Learning Guitar Chords – A Beginners Guide
Ever wanted to learn how to play a few chords? This short guide from The Busy Musician is just the ticket to get you going!
6 Tips To Improve Chord Changes in Guitar
When learning to play a new chord progression there are two difficulties nearly all students face: playing the chord and changing between them. This post (as you can tell by the title) covers the second one. Chord changes and changing between 1 chord and another can...
Why Music Education in Primary Schools is Important – New Evidence Available
I believe they should teach music to children from a young age, but as a guitar and music teacher, you probably expect that and as you can imagine there are obvious positives, which applies to all ages: Improving creativity Improving Hand Eye Co-ordination Reduces...
How to Use Sequencing as a Practice Technique
I talk a lot about effective practice in my blog posts, but I’ve not gone into much detail into “what it means”. We all hear about practicing productively, and effectively but how do we do that? Well, I’ve been lucky enough to work with Gregg...
How to Read Rhythm Notation (A Parents Guide)
Rhythm Notation Introduction This guide is designed for parents who want to learn the basics of rhythm notation. I try to teach the basics of rhythm (the arrangement of sounds as they move through time¹) to my younger students as early as possible and make it fun by...