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• Podcasts

  • Classical Guitar Corner Podcast Simon Powis from Classical Guitar Corner explores different ways to approach music practice and teaching through a series of focused and educational sessions. Joining him will be a star-studded line up of classical guitar performers and teachers who will discuss their own styles and philosophies on education. From beginner techniques, practice habits, and performance skills to advanced training and pedagogy, Simon will explore a variety of approaches that will be of interest to both students and teachers of the classical guitar. Click play_circle_filled to listen to an episodecancelplay_circle_filled

    CGC 105 : Sor Study in Bminor – Singing and Playing the Melody - The Classical Guitar Corner Podcast

    This famous study by Fernando Sor gives us the the challenge of separating melody from harmony and bass while all being bundled up into continuous eighth notes. One of the most powerful techniques you can use to clarify the melodic part is to isolate the melody, play it separately and even sing the melody too. […] The post CGC 105 : Sor Study in Bminor – Singing and Playing the Melody first appeared on Classical Guitar Corner.

    1. CGC 105 : Sor Study in Bminor – Singing and Playing the Melody 22:17
    2. CGC 104 : CGC’s 10-Year Anniversary! 34:04
  • SoundCloud Guitar Lessons with Tune in, Tone up! Welcome to our collection of FREE #guitarlessons! If you ❤️ LOVE GUITAR then you've come to the right place for #guitar tips, chat, and ideas. Our #podcast is aimed at every level of guitarist. Click play_circle_filled to listen to an episodecancelplay_circle_filled

    Guitar lesson on harmonies and how best to use them - Guitar Lessons with Tune in, Tone up!

    In this lesson, Dan and I return with an audio only lesson but a really useful lesson on harmonizing guitar parts. In this lesson: Dan defines what it means to harmonize guitar parts, we examine how this is different to pitch shifting when working in a key, we play the C major scale with harmony parts in 2nds, 3rds, 4ths and so on, we harmonize the theme tune for Eastenders (PAAAAT!!) and we try to harmonize a lick with bends in it (I struggle with bending over another part). The lesson ends with some discussion about the issues you may face when harmonizing, Dan gives some practical uses including the riff for Led Zeppelin’s Rock n’ Roll and finally there is a summary of the learning points of the lesson and notable tips. 00:00:59 Setting up this lesson on guitar harmonies and harmony vocals 00:05:01 Defining a harmony part 00:06:53 If you just keep the same distance between the two notes, some notes will fall out of key 00:08:35 Conclusion: harmonizing is not the same as pitch shifting 00:10:06 How a harmonizer pedal works 00:11:16 Harmonizing the C major scale 00:12:13 Adding a number to each note in the scale 00:17:46 Dan and I playing the C major in unison 00:17:58 Discussion around 2nds and our next activity 00:18:52 Dan and I playing the c major scale a 2nd apart 00:20:16 Discussion around 3rds 00:21:03 Dan and I playing the C major scale a 3rd apart 00:21:45 Discussion around 4ths 00:22:53 Dan and I playing the c major scale a 4th apart 00:23:39 2-part harmony vs multiple parts 00:24:16 Dan and I playing the c major scale a 5th apart 00:26:07 Dan and I playing the c major scale a 6th apart 00:27:10 Discussion around 7ths 00:27:30 Dan and I playing the c major scale a 7th apart 00:28:17 Dan and I playing the c major scale an octave apart 00:31:42 9ths 00:32:31 Practical applications of harmonies 00:32:37 Practical application 1: harmonising a simple melody (Eastenders) 00:39:18 Playing harmony 3rds from the B string to the top E string 00:41:19 Back to the Eastenders theme tune and our harmonisation demonstration 00:44:26 What are the practical uses for the Eastenders harmonization idea 00:45:16 Using an idea which the guitar is specifically good at - bending in harmony 00:50:36 Harmonizing the D major pentatonic scale 00:53:31 Back to our bending lick and harmonizing using the A dorian scale 00:55:34 Rock and Roll (Led Zep) - harmonizing rhythm parts 00:58:05 Summary of lesson and some final points

    1. Guitar lesson on harmonies and how best to use them 01:05:51
    2. Video Guitar Lesson 18b: Which pedals are most useful and what do they all do? 01:29:09

• Articles

  • Fender Guitars 5 Reasons Playing Guitar is Good for the Mind and Body Dive deeper into the many benefits of playing guitar with this handy infographic. cancel
  • Fender Guitars New Research Shows How Playing Music Can Improve Your Life Fender consulted with award-winning neuroscientist and musician Daniel Levitin to find out who is playing music today and why it can benefit them. cancel

• Essentials

  • Amazon Best Sellers Best Guitar Tuners Discover the best Guitar Tuners in Best Sellers. Find the top 100 most popular items in Amazon Musical Instruments Best Sellers. cancel
  • Ultimate Guitar Chords & Tabs Your #1 source for chords, guitar tabs, bass tabs, ukulele chords, guitar pro and power tabs. Comprehensive tabs archive with over 1,100,000 tabs! Tabs search engine, guitar lessons, gear reviews, rock news and forums! cancel
    
  • Fender Play Online Guitar Lessons Fender Play is the complete app for learning to play acoustic and electric guitar, bass and ukulele. Get started with step-by-step lessons, expert instructors and 100s of your favorite songs. Start your free trial. cancel
    
  • Amazon Best Sellers Best Classical Guitars Discover the best Classical Guitars in Best Sellers. Find the top 100 most popular items in Amazon Musical Instruments Best Sellers. cancel
  • Guitar Pro Sheet music editor software for guitar, bass, keyboards, drums and more... Guitar Pro 7.5 is a tablature editor software for guitar, bass, and other fretted instruments. Equipped with a powerful audio engine, it makes writing music easier, and it constitutes an essential tool for guitarists. cancel
  • Yousician Your Music Teacher Yousician is your personal music tutor for the digital age, covering Guitar, Singing, Ukulele and Bass! Learn and play thousands of songs on your real instrument with clear, instant feedback as the app listens along. cancel
    

• Courses

  • Fender Play Online Guitar Lessons - Learn How to Play Guitar Fender Play is the complete app for learning to play acoustic and electric guitar, bass and ukulele. Get started with step-by-step lessons, expert instructors and 100s of your favorite songs. Start your free trial. cancel
  • Udemy Guitar Lessons for Beginners | Learn to Play Guitar Online Today Find the best guitar lessons for your level and needs with classes that include learning to play guitar for beginners, common guitar chords and tabs, and guitar techniques (hammer on, bends, sweep picking, tapping and more). cancel
  • Coursera Guitar for Beginners Offered by Berklee College of Music. Grasp the essentials needed to begin playing acoustic or electric guitar. You'll learn an easy approach to get you playing quickly, through a combination of exploring the instrument, performance technique, and basic music theory. For students who have long thought about picking up the acoustic or electric guitar, this course will provide an easy-access foundation that will get you playing. When first learning guitar, it is important to have the material presented in stages, in an enjoyable way that allows you to grasp the basics of the instrument and music. cancel
  • Coursera Guitar Courses Guitar courses from top universities and industry leaders. Learn Guitar online with courses like How to Play Guitar and Guitar for Beginners. cancel
  • Guitar Tricks Free Online Guitar Lessons - Easy Step-by-Step Video Lessons Learn how to play guitar with the best free online guitar lessons available. For both beginner guitar and advanced, our 11,000 video lessons will have you playing easy guitar songs in no time! Learn guitar chords, how to change chords quickly, and guitar exercises perfect for both electric and acoustic guitar. cancel
  • JamPlay.com Online Guitar Lessons | Learn Guitar with HD Video Lessons Guitar lessons and courses for guitarists. Improve your guitar playing with online video lessons from JamPlay.com. cancel
  • Artistworks Online Guitar Lessons - Learn How to Play Guitar Explore online guitar lessons at ArtistWorks in a variety of genres from Rock, Blues, Country, Jazz & more. Start learning today with expert teachers! cancel
  • TrueFire The Best Online Guitar Lessons TrueFire has the best online guitar lessons for beginners and guitarists of all skill levels and styles. Join free now for access to over 40,000 video guitar lessons! cancel
  • Andy Guitar Free Online Guitar Lessons I teach guitar knowledge and technique through real songs and get you playing along straight away. cancel
  • MasterClass Carlos Santana Teaches the Art and Soul of Guitar In his first-ever online class, Carlos Santana teaches you how he approaches guitar to create distinct, soulful sounds that move audiences. cancel

• Blogs

  • GuitarFella.com Guitar Blog For Beginners and Enthusiasts GuitarFella was established in 2014 to help the process of choosing an instrument and learning the guitar easier and more fun – as it should be! Since then, we’ve grown into one of the top guitar review sites in the world. cancel
  • Guitar Tricks Guitar Blog - Free Guitar Lessons & Tips Learn how to play guitar with free articles and tips on the guitar tricks blog. cancel
  • TrueFire Guitar Lessons Blog TrueFire's blog for guitar players contains insightful lessons and various other inspiration for musicians! cancel

• Films and TV

  • YouTube Movies Crossroads (1986 film) A guitar student (Ralph Macchio) tours the Deep South with an old blues man (Joe Seneca), chasing a lost song written by Robert Johnson. cancel

• Websites

  • OhGuitar.com The world's marketplace for guitar lovers Buy or sell guitars all over the world! Most comfortable guitar buying. cancel

• Near You

  • Meetup Guitar groups Find over 546 Guitar groups with 281172 members near you and meet people in your local community who share your interests. cancel