Thursday Tips
Spring Your Strings!
Spring is a great time to change your strings and it’s an easy DIY project!
Here’s what you’ll need:
Set of new strings
Wire cutter, needle nose plier
Soft cloth
Your guitar
Flat surface to work on
Once you have everything, then follow my easy step-by-step string changing instructions*.
Play on…
Marlene
*To hear my easy step-by-step string changing instructions, click here to listen to this week’s podcast episode!
Get Into the (Guitar) Woods for Earth Day!
There are thousands of wood species but only a handful make the grade!
In honor of Earth Day, I thought you might like to learn about guitar woods (tonewoods), their qualities and properties, to better understand why they are best suited for acoustic guitar construction.
Happy Earth Day!
Play on…
Marlene
*To learn about the wood species that make awesome acoustic guitars, click here to listen to this week’s podcast episode!
To see a video of a guitar before it’s actually a guitar, go to my YouTube Channel, MarlenesMusic1
7 Ways to Celebrate International Guitar Month!
April is International Guitar Month and here’s 7 ways* to celebrate ‘all things guitar’:
1. Find more time to practice
2. Learn a new song
3. ‘Test drive’ guitars
4. Clean your instrument
5. Sign up for lessons or a workshop
6. Show someone else how to play something
7. Listen to a new guitar player
I hope these ideas inspire you and cheers to our wonderful instruments!
Play on…
Marlene
*To learn about International Guitar Month and more about these 7 ideas, click here to listen to this week’s podcast episode!
Easter & Passover Songs to Play on Guitar
Try these traditional Easter and Passover songs. They’re easy to play and a great way to musically celebrate!
Easter – Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Passover – Dayenu
Play on…
Marlene
*To learn about both of these seasonal favorites, click here to listen to this week’s podcast episode!
3 More Acoustic Rock Songs You Should Know!
Here’s 3 more easy Acoustic Rock songs to add to your repertoire!
Good Riddance/Time of Your Life by Green Day (tab intro)
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley & the Wailers
Heart of Gold by Neil Young
Play on…
Marlene
*To learn about these 3 songs and how to play them, click here to listen to this week’s podcast episode!
Fretboard 101, Learn the Notes on Your Guitar
Learning the notes on your fretboard can help you with guitar soloing and so much more. It’s pretty easy too, in fact, it’s as easy as knowing your musical ABC’s* – A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G and G#.
Play on…
Marlene
*To learn more about the notes on a guitar fretboard, click here to listen to this week’s podcast episode!
Play Easy Irish Songs For St. Patrick’s Day!
Luck of the Irish! Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, here’s a couple of easy Irish songs for you to play.
God Save Ireland
The Irish Rover
Play on…
Marlene
*To learn about both songs and how to play them, click here to listen to this week’s podcast episode!
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