18/12/2015
Guitar Cool: Escaping Mediocrity
Many music teachers will have students who say they want to be great guitar players, but have no idea how to escape mediocrity, ...
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Guitar Cool: Are You A Multi-Skilled Guitar Player?
Many guitar players think that just playing the instrument is all that matters, but that is an idea that’'s seriously wrong. ...
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Guitar Cool: Stuck In A Rut?
It's been wintery for a few months now and you may well be feeling like you're stuck in a rut. A few people have been asking ...
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Guitar Cool: Playing Guitar and Singing
Many guitarists have difficulty with playing guitar and singing together. Although it looks easy when you see a confident ...
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Guitar Cool: How Dynamic Is Your Playing?
One of the things that noticeably separates professional players from amateur ones is the use of dynamics. Dynamics normally ...
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Guitar Cool: Octave Licks
Guitar players are always borrowing ideas from each other no matter what genre of music they are involved in. In the 1960s ...
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Guitar Cool: Getting Better Results From Your Practising
Many prospective students say that they have a lot of trouble with making practising fun while getting good results at the ...
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Guitar Cool: Tremolo Picking
When guitar players get together they often talk about how fast they can play, or even show off their speed. Although playing ...
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Guitar Cool: Effect Pedal Chains
I’m regularly asked about effects pedals (also called stomp boxes) and what order to have them in. This is a very subjective ...
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