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We have just discovered “Outstanding Guitar“, an innovative video guitar course developed by Cory Linn.  Cory’s method of teaching guitar is second to none. His step-by-step process to visually teach chords in addition to strumming and picking patterns is at the cutting edge of guitar learning materials.

These easy-to-follow videos really make learning to play the guitar “a walk in the park!” Now featuring 70 powerful, step-by-step instructional videos… The Outstanding Guitar Video Course was created to be an innovative, online learning system designed for the beginner guitarist.

If you are a beginner, or even an experienced guitarist wanting to brush up on skills, you can find out more by visiting Oustanding Guitar.

NB.  Cory currently has a special running – for a limited time only you can buy the course for $37 instead of the normal price of $97.

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Everyone likes some percussion or drums . They have this quality that is pure and , in a way primal , that just makes you wanna move your body .

Drums are instruments that you build using a membrane that is stretched across some sort of opening in a vessel . The pitch of a drum is the most distinct and common property among the various types of drums .

Drums are probably the most ancient instruments known to man due to the simplicity one can make a percussion instrument and also due to their deep , tribal and at times almost primitive sound. Continue Reading »

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Music has the power to reach deep within a person’s soul, and touch each individual in a different way. Because everyone around the world can relate in some way to music, it is known as the world’s universal language.

The love of music is within many people who would love to write their own songs, but who just can’t seem to get their song onto paper. With the help of songwriting tips online, anyone can can write a great song, whenever they feel the urge to do so. songwriting can be a long and painful task, and these tips can teach you everything you to know to to avoid all the frustration that comes with writing.

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Playing music can be simpler than you might imagine.

And what if I told you that you could learn to make music in a new way, and it would be like playing bass and guitar at the same time … but it would be faster than learning to play a guitar or a piano?

I’m about to tell you that very thing.

But first, let’s think about how a guitar works. The guitar as we know it will play.

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Recording Guitar: 

Recording guitar is one of the most challenging arts that any recording engineer would have to master — Well, that used to be…

There was a time when for you to record an acoustic guitar, you needed to get special mics called condenser mics (And at that, you needed specific types and models for best results). Then you needed to master the art of placing them at distances that will capture as much of the entire spectrum of sound produced as possible.

And if you know a thing or two about how sound is produced by the acoustic guitar, you’ll agree with me that the entire length of the guitar’s neck, the sound hole and the vibrations from the guitar’s body have to be taken into account.

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Preparation before ordering a custom built electric guitar.

1.) The first thing you’ll need to do is draw the guitar to scale. This doesn’t have to be an entire 3D drawing, but a large enough flat picture on paper drawn to scale, preferably of the head and body of the guitar can help speed up the design process.

What the luthier (fancy name for guitar builder) has to do first is create templates of both the neck and body of the guitar. These are made out of plywood or sometimes perspex, kind of like a flat version of the guitar that’s going to be created.

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Do you want to learn guitar, and fast?

Here are 7 tips to get you started, these are effective ways to get you playing the guitar like a professional in the shortest time possible. You can use all of these methods at the same time, or try them one at a time to see what works best for you.

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There are many beginner guitarists out there eager to learn to play the guitar easily. However, just about as many have a rather vague idea about what this means. This article is aimed to clear out a few misconceptions about playing fast, state some basic rules about Learn to Play Guitar Fast and provide you with a general idea about the way this style of playing should be used.

Misconceptions about Playing the Guitar Fast

Despite this increasing trend about playing fast, speed is not relevant by itself. However, used in the context of a good music and with taste, speed really is a good thing.

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Have you had a chance to check out learn and master guitar yet?  There is no doubt that it is one of the premier general guitar courses on the market today. The lessons are simple, fun and jammed with plenty of tips, techniques and songs. 

The feedback we are receiving is excellent, particularly from beginning guitar players.

Do yourself a favour and check it out now.  Click here to read our review and find out order details.

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Every form of music always has its roots and when you look at a lot of the famous guitar players of today like John Mayer or Derek Trucks you are reminded that for many rock guitarists their roots come directly from blues guitar.

The history of blues guitar is one of a form of guitar playing that was developed and allowed to evolve in the poor parts of the Southern United States and by the 1930’s and 1940’s blues guitar was everywhere in the United States and by the 1950’s it had made its way to Europe to help inspire the British Invasion that brought us the Beatles who were a very blues guitar based band.

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