by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Want to know one of the great benefits of a Zoom lesson?Screen share!With screen share, I can bring the students lesson material right up onto their screen and make notes and markings right in front of their eyes.I’ve been told by many students this makes it...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Self belief goes a long way.Some people say success is 1 part hard work and 1 part self belief.I meet a lot of people who just don’t believe they have what it takes to learn guitar or improve their playing.I encourage these people to think of other things...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Do you struggle with changing strings when picking?This is a common problem I see amongst players who’re new to playing scales and riffs.One the best things to do is take something reasonably simple like a scale or riff that requires you to change strings,...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Do you ever feel your pick snagging and catching on the strings?If so, it’s likely because you’re contacting the strings with the flat side of the pick.This can cause the pick to catch on the strings and create a lot of resistance with picking.Something...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Something I say here and there to my students is “guitar playing is a lot of the same things a lot of the time.” The act of playing the guitar is made up of a lot of the same techniques.If you get comfortable with one of these techniques in a certain...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Are you still struggling with barre chords? If so, you’re not alone.Barre chords are hard.It’s not uncommon for competent guitar players to still experience a certain amount of hand fatigue when playing songs with lots of barre chords.Here are few quick...