Written by Ioannis Anastassakis
Program Director of
www.eliteguitarcoaching.com
Today we are going to go “back to Basics”, and talk about the technique of
alternate picking. Even though alternate picking is usually the first technique one gets acquainted with when starting out with his guitar, few people can really master it and consistently better/faster/cleaner at performing it.
The main reason for that is that most guitarists are not able to
identify or
isolate their problem areas. Therefore, they cannot solve their problems through practice – since this practice is not well-targeted.
Today’s lesson is...
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As I frequently mention in my Guitar Mastery Blueprint speaking presentations, I have been coaching guitarists pretty much full time for 20+ years. After spending this kind of time, 30-40 hours per week with all kinds of different personalities that have an almost identical goal in mind, it really becomes quite easy to start identifying certain behavioral patterns and traits that invariably lead to VERY specific results – either positive (rarely) or negative (much more often…)
So, I will start a series of posts dealing with the issue of being a self-taught guitarist. However, before...
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A farmer had only one horse. One day, his horse ran away.
All the neighbors came by saying, “I'm so sorry. This is such bad news. You must be so upset.” The man just said, “We'll see.”
A few days later, his horse came back with twenty wild horses. The man and his son corraled all 21 horses.
All the neighbors came by saying, “Congratulations! This is such good news. You must be so happy!” The man just said, “We'll see.”
One of the wild horses kicked the man's only son, breaking both his legs.
All the neighbors came by saying, “I'm so sorry. This...
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Being a full-time, professional guitar coach is an amazingly interesting and fulfilling job. It has been my dream to do that for a living since I was a little kid – I started teaching guitar at age 15.
Therefore, I decided to write a short series of mini-posts on the most usual mistakes people will do when learning to play guitar. These are mistake that will SERIOUSLY hinder your progress, and I suggest you find ways to avoid them at pretty much all costs…. So, in essence, this is something similar to FAQ – or rather an “F.M.” – Frequent mistakes....
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Hey, guys & girls! Check this out!
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Why do they? Is there a specific reason or is it just the roll-of-the-dice, governed by a totally whimsical fate? ;-)
Well, from my experience, the main reason why most people fail, is
LACK OF BALANCE!
(in their skills and approach to music)
This lack of Balance manifests itself in many different areas that manifest in a multitude of ways eg.
This was a very exciting month!
Organised 2 Greek Guitar Power Festivals - at Volos and Athens,
Finished all the mixing and masterings for my Orbital Attempt CD,
Finished recording the CD and creating the DVD for my upcoming "Sweeping Licks" book/CD/DVD for MEl Bay Publications,
Met Greg Howe and spent quite some time talking music & Music Business with him,
and FINALLY getting my sponsoring from Roland and my Roland VG 99!
Colour me VERY happy!...
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I often get asked what are the characteristics that will determine whether a young kid picking up a guitar will become successful in learning this craft and hopefully even make a successful career out of it.
The answer is VERY simple, really
ATTITUDE.
1% of the aspiring guitar players will be insanely talented at the instrument - learning really fast without a lot of effort.
1%-3% of the aspiring guitar players will be "lost causes" - due to lack of ability related to finger mechanics and lack of ANY kind of musical sense & direction
That leaves 97%...
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