Category: Practice Guitar
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3 things to do that will improve your guitar progress and bring back your enthusiasm.
You started your guitar lessons but it doesn’t go as you expected you don’t feel that satisfaction, you don’t enjoy it and you may be considering to quit. When you started, you ware enthusiastic and motivated but somewhere down the line you lost it. Here are 3 simple things that may help you get better…
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Attention Concert: The Importance of Performing as a Guitar Student
As a guitar student, there will come a time when you need to perform in front of an audience. This could be at a school assembly, a class production, a concert, a recital, or even at home in front of parents, friends, relatives, or colleagues (if you are an adult), etc. In general, it shouldn’t…
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The Importance of Dynamics in Music: Bringing Your Performance to Life
Dynamics in music are the written instructions that indicate the loudness or softness of a piece, guiding the performer on how to convey the emotional depth intended by the composer. Playing a piece with no dynamics can be compared to a robot reading poetry—monotonous and devoid of feeling. There are four essential components of musical…
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Choosing a New Piece: A Guide for Classical Guitar Students
The Challenge of a New Piece The concert or exam is just a month away, and it feels like there’s enough time to learn that new piece or pieces. But as the performance day approaches, nervousness and uncertainty set in. You might even wish for a delay of another month. Does this situation sound familiar?…
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Guitar Posture: The Foundation of Fluent Performance
The Importance of Posture Posture is a fundamental aspect of achieving a good and fluent guitar performance. It’s likely that your teacher has emphasized the significance of posture, and you’ve probably experimented with various ways of holding the guitar and positioning your body and hands. While posture is highly individual, based on the anatomical conditions…