7 Tips For Learning A Song
Everyone loves learning new material and I am often asked “what’s the best way to learn a song?”. I don’t particularly believe in a “best”…
Category: Guitar Tips
Useful tips for all guitarists
A Little Victory
Today I would like to share a short story with you. It’s about a young student of mine, aged 7. Before I started teaching her,…
The Importance Of Sight Reading
Sight Reading. It’s important. There, I said it. The vast majority of guitarist can’t read notation or know very little about it – even Tommy Emmanuel…
4 Tips To improve Your Aural Skills
I often look at the Aural skill this way – I could lose my guitar skills by simply not practicing. I could lose my fingers, hands or…
Awesome Goals To Set Yourself
At UGA we love having direction, purpose and structure in what we teach. So it makes sense that students should spend a few minutes thinking…
4 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Guitar
Starting to learn the guitar is GREAT. It completely changed my life and I hope it changes yours too (for the better of course!). But…
What Are The Five Fundamental Techniques?
There are many elements to guitar playing that all contribute to making music such as theoretical aspects such as chord knowledge, as well as practical…
What Is The Ultimate Guitar Method?
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1590026094101{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Ultimate Guitar Method is a ten grade guitar course capable of taking students of any age from complete beginner…
Good Practice Habits
Practice. It’s what makes us better at things (like guitar!). But we can’t all practice for 8 hours every day. Here are some tips to make…
How Much Time Should Be Spent Practicing
You’ve heard the expression “more is always better”, right? Well that isn’t necessarily the case when learning guitar. Sure, more is great. But beginners only…