Guitar 101: A Contemporary Approach to Playing Guitar (Book & DVD)

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Whenever you start the journey of learning a new skill, we all possess the same desire of wanting to be skilled at the new skill we’re working on developing. All good things take time, so your insane guitar skills aren’t going to develop overnight or within one day of practice.

You don’t want to move onto anything more challenging until you’re totally happy you can play easy songs. At one time or another, almost everyone has found themselves caught in the moment of listening to a great song and overcome by the urge to rip into an air guitar solo. And while mostly everyone can play air guitar, learning to play a real acoustic or electric guitar is something that takes practice and dedication. Key Acoustic Guitar Terms: What are the parts of an acoustic guitar? How do certain parts of a guitar impact tone and playability? How to Strum like a Pro - Little things like keeping your wrist loose while strumming can not only help you to achieve a more fluid style of playing, but it can also help to decrease pain or tightness after a practice session. Get more tips for strumming like a pro! A brief caveat: The world of electronics and the science of sound is vast. Our goal here is to provide you with a basic understanding of these components. Keep in mind that there's much more nuance to learn about as you progress on your musical journey.The nut, (also known as "the zero fret") which sits at the very top of the fretboard. It anchors the strings in place and elevates them away the fretboard so they don't sound muted when played.

A great thing about the guitar is that it doesn’t require a lot of upper arm movement because you mainly depend on your wrist to strum your guitar. Don’t get caught up into the common mistake that a lot of beginners make, where they use their whole arm to strum their guitar with an extreme amount of power. A guitar, like anything else has various bits to it, and those different bits have different names.So, we can see from the guitar anatomy diagram that a guitar has six strings, but those strings aren’t all the same. The term ‘I want to play the guitar’ means something different to everyone, as learning how to play is a very personal experience. When looking around for a new guitar teacher, don’t just tell your teacher that you want to play the guitar. Instead, discuss with your teacher some goals that you want to achieve on your guitar journey, as that will help your teacher to get a better understanding of what success looks like to you! Next Step: How to Learn Scales and Use Them For Solos Tone: Tone refers to the quality or character of a sound. Musicians typically describe tone with words such as warm, bright, dark, or bold. The more you play and tinker with your sound, the more you’ll get a feel for the specific tone or tones you like best. Keep your guitar prominently displayed. You know the saying: “out of sight, out of mind.” Keeping your guitar in plain sight is a visual cue to prompt you to play more often.