Learning Strumming Patterns Whether you’re starting out or already seasoned, a rhythm player or a lead shredder, strumming is key for every guitarist. It’s the essential component of rhythm, which drives a song forward andContinue reading
How to Learn Fingerstyle Guitar When it comes to learning fingerstyle guitar, nothing rivals the ancient art of fingerpicking. It sounds great on acoustic and electric alike and teaches discipline to those looking to addContinue reading
Learning to practice guitar like a pro is really an issue of quality over quantity. As a guitar teacher, I am asked all of the time, "How Do I Practice?" My answer is, "do itContinue reading
Interview with Jamplay.com I recently sat down for an interview with Aaron Miller from JamPlay.com to discuss their product and how it is so effective in helping students learn the guitar. JamPlay is a websiteContinue reading
Am I Too Old to Learn Guitar? The short answer is no. The mission of Learn Guitar Austin is to provide quality, guitar education for beginner guitarists of all ages and abilities. Since our inceptionContinue reading
Song Surgeon 5 has recently voted best Music Learning Software for 2020 and the reason is obvious. Last February, I took a vacation to “The Big Easy.” I headed down to New Orleans to hangContinue reading
Jeremy Coleman for Learn Guitar Austin interviews songwriter Sasha K.A. from the Indie Pop group American Dreamer. Sahsa talks deeply about his inspiration and processes for songwriting. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKj1IRPHjbA&t=111s JEREMY COLEMAN Tell me a littleContinue reading
Right-Hand Arpeggios for Classical Guitar Step 1: Introduction Step 2: Tone Production and Free Strokes https://youtu.be/mlnLgbrQ3U8 Our first step to building the perfect right-hand arpeggio classical guitar technique is establishing a fixed fingered position. Let'sContinue reading
Check Out Song Surgeon 5 As a full-time guitar teacher, I am a strong advocate for using technology to accelerate music learning. I use Song Surgeon 5 in my classroom and in my own studioContinue reading
Learning the fretboard of a guitar is essential when learning how to play the instrument. The most important fact to note when learning this is that each fret is the same distance apart in termsContinue reading
