and easily and it is possible for you to learn to play virtually any guitar song you hear with the right online guitar instruction for beginners. If you are serious about learning how to play the guitar – the details of guitar theory, scales and chords – or if you have always dreamed of playing in a band, then you should start today with guitar instruction for beginners, available online from a variety of great websites.

Another great thing about learning guitar online is that all the information you need is available instantly. There are many websites offering guitar instruction for beginners, including video lessons and tutorials, and forums where other like minded people can discuss and share their guitar playing experiences.  In fact, there are an almost endless variety of ways you can improve by learning guitar online.

There are many advantages to learning online, not the least of which is learning to play in the comfort of your own home, without the pressure of a music instructor standing over you and watching your every move.  With internet based guitar instruction for beginners, Taking guitar lessons online means you can learn around your own schedule and at your own pace, and develop your skills while playing your favorite songs.  If you are serious about learning how to play the guitar – the details of guitar theory, scales and chords – or if you have always dreamed of playing in a band, then you should start today with guitar instruction for beginners, available online from a variety of great websites.

Haven’t you always wanted to be that guy at the party that everyone else is crowded around, fascinated by their skills with the guitar. Guitar instruction for beginners, which are available online, can show you the way to rock and roll heaven with quality, comprehensive instruction that will have you playing in no time flat.



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