Articles

Reaching Your Musical Aspirations

You may not want to set goals. You may hate the idea. The best idea for you in this case is to look at the… Read More »Reaching Your Musical Aspirations

Learning The Guitar

I remember when I first started learning the guitar. I had a cheap little blue electric guitar with a matching amp that my parents bought me when I was 12. Every since that day, I’ve been expanding my knowledge of the instrument.

At first, though, it was hard playing that little blue guitar. I couldn’t remember the names of the notes, so I wrote the names on masking tape and tapped it them directly on the fretboard. What a mess it made! Read More »Learning The Guitar

4 Ways To Learn New Songs On Guitar

Many of us spend years practicing guitar. We learn how to play all sorts of things like scale, chords, arpeggios, and whatnot. Ultimately the goal is always the same: we want to play songs!

When you break it down you’ll find that there are 4 different ways to learn new songs. They are as follows…Read More »4 Ways To Learn New Songs On Guitar

Strumming What You Feel: Understanding Lyrics

Believe it or not, that is what most writers see when they look at their lyrics page. Do you? We are going to take a… Read More »Strumming What You Feel: Understanding Lyrics

Pawn Shop Guitars: How To Get A Good Deal

One of the most important things to remember when considering the purchase of pawn shop guitars, no matter where they come from, is the price. The pawnshop can be thought of as the world’s oldest financial institution. It can be traced to ancient China, when merchants would hold collateral and heirlooms in exchange for rice. Here, we will give you a little insight to not purchasing a “pig,” as pawn shops call merchandise that can’t be sold and based on luck of an inexperienced buyer.Read More »Pawn Shop Guitars: How To Get A Good Deal

Songwriting Tips

Being prepared when inspiration hits.

Scenario # 1. You are strumming your acoustic guitar, freshly polished, new strings and perfectly tuned. The sound is bright and crisp. You are playing a few chords that you have learnt from Guitar Alliance when bam! A brilliant chord progression hits you like a bolt of lightning.

You rush to find a pen and paper and grab a pen that hasn’t been used since your primary school days. You etch down your chord progression on an old scrap of newspaper dated January 7th 1994 that you found under a pile of magazines, yellowing from age. By the time you finally get the pen working you have forgotten the chord progression and have managed to get blue ink all over your hands and freshly polished guitar.