This article and video shows how to pull frets from a guitar or other fretted instrument without causing damage to the instrument. With the correct tools this is not as difficult as you might think. In the video that follows, watch how I did this for the first time without much difficulty. Since this was […]
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How to Shape Your Fingernails for Classical Guitar Anyone starting to play Classical Guitar may get bewildered at the amount of information there is on How to Shape Your Fingernails for Classical Guitar. Watch below to learn a straightforward method of deciding how to shape your nails. This video is part of beginners’ classical guitar […]
Below are the best free guitar sheet music sites ranked in order. Watch the video to see how these 5 sites compare and what each has to offer. https://www.8notes.com https://www.free-scores.com https://www.virtualsheetmusic.com sheetmusicplus.com/free-sheet-music https://imslp.org Learn to Read Music for Guitar If you don’t yet read music notation find out how easy it is to learn. Try […]
Jerry Willard’s book “Fifty Easy Classical Guitar Solos” is a collection of easy classical guitar compositions. The solos are presented in order of difficulty. Listen to the first 10 pieces in the video below. Be aware that there are affiliate links on this page that may pay a commission. If you happen to make a […]
How to Tune a Guitar to A440
In most situations, you want to tune a guitar to A440. If you don’t know what A440 is, here’s a link to a Wikipedia page to learn the history of how this became an international standard for tuning instruments. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A440_(pitch_standard) What does A440 Mean? A440 refers to the 440 Hertz frequency designated as the note […]
50 Easy Classical Guitar Solos Jerry Willard’s book, Fifty Easy Classical Guitar Solos, is an excellent book for beginners to develop their classical guitar technique. Many of the solos are written by famous guitarist/composers. Aguado, Sor, Carcassi and Carulli were all guitarists. However, a number of compositions are arrangements for guitar. What makes this collection […]
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There are two types of Skillshare Courses, FREE or PAID. The FREE Courses If you visit Skillshare for the first time, they will not by default show you the FREE courses. But Skillshare FREE courses are plentiful. If you would like to find them, here is a link Start for Free – Online Classes on […]
Why choose Mixcraft Pro Studio 9 – the latest release of this DAW software that’s gaining popularity. Check the video below and find out the reasons that I decided on Mixcraft for my Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software. Certainly there are lots of choices, but for me, this one makes the most sense. Disclosure: Some […]
Time in a Bottle Lesson
look inside The Best Of Jim Croce – Easy Guitar By Jim Croce. Easy Guitar. Soft Rock and Folk Rock. Easy guitar tablature songbook (softcover). With guitar tablature, standard notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams and strum and pick patterns. 63 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.702145). look inside The Very Best […]