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How Quickly Can You Play Your First Song
How quickly can you play your first song? If you practice a little almost every day, you can often play a simple song with…
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How Playing Guitar Helps With Stress
How does playing guitar help with stress? Playing guitar demands your full attention, so worrying thoughts fade into the background for a while and…
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How Much Does a Good Beginner Guitar Cost?
How much does a good beginner guitar cost? As a rough guide, expect to pay about 100 to 300 euros for a good beginner…
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How to Play Along With Songs on the Radio
How do you play along with songs on the radio? Tune your guitar, find the key of the song and start by playing only…
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What You Need to Learn Guitar at Home
What do you need to learn guitar at home? A guitar that suits you, a tuner, a few picks and a way to learn,…
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Do You Need to Learn Notes to Play Guitar?
Do you need to learn to read music to play guitar? No, most guitarists don’t. If you play pop, rock, blues or singer-songwriter music,…
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Success Stories of Adults Learning Guitar
Success stories of adults learning guitar almost always follow the same pattern: they started small, practiced regularly and chose songs they really wanted to…
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Why Playing Guitar Is Good for Your Brain
Why is playing guitar good for your brain? Because while you play, you use your motor skills, hearing, memory and attention all at once.…
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Finding Inspiration to Keep Playing Guitar
Finding inspiration to keep playing guitar works best when you bring something new into your playing: a different genre, a song you really want…
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Electric vs Acoustic Guitar: Which Is Easier?
Which is easier: an electric or an acoustic guitar? Purely in terms of playing, an electric guitar is easier: the strings are thinner, they…
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Motivation Hacks for Daily Guitar Practice
The best motivation hacks for daily guitar practice make getting started so easy that you no longer have to think about it. Keep your…
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Which Microphone to Use for Acoustic Guitar
Which microphone should you use for acoustic guitar? For recording, a condenser microphone is usually the best choice, often a small-diaphragm model, because it…
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Best Apps for Learning Guitar Chords
The best apps for learning guitar chords are Yousician, Ultimate Guitar and GuitarTuna. Yousician listens in through the microphone and shows right away whether…
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Best Online Courses for Acoustic Guitar
The best online courses for acoustic guitar are well-known platforms like Guitar Tricks, JamPlay, Yousician and Fender Play. They offer video lessons with a…
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Simple Recording Tips for Singer-Songwriters
As a singer-songwriter, you can record very well at home with a few simple recording tips. Start with a microphone that suits your voice,…
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How to Record Your Guitar Playing at Home
Recording your guitar playing at home takes a laptop or computer, an audio interface, headphones and recording software (a DAW). You plug an electric…
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Best Free Software for Recording Guitar
For most beginners, the best free software for recording guitar is Audacity (Windows, Mac and Linux) or GarageBand (free on Mac, iPhone and iPad).…
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Tips for Recording Guitar Without Noise
Recording guitar without noise works best if you tackle the cause before you press record. Use a good, short cable, do not sit right…
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How to mix guitar recordings for beginners
How do you mix guitar recordings as a beginner? First set the volumes properly, use EQ to remove unnecessary low end, spread guitar parts…
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How to Set Up a Home Studio for Guitar Players
Setting up a home studio for guitar players starts with a quiet room, a few acoustic panels and a fixed setup where your guitar,…
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How to Motivate Kids to Practice Guitar
How do you motivate kids to practice guitar? Keep practice short, regular and fun: a set time of a few minutes, songs your child…
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Learning Children’s Songs on Guitar Without Notes
You learn children’s songs on guitar without sheet music by using chords. You read the chord symbols above the lyrics, place your fingers according…
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First Children’s Songs with 2 Chords on Guitar
The first children’s songs with 2 chords on guitar are songs that use only the tonic chord and the chord on the fifth degree,…
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Learning to Play African Guitar Grooves
You learn to play African guitar grooves by keeping short, repeating patterns tight and relaxed, with your fingers or with a pick high up…