Saturday, February 26th, 2011
If you are unfamiliar with guitar tablature (most of the time called “TAB“), let’s set you straight before moving into the main discussion. TAB is a way to notate musical notes and chords that is specific to guitar. (There have been tablature schemes invented for other fretted instruments too, but you’ll have to find another [...]
Guitar Tab vs. Standard Notation
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
Making great products and providing great service to musicians are the reasons Acoustic Guitar is in business. I’m blogging today to ask you to support us by voting in the 2011 Player’s Choice Awards presented by Acoustic Guitar magazine and AcousticGuitar.com. The people at Acoustic Guitar have made it incredibly easy and simple for you [...]
Vote: Acoustic Guitar Player’s Choice Awards 2011
Tags: Player's Choice Awards
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Friday, February 18th, 2011
We’re already onto our 4th session in the course walk through! After about 2-3 weeks in Session 3 (20-30 minutes of practice a day), you should be ready to advance to Session 4. This session will focus on the final two strings, as well as give a good overview of all strings. (est. time: 2 [...]
Course Walk-Through: Session 4 – Notes on the 5th & 6th Strings
Tags: Session 4
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Monday, February 14th, 2011
Here at Learn & Master, we’ve dubbed February as “Love Your Guitar Month”! After all, it is the month of romance. We’ve traditionally directed all our romantic feelings toward that special guy or gal. However, there’s another ‘gal’ in your life that needs love and attention too. That’s right – your guitar! She is needy, [...]
Love Your Guitar Month
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Saturday, February 12th, 2011
It’s Love Your Guitar Month here at Learn & Master! In the spirit of Valentine’s and love, this month is a great time to talk about caring for your guitar. I’ve asked friend and Master Luthier, Greg Voros, to join me and give you some great tips for caring for your guitar. Enjoy! Here is [...]
February Video Tip: Guitar Care
Tags: chords, electric guitar, greg voros, guitar care, newsletter
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