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Getting the Sounds, Hot Nashville Guitar

Guitar Lover — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:50:10 +0000

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GETTING THE SOUNDS:HOT NASHVILLE GUIT – DVD Movie

Getting the Sounds, Hot Nashville Guitar

Electric Guitar for Beginners: DVD 1 – Getting Started

Guitar Lover — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:13:50 +0000

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Get started playing electric guitar and have fun doing it! The key to success on a new instrument is motivation, and this lesson has you making cool music immediately – inspiring you (or your kids) to practice and improve quickly.

After introducing you to the parts of the instrument and demonstrating how to tune up, get good tone, hold the pick properly and play your first chords, Adam Traum gets beginners playing a groovy lick that will take you through an entire blues/rock chord progression in the key of E. You’ll learn the basics of soloing and simple improvisation on single and double strings using bluesy riffs that you can “mix and match.” Adam and Martin Keith provide rhythm backup for practicing your newly learned licks. Then it’s on to the key of A and a standard “Chuck Berry” rock ‘n’ roll rhythm pattern using one-finger chords and a right-hand damping effect.

By the time you finish this starter lesson you’ll be playing bluesy grooves and will be ready to move on to more skills and techniques.

Electric Guitar for Beginners: DVD 1 – Getting Started

Getting Past the First Guitar Lesson

Guitar Lover — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:36:53 +0000

The first guitar lesson is always the hardest. Not only do you know barley anything about the guitar, but it will probably feel awkward and scary when you hold one for the first time. Once you get past the initial fears, it can be fun to learn how to play guitar. There are many skills and techniques that you will learn on the guitar that will help you to develop your own style and way of playing the guitar. Each guitar lesson will teach you something new to practice on the guitar. And the more you practice, the easier it will be to learn new things. One thing to keep in mind, is to keep practicing the skills you learned in previous lessons each time you move on to another guitar lesson. The more you practice each skill and add onto it, the quicker you will learn to play guitar. There are many different skills that you can learn on the guitar. The first guitar lesson or two will be intimidating and somewhat difficult to learn, but the more you learn, the funner it will be to learn how to play guitar. Take your time learning how to play so that you can really develop your skills and practice your guitar playing the right way. It is easier to learn slowly the right way than to rush through each guitar lesson and have to go back and re learn a skill. We like our customers happy and this is why we are the only guitar company who offers a true 100% money back guarantee that includes shipping, handling and insurance charges BOTH ways. . . No restocking fees, no hidden charges, no BS. This means you can try one of our guitars without risking a penny. http://www. zagerguitar. com

Getting Started With the Pentatonic Scale Guitar DVD. Learn Patterns, Technique, Songs, Application and Theory.

Guitar Lover — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:52:40 +0000

Pentatonic Patterns
Pentatonic Technique
Pentatonic Songs
Pentatonic Theory
Pentatonic Improvisation

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Plenty in stock! Ignore the “1 used & new.” This video program is intended for beginner to intermediate students. You can download a free preview at http://Guitar-Music-Theory.com (copy and past this URL into your browser’s address bar). The Pentatonic Scale is one of the most common scales in all of popular music. It’s used to play melodies, riffs, lead guitar solos and bass lines. Learn the five pentatonic patterns plus technique such as hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends and alternate picking. Other topics covered include covering the whole fretboard, major and minor tonalities, application, improvisation, theory and popular songs. Getting Started with the Pentatonic Scale DVD is taught by veteran teacher and internet publisher Desi Serna, of Toledo, Ohio, who is the author of Fretboard Theory, How to Make Money Teaching Guitar and CAGED Template Chord System DVD. Desi is also owner and manager of both DesiSerna.com and Guitar-Music-Theory.com (where you can download free e-books and video previews).

Getting Started with the Pentatonic Scale Guitar DVD. Learn Patterns, Technique, Songs, Application and Theory.

Getting the Sounds, Classic Country Guitar

Guitar Lover — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:09:43 +0000

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This DVD shows you how to create all the great country guitar sounds, from shimmering “clear as country water” sounds to driving rockabilly. Special DVD features include additional video previews, getting to know your amplifier, interactive features, Internet connectivity, and much more!

Getting the Sounds, Classic Country Guitar

Easy to Learn Guitar Songs – Getting Lessons

Guitar Lover — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:37:35 +0000

The ability to play a musical instrument is a valuable skill not only for their own enjoyment, but also for his family and friends – can provide the entertainment at parties or simply can touch with your friends who play other instruments. The guitar is great because you do not need the support of other instruments to make it sound impressive. This begs the question – what is the best way to learn to play guitar? There are a number of options here range from group guitar lessons, private one-on-one tuition, learning to play online. Group guitar lessons are great for people who are serious about learning to play guitar in the traditional way of learning all the notes and chords first and then combining that knowledge to play individual songs. These classes may be available through your local school or community center. However, the disadvantage of group guitar lessons is that you can not get the opportunity to learn all the songs you love as the teacher can select the songs of the course, or the songs can be chosen by the class as a whole. Tariffs for group guitar lessons normally charged per class, making it an expensive method of learning to play guitar. One to one tuition can be better than the group guitar lessons as more focused classes – can answer questions on the spot, and the teacher is better able to correct errors that may be making. You can progress faster as the classes are totally focused on you and not in a number of students. However, this method of learning does not suit the students busy lifestyles, which may not be available for the same times each week. In addition, some private instructors do not offer time slots after 6pm or 7pm, so it is difficultfor those employed full time to ensure the classes. Private tuition is more expensive than group classes in guitar making it the most expensive way to learn to play guitar. Learning to play online is a great alternative to private lessons. With online lessons you can take classes where and when it suits you. Individual lessons can repeat as many times as you wish without charge. Online lessons are not timed. If you go for private tuition usually pay for a one-hour classes, but online you can spend as much time as you like mastering a particular technique or a song. Online Lessons nervous fit musicians who want to learn to play without someone watches over them. Online music lessons are also much cheaper than formal lessons. Lots of websites offer a great education for a small fee as opposed to weekly paid to a guardian.

Fender Presents: Getting Started on Electric Guitar — A Guide for Beginners

Guitar Lover — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:35:16 +0000

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Getting Started on Electric Guitar offers a complete course for the beginning electric guitarist. Step-by-step lessons incorporating clear, easy-to-follow 3-D graphics and unique play-along tracks teach the viewer the essential chords, scales and techniques used by electric guitar players in every popular style, including rock, blues and country. This DVD is separated into two major sections.

Part 1 ¯ The First Step covers: tuning methods · string names · essential chords and scales used by all players · musical reference section (notes, rhythms, chords and scales) · practice tips · fretting-hand technique · picking-hand technique · backing tracks for play-along · an animated fretboard · plus much more.

Part 2 ¯ Play Electric! covers: right-hand technique · left-hand technique · rhythm parts (muting, alternate picking, arpeggios) · soloing technique (string bending, vibrato) · rock, blues & country styles · rhythm and solo ideas for each style · backing tracks in each style for play-along · sounds (amplifiers and effects) · caring for your instrument · and tips from the Fender Custom Shop.

Special DVD features include: bonus footage, including a tour of the Fender factory! Also: looping capabilities · web site links specifically for beginning guitarists · a multi-language feature so you can view the DVD in English, Spanish, German, French or Japanese.

Fender Presents: Getting Started on Electric Guitar — A Guide for Beginners

3 Reasons Why You May Not Be Getting Big Results From Taking Guitar Lessons

Guitar Lover — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:40:02 +0000

Have you ever tried to take guitar lessons and ended up quitting in frustration, because he felt they were not making adequate progress? Or perhaps you've considered taking guitar lessons, but because someone had a disappointing experience with a guitar teacher, who began to doubt whether the experience is worth investing your time and money. This perception prevents you from getting what you want from your guitar lessons. There can be many reasons why people quit guitar lessons. Sometimes it is because the teacher did not inspire you, or because the lessons did not focus enough on their specific musical goals, or because the teacher was only mediocre and do not know how to help achieve a specific result. (To avoid this problem, download this free guide on choosing a guitar teacher) However, other (often misunderstood) reason could be that their own approach to guitar lessons, was not as effective as it takes to be in order for you to make real progress. After teaching thousands of music lessons to all types of guitarists and mentor of the guitar teachers worldwide on how to teach more effectively, I began to notice a similar and consistent pattern used by most students to learn to play guitar. I also noticed that the specific approach applied to students studying with a teacher had a direct influence on their progress. Very often 2 different people can get very different results, studying with the master of the guitar, because the way the students approached the learning process in general are very different. For example, a student believes that he knew better than the teacher about how to reach your musical goals and opposed some of the instructions of his teacher was giving him. Later it became very clear to him that he did not know better. The other student steeped in all that his teacher was instructing him to do and quickly became a world class virtuoso guitar. I found that there are 3 types of students who get frustrated easily with your guitar lessons. Reading the rest of this article, be honest and ask if any of these 3 descriptions sound like you. I'll be the first to admit that at some point I had the characteristics of each of the "conduct of students ineffective" presented below. Looking back, many years later, now I understand that one of the reasons why it took me so long as it did the master of the guitar (more than 20 years) was because of my own ineffective approaches to learning, when I started the trip. Something "Show me the new type of student today. You may think it's common sense that the guitar lessons that consist mainly of the presentation of new content, and we expect the main work of the master of the guitar is to show things that are "new" for you. However, if we examine this approach a little more, you'll have to focus "only" in the search for new information that will bring major long-term results. First, new content too quickly leads to overwhelm and burn (and does not allow enough time to apply the information you are learning). This feeling of overwhelm is what makes them feel frustrated and quit lessons (or, worse, stop guitar). Second, simply, "learning new things" does not lead to mastery. I have had many students come to me to do some good things on the guitar. For example, they may have good technique, or a good understanding of how the music to the ears, either. But more often than not, their ability to apply and integrate what they "know" to the music playback was very poor. At this point, "learn new things" not going to help these students to make significant progress on his guitar. Simply being "aware" of a concept is not enough. You do not really "know" something until it can implement and integrate with other musical skills with fluency. This type of training in applying and integrating what they know is probably the most valuable thing that comes out of music lessons and is an area of musical development that is almost universally lacks many guitarists. This results in massive frustration and disappointment that many experienced guitarists often (but often not understanding why they are frustrated). When you take classes for the first time, you may think it is great that your teacher shows you something new in each lesson. But if your teacher does nothing more than "show things", then as more lessons to pass, you begin to notice that you are not really making any significant progress (because implementation and integration is taking place). Most people get out of lessons at this point and continue to perpetuate the myth that guitar lessons are ineffective, without really understanding the true reasons for their lack of progress. The type of student who is just interested in learning new things, usually does not stick with guitar lessons for a long time. If a guitar teacher starts talking about a concept that students may already be familiar with the lesson that is perceived as a waste of time. Because these students may have heard of this concept on the other hand, believe that "already know". Of course, the new information they receive is a part of any complete lesson plan (and surely you will learn many new things, taking classes), but the order in which this information is, and how they are trained to use, implement and integrate that information that makes the guitar lessons with a good teacher so valuable. If learning "raw data" in a linear (and practice) was enough to become a great musician, then anyone could buy some books and after studying for a couple of years and practice their own as a guitarist well advanced. Of course, most often, this does not happen. The moral of the story here is to remember that you came to your teacher to learn and grow as a guitarist. For this to happen really have to have a little patience in the process and realize that sometimes when you think you know something, "and in fact may not really know yet to the point that you can apply and integrate with his other musical skills. "The Perfectionist" The next type of student wants to dominate every little thing the teacher is presented in a class (or to discover for themselves) before working on something else. While on the surface seems like a good idea, is far from being the most effective approach to becoming a great musician. Learning music is best done in a non-linear approach, which means that many things must be worked simultaneously and without stress all control over everything in a linear order. Find out more about why guitar players the typical linear approach often does not continue in this video about how to master the guitar. I liken the music learning to bake a cake. Do not make a cake with a batch of an ingredient at a time and finally put them together when everyone is ready. If the cake baked in this way, it will take much time to finish and most importantly the cake does not taste as good as where the ingredients are cooked together! The same applies to musical ability. If you wait until he became a teacher of great virtuoso technique before starting work (the domain) the theory of music before returning to write songs, and then switch to improvisation, it could take many decades to finally become really good and their performance is not likely to be integrated together. What I recommend is to follow a nonlinear approach (as described in the video above). When learning a new skill, do not expect to master it completely, just make sure you have the fundamentals down and immediately start looking for their application contexts. Then work on the integration of this new skill with everything else that you know how to do / play. Implementation and integration are the unique skills that must be practiced separately. This key link be allowed to pass "the student" that can "do many things" on the guitar, to become a great player who can use all his musical skills to achieve the full musical expression. This (nonlinear) approach will also prevent them from getting out of balance with their skills and at any level of musical development, which will be able to apply and integrate what you know. It is important to note that a "non-linear approach," not a "logical approach. So if you're looking for a systematic and logical approach to learning the guitar, you must understand that this systematic, geometric (nonlinear) the strategy is actually more effective, efficient and logical way possible. The challenger This personality type often seen in a player who has been playing for a while and has studied with guitar teachers in the past. This student can enter their first lesson full of preconceived ideas about what the experience should be, and the teacher dictate what and how to teach. I should clarify here that I am not talking about asking questions when they do not understand something or talk to your teacher about your goals. There is a difference between doing that and try to impose what and how teachers teach. If students knew much more about teaching the teacher, the student would be the teacher, right? If you know how to succeed in learning the guitar on his own and is really happy with her progress, without a teacher, then you may not 'I need guitar lessons. But if you seek the help of a qualified guitar teacher, this means that he realized that what they were doing on its own was not working as well as you wanted. Therefore, you must accept the fact (or at least highly likely) that your guitar teacher often knows more about the guitar and teaching guitar you do and can successfully teach playing well. (Otherwise, why would you give to the master of your money?) Of course not all guitar teachers are the same, and some are much more qualified to teach others. If you follow the advice I give the guide to choosing a guitar teacher, you're sure to find the best teacher for you. I always tell my students that, to receive the greatest benefit of working with me, it's your job to articulate to me with their specific goals and a list of music his musical challenges. Then it is my job to develop the most effective strategy to solve their problems and achieve their goals as quickly as possible. But for that to happen, they must have faith in me as a teacher, and undertake to advance together through the process of learning and training. My most satisfied and advanced students all followed that advice. If your guitar teacher and has created many great musicians, chances are, he knows what he is doing and be able to help you too. However, its ability to help will be limited (and the process will take much longer), if they constantly challenge everything that tells you to do. Again, ask questions about something you do not understand is normal and is part of the learning process. But the creation of general lesson plan is the primary responsibility of the teacher, not yours. If you recognize yourself as one of the types described above, think about your current approach to learning the guitar and change your thinking. On the surface it may seem like a small action to take, but the difference this can make your guitar may be greater than you ever imagined before! Want to know how to choose the right teacher for you? Download the free guide on choosing a guitar teacher

Fender Presents: Getting Started on Acoustic Guitar — A Guide for Beginners

Guitar Lover — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:41:49 +0000

Description
By far the most comprehensive DVD ever offered for the beginner guitarist—well over 3 hours long! Over 50 Interactive Lessons!

Step-by-step lessons incorporating clear, easy-to-follow 3-D graphics and unique play-along tracks teach the viewer the essential chords, scales, and techniques used by acoustic guitar players in every popular style, including rock, blues and country. This DVD is separated into two major sections:

1)The First Step: tuning up · string names · essential chords and scales used by all players · music reference section (notes, rhythms, chords and scales) · practice tips · fretting-hand technique · picking-hand technique · backing tracks for play-along · animated 3-D fretboard graphics.

2)Play Acoustic!: rhythm technique (bare finger/thumb, bass/chord, fingerstyle, etc.) · soloing technique (chord embellishment, open-string chords, using a capo) · electrified acoustic · rock, blues and country styles · rhythm and solo technique in each style · backing tracks in each style for play-along · tips on caring for your instrument from the Fender Custom Shop.

Special DVD Features include: Bonus footage, including a Fender Factory Tour! Also: Web links, including a web site specifically designed for beginning guitarists · Multi-language feature so you can hear the DVD in English, Spanish, German, French, or Japanese.

Fender Presents: Getting Started on Acoustic Guitar — A Guide for Beginners