Guitar Lessons

The style of music you want to play should be kept in mind when shopping for a beginner acoustic guitar. A nylon-stringed guitar is best for those wishing to play Latin, classical, and certain types of folk or pop music. A steel-stringed guitar works better for rock, country, and other types of pop or folk music. For beginning guitar players, it's recommended to play the different types before making a final decision as to what sound you prefer. Many instructors recommend a guitar with nylon strings as a first beginner acoustic guitar. The reason is that those strings are not so hard on the ... Read Full Story

By Corey Larson Make sure you are practicing efficiently. Do you really know how to practice the guitar? Are you focused on setting daily and weekly objectives and then practicing in such a way that you will be working towards those goals? I wanted to write great music. Watching the movie Star Wars when I was a kid, reading Lord of the Rings, etc. inspired me as well. There are lots of non musical things that have been inspiring to me. These are questions you should ask yourself. The two biggest practicing mistakes I have seen in students (besides not practicing enough) are: 1. ... Read Full Story

By Mike P Hayes If you want to develop top-class guitar scales and improvisation skills, then the guitar scales 22 fret system is the tool that will make your dreams come true. By following these simple and precise guitar scales, you will be on your way to successful guitar music playing in no time. A major reason why many guitarists never master guitar scales is that they try to learn too many at once. The key is to learn one scale at a time by practicing the guitar scales 22 fret system you will learn to unlock the fingerboard and be free to express ... Read Full Story

In this tutorial from iVideosongs.com, a world class guitarist and instructor walks you through an introduction to basic guitar chords. This tutorial is best suited for beginner acoustic guitar players. This is only a sample. A free, high-quality download of the full video is available at iVideosongs.com. Read Full Story

Go to http://yourguitarsage.com/ to find out how to get a chart to this song and 100s of other songs!!! This guitar lesson vid shows you how to play I Won’t Back Down by Tom Petty. It shows you the chords, strumming technique and style. Check out http://yourguitarsage.com/ for info on my online instructional resources about charts, chords, strumming and the techniques that I use here in my videos.. For more guitar lessons , see my other free tutorials. For original and cover music by me, Erich, go to http://www.myspace.com/erichandreas . Since I’m so busy making new video tutorial lessons all the time and teaching ... Read Full Story

By Levi Johnson In this essay, I am going to apply a number of the Principles of Correct Practice to a technical area that is of major concern to players. For beginners, it poses one of the most challenging difficulties, and an incomplete appreciation of it's difficulties dogs many an advanced player (sometimes without them being aware of it). If you are like most players, you are desiring to become a better guitar player. Through my own learning experience and through teaching well over 1,000 students, I have learned a lot on this subject. Students often ask why they are not not at the ... Read Full Story

Reviews for Taylor Guitars Baby Taylor, BT2, Mahogany, Natural Buy Low Price From Here Now An alternate version of the original Baby Taylor substitutes a solid mahogany top, giving this ¾-size Dreadnought a dark, attractive complexion and a mid-range boost........ Readmore Technical Details - 3/4 Size Dreadnought - Solid Mahogany Top - Sapele Back/Sides - Gig Bag Included See more technical details I love my baby Taylor -- it's big enough to produce a decent tone, yet small enough to be really portable. It comes with a nice little padded case, and it fits perfectly in an overhead bin. The sound is significantly fuller ... Read Full Story