Changing your guitar string is a crucial part of learning and playing the guitar. It is good practice to learn how to do this early…

One of the first things you likely learnt to do when you began learning how to play the guitar, was tuning.  After all, you can’t…

Learning how to hold guitar properly is an important step on your way to being able to practise guitar regularly without a sore back, arms,…

Knowing how to tune a guitar is an essential step towards being able to tune your guitar confidently on your own, which in turn means…

One common question asked by beginners, as well as by intermediate guitar learners trying to take their skills to the next level, is how long…

For the jazz guitar players and listeners out there, many would have heard this style of playing before as it can be found in numerous…

Teaching yourself the guitar is definitely possible – some of the 20th century’s most successful guitarists were famously self-taught, including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and…

Quality vs quantity. Some say it’s always about the quality. Some say if you focus on the quantity, the quality will come. Some say it…

The usual things you hear from working musicians: Don’t be late, don’t be a dick, be prepared… A graduate student once told me a simplified…

My favourite method This particular method was very helpful for me when auditioning for Leeds Conservatoire (then known as Leeds College of Music). I had…