Wouldn't it be nice if you were able to buy something, use it at your own leisure, and then just be able to put it away without having to worry about it. Well, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but things just don't work that way. Lets say you buy a vehicle. You're going to have to maintain it to some degree whether it be oil changes, tune ups,or whatever. If you purchase a dog, it will need to be fed and housebroken, and when you own a guitar, there are things that need to...

The Acoustic Guitar As was mentioned in our article on ?the History of the Guitar,? guitars have been around for centuries. The original guitars were Acoustic guitars, which changed in shape over several hundred years. Since you?ve already been given a timeline of the evolution of the guitar, in this article we?ll go into greater depth discussing the Acoustic guitar itself. History The Acoustic guitar is essentially a descendent of the Classical guitar, which, in its...

Learning an instrument ? and guitar specifically ? can be a wonderful experience that fills you with the joy of achievement. Whether you want to master the guitar or just learn a few songs well, the process of learning guitar requires practice, along with the mastering of several techniques. Included in these techniques is the requirement to learn guitar chords. Such chords are your bridge to music. In order to learn guitar chords you must first know the sound that each vi...

There is a really common mistake that many guitarists make when learning guitar scales. This one mistake slows down their rate of progress drastically. What do you think it is? It is simply this? They try to learn every single scale there is! I did this myself when I first started playing guitar. I bought one of those thick guitar scale books and set about trying to learn them all. I was spending hours and hours a day learning the scales in the book. I thought that to b...

Jamorama is the ultimate kit for guitar learning. This specially designed kit lets you learn all the things you need to learn about guitars. This kit teaches you to use your hearing to get you to the stage where you can play any song that you wish to play. It gives fluency to your guitar playing ability. Well-known songs are used to guide the learner from the start. The songs are broken down into small pieces, so each part is easy to be played individually. Then the parts are...

With each new school year, parents begin a yearly ritual by going on a musical instruments shopping spree with their children. These shopping sprees may last one day, or they may go on for weeks on end with no end in sight. Parents are usually caught unaware by the notice they get about their child?s school curriculum change. The child may not be very happy about being in the school band, but in retrospect, thinks it?s a better alternative than taking a gym class. On a mus...

Learning guitar scales can be a very frustrating experience for many guitarists. It?s very easy to feel totally overwhelmed with just how much needs to be learnt. To learn and master every possible guitar scale out there would take many lifetimes. Because of this, many guitarists find it hard even knowing where to start! In this article I?ll reveal three powerful tips to help you in your quest for guitar scale mastery. They are designed to help reduce any feelings of overw...

In this free guitar scale tip we are going to look at a very powerful practice strategy. I call this strategy ?incremental lifestyle changes?. Before we talk about it, let me ask you a simple question? Is it always convenient for you to practice your guitar scales? Anyone who says yes to that question is probably lying! Let?s face it. Sometimes our hectic and busy lives make it challenging to get in enough guitar scale practice time. This is especially true for guitaris...

Many of the normal things that we do in our lives have been changed by the Internet. Most of these changes have had to do with the way we purchase items that we need or want, from household appliances, home décor, gifts, clothes, and food. Of course, musical instruments like drums, pianos, and guitars are not far behind. In the past, musicians would have quailed at the idea of buying a guitar that they have never seen or touched before. But times are changing, as I?ve...

The art of voicing piano chords is one that few teachers pay any attention to. Yet, it is by far the most important lesson that aspiring pianists can learn.