Thursday Tips
Quarantine Practice Ideas!
During this quarantine you might find it challenging to squeeze practice time into the mix. If so, then combine your guitar playing with other activities like playing guitar as background music during a virtual visit or play for your children during bath time*. Who knows you might create a new normal that’s pretty cool!
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Marlene
*For more quarantine practice ideas listen here to podcast episode 9 and subscribe so you can hear the latest tips as soon as they hit the airwaves!
How To Change Chords Quickly
Being able to change, move, transition from chord to chord is one of the most challenging skills. Here are 3 ways to practice changing your chords more quickly:
1. Play the chords repetitively, slowly at first and then faster.
2. Do #1 with a metronome, it makes you move faster!
3. When changing your chords in a song, keep the rhythm going, it makes the chord hand move more quickly.
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Marlene
Note: If you want to hear me playing quick chord changing examples, listen to episode 6 of my podcast listen here
Learn About Bob Dylan’s Guitars
Photo: Acoustic Guitar
Learn about Bob Dylan’s guitars and you’ll learn about his musical journey. This Acoustic Guitar article, Bob Dylan’s Acoustic Guitars, How To Emulate His Sound details his favored guitar models, styles of playing and inspirations. Take a trip down Bob’s guitar memory lane!
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Marlene
Play This Timely Song ~ I Just Called To Say I Love You
Stevie Wonder’s song, I Just Called To Say I Love You, is quite timely. Here’s the chords and lyrics and if you play along with the attached recording use capo 1. BTW…if you share this song with someone using modern technology, perhaps change the lyrics to, ‘…I just Zoomed/Skyped/Facetimed to say I love you…’!
Play on…
Marlene
P.S. If there are chords you’re not familiar with, don’t fret, you can hover your curser over the chord to get a chart. Note: I prefer the Bb and Bm versions below, and for the the D#m look at version 3 on the site.
![Bm Guitar Chord [Easy] - 3 Versions by Tomas Michaud of Real ...](https://i0.wp.com/i.pinimg.com/originals/c9/e5/62/c9e562ecfd84dabfb1c7be0b64f4974f.jpg?resize=70%2C106&ssl=1)
Got Extra Time? Learn How To Be A One Man Band!
Why not use this time to get creative and think out of the box with your guitar playing? Watch this cool TedxMelbourne video of Tommy Emmanuel explaining what motivates him, his inspirations, and his creative, out of the box ideas that make his guitar playing just like a one man band!
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Marlene
Got a Sore Neck? Shoulders? Back? Try Using a Music Stand!
Ever have neck, shoulder and/or back soreness after a playing session? Then try placing your music on a stand instead of a table. When your music is at eye level you’ll keep your head up, which improves your posture, ultimately relieving strain to those areas. Heads up ~ use a music stand!
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Marlene
Tour A Guitar Museum From Home!
Staying in/self quarantine doesn’t mean you can’t do something cool like ‘go’ to a guitar museum. Here’s a virtual tour of the Martin Guitar Museum with tour guide Chris Martin. It’s virtually fascinating!
Play on…
Marlene
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