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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

How To Practice


Developing a good practice routine is essential to learning how to play guitar and improving your guitar playing skills.  Like any physical activity, it is a good idea to warm up with some exercises.  I like to warm up by playing through scales.  I usually start with the Major scale and play through all 12 keys.  Then I move on to the Minor scale and play through all 12 keys.  I will repeat this process with all the scales and modes I know.  I might also throw in exercises of playing scales in thirds.  Practicing the connection of relative scales is great finger work and increases your knowledge of the fingerboard for improv purposes, so it would be good to practice this daily as well. After scales, I might run through some arpeggios as well.  Now that I am nice and warmed up I can focus on whatever particular technique or song I am working on.  Currently, I am working on Travis Picking and Ragtime style finger picking.  Once I am warmed up with exercises I play through several songs I have been learning in this genre.
Part of practicing is having the discipline to correct yourself when you mess something up.  If you are having trouble playing something it is always good to slow it down.  If you can’t play it slow, you will never be able to play it fast. Don’t just play through entire songs or pieces at once.  Stop and work on the sections that give you the most trouble. Once you have mastered the troublesome part, then move on.
When learning guitar online it is important not to rush yourself through the lessons.  My advice would be to watch a lesson and then practice that lesson for 4 to 7 days.  Do not move on to the next lesson until you have mastered the previous lesson.  Playing guitar is like any other talent.  It takes time, patience, and discipline.

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Monday, December 17, 2012

Learn Payphone by Maroon Five on Guitar

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The days of guitar heroes like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, and Joe Perry are long gone unfortunately.  You rarely even hear a guitar solo anymore.  Even artists that used to have guitar in their recordings have moved to more synthesized sounds.  Are the eighties back?  Man, I hope not, but it sure is looking that way.  Maroon Five used to have some good guitar riffs in their songs.  Doesn't seem that way anymore.  

Learn Pay Phone by Maroon Five on guitar. It is literally four chords the entire song!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwGkVX8aDMs

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Jimi vs. Jimmy

Several people have asked me in the past who I thought was a better guitar player, Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page.  Well that is a tough one.  This is how I answer.  Personally, I like Jimmy Page a little better.  In my opinion, Page is a more eclectic player.  He played blues, slide, country, rock, classical, etc.  He was kind of a sloppy player but it had a ton of vibe.  You can always tell its Jimmy Page.  He also had many different tones to his sound and experimented with alternate tunings.  All these things keep my interest.  Don't get me wrong, Hendrix was incredible as well and hands down the most innovative player ever.  He did things with the guitar nobody ever thought of doing with an instrument.

The truth is I loved both when I was younger, learning how to play guitar.  I probably burnt myself out on both guitar legends.  It is sad sometimes when I hear Purple Haze or Whole Lotta Love and get kinda bored because I have heard them 1000 times.  It would be awesome to hear them for the first time again.  I envy you, if you have not had the "Experience" yet.  No pun intended.

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Looking for a Gift Idea????

Need a gift idea?  Center Stage Guitar Academy is running a Holiday special...$4.99 a month for the life of your subscription if you sign up by December 31st!  This is an incredible offer!!! $60 a year for guitar lessons.  You can not beat that anywhere!  Learn how to play guitar now at Center Stage Guitar Academy.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Learn guitar for $4.99 a month

Center Stage Guitar Academy is running a Holiday special! $4.99 a month for the life of your subscription if you sign up by December 31st! This is an incredible deal! Private lessons would cost you $1200 a year. Center Stage Guitar is giving you a years worth of lessons for $60!!!! Learn Guitar Now!

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Why is Center Stage Guitar Academy so affordable?

You might be asking yourself why Center Stage Guitar Academy is so affordable compared to other online guitar lesson sites. Some of the most popular online guitar lessons sites are priced at around $20.00 a month.  Center Stage Guitar Academy only costs you $9.99 a month and we are getting ready to offer a Christmas special of only $4.99 a month for life if you sign up by December 31st! Does this mean Center Stage Guitar Academy is not as good?  How can we do it so cheap?  Well here is the answer.  Firstly, we are a new company and don't have the quantity of lessons that other sites have, so we don't feel like we can charge you the same price.  However we add new lessons on a monthly basis, so we are constantly building our repertoire of lessons. The quality of our lessons are on par with other lesson sites.  We have high quality, split screen videos that give you full access to the instructor with several angles.  Second, we can offer you quality lessons at a lower price because we are a small, personalized business with very little overhead.  The company is made up of only three people...an instructor, video producer, and web designer.  We keep it small in an effort to bring you high quality lessons at a very affordable price so everybody has the opportunity to learn guitar.  Please visit us at www.csgacademy.com and start learning how to play guitar.

Monday, December 10, 2012

Private versus Online Guitar Lessons

Is there a big difference between private, in-person, guitar lessons and online guitar lessons?  Well I think that depends on the individual and how far along you are in the process of learning guitar. First, if you are a beginner and not a very disciplined person then online lessons would not be the best choice.  However if you are disciplined and can hold your own feet to the fire then I think you could benefit from online guitar lessons.    Online guitar lessons offer a lot of benefits over private lessons.  One, way way cheaper.  Learn guitar at Center Stage Guitar Academy and pay $120 a year.  Learn from a private instructor and pay $1200 a year! Big difference.  Two, you can learn how to play guitar at your own pace with online lessons.  You can go as fast or slow as you want.  Three, you can do it from home at your own convenience.  If you are already playing and just want to expand, then online lessons are great because you already know the basics.  If you need someone to hold you accountable for learning then private lessons are the answer.  However, if you are not motivated enough to keep yourself accountable then you are probably not going to see it through anyway. And in the process waste a lot more money on private lessons.

Friday, December 7, 2012

LEARN GUITAR ONLINE

Center Stage Guitar Academy has just finished filming the next two volumes for www.csgacademy.com.  These two volumes include 20 online guitar lessons that cover such topics as Suspended Chords, slash chords, connecting chords with scales, Triads, Inversions, and much more. These lessons should be edited and published within the next two weeks.  Learn guitar now at Center Stage Guitar Academy!

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Online guitar lessons seem to be the popular thing now.  There are hundreds of products out there that offer free and easy guitar lessons.  Some of them make claims such as "Learn guitar in 3 weeks" or "Play like a pro in 2 days!"  While I think there are several high quality sites out there, no site or teacher can promise these claims with any certainty.  The only way to become a good guitar player is to practice, practice, practice!  So remember when you sign up to learn guitar online , it is still up to you to put them time and effort into learning.