by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Ever felt stuck in a rut with your guitar playing? Some things I hear all the time from students are: “I always seem to repeat the same stuff again and again.” “I don’t seem to be improving.” “I can’t seem to be able to play anything different from what I...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Do you suffer from sloppy playing technique?So did Cam before he started lessons with me.He was also struggling with his ability to improvise and write music.To fix his technical problems – we began rewiring his playing with GOOD technique to help him play...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Have you ever had one of the following thoughts before? “My fingers are too small, or my hands can’t stretch enough to play this.””My finger aren’t naturally fast – I’ll never be able to do all that flashy...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Does your pick sometimes feel like it’s getting caught in the strings? When a lot of people start playing guitar they don’t realise how much of a difference PICK ANGLE has on ease of picking. A lot of people start out with their pick FLAT against the...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Because legato is all based in the fretting hand – poor fretting technique is generally the cause of most legato problems. I find, most of the time – if a student is struggling with legato they generally struggle with other things related to fretting,...
by Dean Luke | Mar 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Want to know a few things you can do to stay motivated about practicing? Something I hear a lot as a guitar teacher is “some days practice feels boring and repetitive. For this reason, it’s hard to make myself practice sometimes.” I’m...