That doesn’t mean it can’t be a fun way to help you find what makes something you want or needs in your life: To create or learn a new instrument, think of what would be helpful for you, and the most effective ways to do so. Then use these simple steps: Find a piano Get …
The answer to this question cannot be measured. But the experience does help you get acquainted with things of more or less difficulty. A beginner’s approach: Do your best and keep at it. Practice a few notes. Put down the guitar, put your guitar in an ashtray, leave the guitar in the car. Try to …
There are three basic guitar chords; a ii-V-I chord, a vi-IV-I chord and a V-I-V-I chord. A ii-V-I chord is used in almost every single rock genre but you can also just as easily do a ii-V-I chord with an Am chord or a G chord. For example, with the chords I Am V I …
Start learning at any age so your ability to learn guitar as you go grows. There are some common reasons for starting, as follows: Teach your son how to tune his guitar Teach your brother to play an instrument Teach your children how to communicate with others by doing music Teach or start a family …
We don’t have any concrete answers on that one. We were looking at that question before we realized how much we were interested in this music. In terms of learning music, a lot of the things are just a matter of having a sense of it. The best thing you can do is to hear …
I would recommend starting with something basic. The first lesson you learn about how to play the guitar, will tell you that the fundamentals of the guitar are in tune, that notes are the same. That’s the foundation of the musical language. When you learn a musical language like jazz, you get to see how …
Or do you make a living by playing music live? Do you make a living at being a musician, not just a musician? No one knows for sure, but one of the reasons I decided to pursue songwriting at age 30 is that I was able to find a way to make a living off …
That’s a real question, and maybe you should just give up on trying, since you’ll be going to school for the next 18 years and probably not being much of a student, at least not at the undergraduate level. I’m sure there are good reasons, but my advice is simply, don’t become one of those …