Guitar instructors say that a good player is made in the practice room. This is because it’s the only place where you can build the muscle memory, stamina, and dexterity you need to advance your guitar skills. But the thing is, beginner guitar students often don’t know what they are supposed to practice. Even if…
Having a website that teaches people to make music is very satisfying. When we first set off to create TheGuitarLesson.com, we wanted to make a website that could truly teach beginners how to play the guitar as effectively as possible, as well as share my own enthusiasm towards playing the guitar. Our website is not…
TheGuitarLesson.com was started in 2008 as a membership site selling subscriptions to access video guitar lessons. Since then, over 100,000 paying members have paid for subscriptions on this site. I originally used the s2Member plugin to handle memberships and payments. It was always hard to use, required custom coding, and lacked features I would have…
Do you think you’re too old for games? Think again! Guitar games are great for getting you to learn several guitar concepts, that you would otherwise have to learn by mending over a book and studying/memorizing. And no, they’re not just for children, adult guitar students use guitar games all the time as well. For…
There are several types of blues guitar rhythm styles to play around with when you start experimenting with the blues. Some of them will be more characteristic of what you already know to be the blues, and in others, you will hear similarities with other genres. Here are your basic blues rhythm styles: Shuffle Straight-four…
The guitar pick (aka plectrum) you use is one of the most overlooked parts of most beginner guitar lessons, so I want to share some guitar pick tips with you. Believe it or not, the guitar pick you use makes a huge impact on both the tone you get from your guitar and the ease with which you…
To find your way around the fretboard of the guitar is very important. It will help you in guitar improvisation, sight-reading, understanding chords, and more. In this guitar lesson, we will explore five ways to learn the notes on the guitar fretboard. How much do you need to practice? A couple of minutes a day…
Have you been seeing ads for an app called Yousician popping up everywhere? I have! The Yousician ads looked pretty interesting. Guitar Hero mixed with a real guitar on your phone. So being a curious guitar teacher, I wanted to see how Yousician teaches guitar. Here is what I found. What is Yousician? Yousician is…
I was contacted by the author of The Big Serious Guitar Book, Geoff Stockton, asking if I would like to receive a copy and write a review, and since I’m always on the lookout for new guitar material, I said sure. This self published book sells for around $40 on Lulu. When I first saw the…
Learning to play the guitar can get a bit expensive in the long run. It’s not that anyone aspect is overly expensive (except you Gibson :-)), but the fact that it takes quite a while, and all the little things can really start adding up if you aren’t mindful of your spendings. Because of this,…
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