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1: Guitar Lessons - How to Determine the Key of a Song

The “key” of a song seems like a mystery, but it really is not that big of a deal. You do not need to know music theory to understand or be able to determine the key of a particular son...

By: Bill McRea

2: Guitar Lessons - Learning About Guitar Solos

Imagine a famous music band playing when suddenly the lead guitarist’s instrument shut off. See? Everything becomes a blur. That is because the lead guitar provides the main sound in a melody...

By: Bill McRea

3: Guitar Lessons - The Very Basics

When trying to learn to play any instrument, it is not necessary to master the scales as that may be difficult for you. What happens is that the person might become irate and end up hating the inst...

By: Bill McRea

4: Guitar Lessons - Learn Guitar Overnight

Most music-oriented people always have the desire to learn how to play the guitar. Those who know how to play the instrument want to explore ways to improve their playing skills. Many people do not...

By: Bill McRea

5: Guitar Lessons - Physical Limitations

Learning to play guitar when you have a physical disability can be frustrating and may seem down right impossible. The fingers are the most important part of playing the instrument. When I was 5 ye...

By: Bill McRea

6: Guitar Lessons - Playing Rhythm Guitar Is Important

Learning to play good rhythm guitar was the hardest thing for me to figure out when I was first learning. Most people associate playing rhythm to just strumming chords, but it is so much more. I lo...

By: Bill McRea

7: Guitar Lesson - How To Change Guitar Strings

At some point, all guitarists need to learn how to change the strings on their guitar. Sometimes you'll be forced to change one when a string snaps. But usually, you'll simply want to chang...

By: David Taylor

8: Guitar Lessons - Modern Methods

Parents always want their child to excel in life and studies have shown that letting the child learn to play an instrument helps in their development. The two most common instruments that parents l...

By: Bill McRea

9: Guitar Lesson - How To Practice In Just 20 Minutes

Many guitarists don’t have enough time to practice for long periods of time. But if you want to progress fast, you need the guitar in your hands as regularly as possible. It’s b...

By: David Taylor

Guitar Lessons - Playing Rhythm Guitar Is Important

Learning to play good rhythm guitar was the hardest thing for me to figure out when I was first learning. Most people associate playing rhythm to just strumming chords, but it is so much more. I love playing guitar solos a...

By: Bill McRea

Guitar Lesson - How To Change Guitar Strings

At some point, all guitarists need to learn how to change the strings on their guitar. Sometimes you'll be forced to change one when a string snaps. But usually, you'll simply want to change them, as strings lose t...

By: David Taylor

Guitar Lessons - Modern Methods

Parents always want their child to excel in life and studies have shown that letting the child learn to play an instrument helps in their development. The two most common instruments that parents let children learn are the...

By: Bill McRea

One summer, when I was elementary-school age, my neighbors and I built guitars and keyboards out of scrap wood, painted them in bright colors, and formed the cover band Lil' "D" Duran Duran.

It's that time of year again. A time of year where students cringe and cram as final papers are due and the ever-lurking horror known as exam season looms closer and closer like the dark clouds tha...

With the holidays bearing down like a freight train, many consumers may feel like they're frozen in the middle of the tracks.