• Playing guitar

    Left-handed Guitarist?

    by  • February 14, 2011 • Playing guitar • 2 Comments

    In many languages ‘left’ means something wrong, weak or bad. So in many cultures the left-handedness has regarded as ‘wrong’. Therefore it is difficult to say how many lefties do we really have. But using different tools that are designed for right-handed people may be tough for lefties. The same goes for musical instruments. Wikipedia [...]

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    Guitar Music Styles are Different Languages

    by  • January 31, 2011 • Playing guitar • 0 Comments

    Ok, everybody knows that guitar is by far the most popular music instrument in the Western world. Let’s face the numbers: 37 M searches per month in Google beats the next most popular instrument piano by 50%. The difference used to be even bigger but something has changed in the way how Google counts the [...]

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    Recording the Guitar at Home

    by  • January 4, 2011 • Playing guitar • 0 Comments

    Some years ago you had to book a recording studio to record your music or try out an idea. Those days are over. There are numerous ways how you can do it at home. Here is a short list of my equipment and some sound examples. 1. Computer. Any up-to-date machine will do. I use [...]

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    Fingernails and the Guitar

    by  • December 13, 2010 • Playing guitar • 0 Comments

    Those who play the classical guitar (nylon strings) probably are aware that the normal sound production is executed not only by the flesh of the fingertips but also the fingernails. It means that the nails should be long enough to be able to touch the strings. The oldest guitar tutor books don’t say much about [...]

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    Preparing for a guitar concert

    by  • November 19, 2010 • Playing guitar • 0 Comments

    If your gig is close and you have learnt your pieces, what else should you keep in mind before jumping on stage? Of course, you can worry and be nervous but there are a few things to be done. Here is what I always do and what I think is important to take to the [...]

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