There are essentially two ways to strum a guitar – using a pick or using one’s fingers. There are variations on each of those, neither of them being the correct way. As a career guitar player and long-time teacher, I do believe there are better ways of strumming for efficiency and effectiveness, it’s ultimately up …
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The CAGED System for learning how to play guitar is used for learning music theory with a guitar, but at its core, it’s a hands-on, practical system. Theory is great, but it is the application of theory that actually makes it useful. Getting down to the nitty-gritty and learning songs as soon as you can …
There are varying opinions on the CAGED System and its effectiveness in learning how to play guitar. Some believe it to be a superior method of learning chords and the neck as a whole. However, there are others who believe that it is not beginner-friendly, too wooden, and “un-musical”. So is it worth learning? The CAGED …
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The guitar solo is a wonderful thing. After measures and measures of singing and grooving, the guitar is set loose to what it pleases. In most popular music today, that time of freedom is a mere 4 bars, 8 if you’re lucky. Iconic songs of the classic rock era tend to be more friendly to …
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I have made the case before and I continue to believe that the CAGED System is one of the best methods for learning the guitar neck. If you want to know why then read our article here What Is The CAGED System? Based on my experience as a player, teacher, and a student of the …
Most people have a particular genre in mind when deciding they want to learn how to play guitar. There is a song, artist, or style that is behind the desire and serves as a motivating factor to push someone in the direction of guitar lessons. I know for me, I wanted to play in the …
The CAGED System is regarded as one of the best methods of learning how to play guitar. This five pattern system teaches the entire fretboard and organizes it into an easy-to-understand system so a student can learn chords, scales, and capo usage just to name a few. As a teacher, I use this system all …
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A 2018 study published by Fender entitled “Illuminating the State of Today’s Guitar Players” showed that half of all beginner guitar players are women. Rock and roll guitar is usually thought of as a boy’s club, but spend a few minutes listing some of the lady rockers you know and the findings of the study …
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By now, you may be familiar with – or at least heard of – the CAGED System. CAGED is a five-pattern system based on the chords C, A, G, E, and D (major) with the idea that these chord shapes are repeatable up the entire length of the neck in order to better learn and …
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I have the joyous privilege of being a musician and a father. Having been a professional guitarist since 2003 teaching countless kids how to play guitar, I always knew I wanted to someday teach my kids about music. Now that I have two kids, that desire is even stronger, especially since they love listening to …
