Playing Guitar with Injuries
Recently one of my students mentioned an occasional weakness in his picking hand. When I asked what he was doing about it, he said he thought it was diet related, and made some changes. The red flags immediately went up for me! While it's good that he was taking some...
Procedural Memory and Guitar Practice
bIn the September 14, 2007 issue of the New Yorker, the eminent neurologist and author Oliver Saks published an article entitled "The Abyss", about the English musicologist Clive Wearing. (This article also appears as a chapter in Saks' new book "Musicophilia".) In...
How often should I have a guitar lesson?
For beginning students and for children, weekly guitar lessons are recommended. This allows enough time between lessons for students to study and practice new material, and to incorporate adjustments to their guitar playing. It is important not to let too much time...
What happens in my introductory guitar lesson?
Prior to each student's introductory lesson Joseph emails each student a brief self-assessment to help clarify interests, goals, and needs. Because each student is unique, given her age, degree of musical knowledge and skill, stylistic interests, and style of...
How much should I practice guitar?
Daily practice is most effective, and adult students should allow 45 minutes or more each day to practice (less for children depending on age). In order to develop familiarity and comfort with the guitar and with specific songs, careful practice together with frequent...
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