Learn to Play Guitar

Learn to Play Guitar

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Title: Learning to Play Bass Guitar -
4 Guitar Playing TipsAuthor: Anthony Lee
Article:Playing the guitar is one popular pastime nowadays. For somepeople, it is also a way of expressing themselves and elevatesthe hobby into an art form or sometimes, science. Playing the guitar, however, is no joke. It requires a lot ofpatience and practice. For some people, they would rather studyplaying the bass guitar than the regular guitar. Here are sometips on learning to play the bass guitar.1. Feel the beatPlaying the bass guitar differs primarily from playing a regularguitar because it entails an emphasis on the beat of the music.One can compare the bass guitar into a drum or percussion setthat is made into a guitar. Beats are very important in playingbass guitar because this type of guitar gives depth and timingto any song.If one grasps the notes of a regular guitar through his ears, abass player grabs the notes of a bass guitar through his chest.The bass guitar pounds on the heart and gives it feelingsthrough the depth of the music.2. Learn the notes (single chords) on a regular guitarThe main thing about bass guitars is that they are tuned likeordinary guitars. The difference is that most regular bassguitars only have four strings which are far thicker thanordinary ones. This kind of strings allows the bass guitar to govery deep in terms of tone.Take a regular guitar (which is tuned from the thickest to thelowest string- E - A - D - G - B - E) and exclude the twothinnest strings at the bottom and what is left is basically abass guitar with thinner strings.Bass playing is usually note-oriented and not chord-oriented.This means that single notes are hit more often in bass playingand this scheme is the essential element of bass playing. Oneshould be familiar with the tunings and the notes in a regularguitar to be able to decently play the bass guitar.3. Finger placing is importantHitting the bass guitar fret board with the left-hand fingers isvery important since it is a major factor that will determinethe wholeness of each note. Try to place the fingers such thatthey are close to the fret on the right. The right hand shouldalso be practiced so as to give bass guitar playing a holisticapproach.4. Strengthen your gripAnother important thing to develop in bass playing is thestrength of both hand's fingers. The bass guitar is a sturdy andsolid musical instrument, strength is needed to play it.In playing the bass guitar, one should always take one lesson ata time. Bass playing requires repetition and there's no sense inhurrying the learning process. One should feel the notes throughhis soul and through his heart and become one with the bassguitar.

Title: Different Guitars Do You Know The Difference?Author: Allen HawkinsArticle:If you are at all familiar with the guitar, then you know thatit is an instrument with strings which vibrate and resonatewithin its body thereby producing sound. But did you know thatare three kinds of guitars generally classified as to the threedescribed here?The acoustic guitar is mostly favored for country and folkmusic, as well as for blues and rock. It is made with a hollowbody with an opening in the center (as is the classical guitar)so that when the strings are strummed or plucked, the soundresonates throughout the body. Because the acoustic guitar hasthe stronger steel strings in order to produce louder andbrighter sounds, unlike other guitars, its body must be madefrom heavier woods like maple, mahogany or spruce. That fact also requires the use of a pick as well as thefingers, when played. Thanks to modern technology, acousticguitars may be equipped with built-in electronics which enablesthem to be used as instruments in larger bands as well.The classical guitar (the most commonly known or purchasedguitar) resembles the acoustic guitar in that it has the hollowbody with the opening as well. The difference is that becauseits six strings are made of nylon there is less tension thanwith those of steel, thereby making it easier to strum or pluckwithout necessarily having to use a pick. Depending on the typeof music chosen, whether it be Latin (this guitar is oftenreferred to as the Spanish guitar), Flamenco, classical orother, this guitar may be used with or without amplifiers but isusually identified with solo performances.The electric guitar differs from the previous two discussed notonly in appearance and shape but also in the fact thatamplifiers are a necessary component to the sound produced.Instead of the body of the guitar acting as the resonator, theelectric guitar uses electronic pickups to produce the requiredsound which are then fed to amplifiers. Since the electricguitar uses these pickups, there is no need for the body withits opening to be shaped in a way that it would act as aresonator. Hence, the various artistically, intriguingly shapedelectric guitars on display as compared to the typically shapedacoustic and classical guitars. This amplified sound is also whythe electric guitar can be and is used for different kinds ofmusic such as rock and roll, country, pop, jazz and heavy metal.I hope this article on guitars has helped you understand alittle more about this very favorite subject of mine. If you arethinking about starting to play guitar maybe you can use this asmotivation to get started. I don't think you will regret it ifyou begin. author:Allen Hawkins

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Title: Teaching Guitar Lessons: How to Capture Your Student'sImagination
Author: Daniel PowersArticle:It's tough to find someone to teach your child an instrument.It's hard to find a reputable place that has great teachers anda budget friendly program. I learned guitar in the late 1980'swhen hair-do's and technique were more important than substance.There was this place locally called People's Music in Queens, NYthat was your run in the mill mom and pop instrument retailstore. I bought my first guitar there for $300 bucks which Ipaid for with the money from my paper route.Now, interestingly enough, Aria Pro and paper routes for 11 yearolds no longer exist. Kids today have access to Sam Ash and thelike for their instrument purchases and as far as finding a jobto pay for their instrument well that's a different story. Momand Dad probably pay for the thing.Needless to say, I took lessons for two years and built a greatrelationship with my teacher. He taught me all sorts of things,or tried to, and I never practiced! Mom was just happy that Iwas doing something constructive and found something I liked.She was a big proponent of role models and looked to my guitarteacher as one.After the two years, my guitar teacher told me that he wasleaving and was giving me his number in case I wanted privatelessons. I of course told my Mom and we obliged. Apparentlyeveryone else did too as the store closed down soon after that. Years later when I was old enough to understand, or care forthat matter, he told me how bad the place was run and how theowner didn't really care for his teachers. I ended up takinglessons for 4 years privately and today, almost 20 years later,I am still playing professionally I might add. So what was it- the love of the instrument or the teacher thatgot me to play? It was the teacher and I'll tell you why. Musiclessons are great for anyone that want to learn the instrumentof their choosing. But great teachers- those are few and farbetween. When I started teaching guitar, I did it for the moneyobviously. I had an average of thirty students and like myguitar teacher of the 80's, I taught in a Mom and Pop Retailstore. As time went on, I realized what my old guitar teachergave me that was way more important than my love of music: itwas a friendship and mentorship that would last a lifetime. WhenI started incorporating this into my teaching style, not onlydid I see the results in the playing of my students, but theturnover rate of kids falling out of the lesson program declineddramatically. So what did I do that was so great?1. I listened. We always begin a lesson with just chatter.Believe me, I remember being a 12 year old kid with divorcedparents and sometimes it is just great to have someone to listento you. A meaningful "How are you?" goes a long way. 2.Laughter. To this day, I do not take myself seriously. Yeah,I've recorded albums and I've gotten my music licensed on TV -but what does that mean to your student? I made the learningenvironment fun. All the pretentious babble about you and whatyou do and how you do it can wait. 3. Listen to what they wantto do. I briefly had a guitar teacher that was all about makingme a solo player- like all the metal players. He was adamantabout it and made me do all these boring scales. Don't get mewrong- scales are important but he never told me what to do withthem. It wasn't until my 80's guitar teacher asked me "So whatdo YOU want to learn?" that I understood all the scale babble.He inserted all the difficult stuff in our lessons without meknowing. 4. With that said- songs, songs, and more songs! Writedown what your student listens to and then make it a goal tolearn the songs he or she likes. When learning those songs, pickout the little techniques in it that give it character andincorporate it into you lesson. For example, if he or she hasn'tlearned a trill yet and you hear it in the song, point it outwhile listening to it and make it part of the lesson for thatday. Hearing what something sounds like in a song they love goesa long way. 5. Have fun. When you are bored I guarantee they'llget bored too.Now, we all have the students that will never be able to play aninstrument for whatever reason but their parents make them. I amnot saying that by using these teaching techniques that everystudent you encounter will be a pro in no time. All I am sayingis that once you build a strong healthy relationship with yourstudent you will be their friend and that is something thatlasts a lifetime no matter what.About the author:Daniel Powers is the owner and operator of Real Brave Audio: arecording studio and music lesson facility. Real Brave Audioalso has a music library online for license in TV and film athttp://www.realbraveaudio.com/