How To Tune A Guitar
DanielIntroduction: It doesn’t matter how awesome or amateur you are – everyone needs to tune their guitar before playing. Learn how to do that right here, along with some troubleshooting tips for those who are...
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Learn The Guitar Strings
DanielThe guitar strings are named after the notes that they’re tuned to. Starting from the lowest sounding string this is E A D G B E. This can be a little difficult to remember, so...
Learn The Strings Of The Guitar
DanielSet Up Skype The strings of the guitar are named after their note of the musical alphabet. Starting from the lowest sounding string, they are E A D G B E. This can be a...
What Is A Capo?
DanielIntroduction: Instruments like the guitar simply work by holding a string down tightly inside one of the frets. But this doesn’t necessarily have to be done by your own fingers. Introducing the CAPO! This is...
What Are Guitar Chords?
DanielTo put it quite simply, chords are a multiple notes played in unison. This means two or more notes played at the same time, which is usually strumming on guitar. On the guitar, chords are...
What Are Bar Chords?
DanielBar chords (often spelled Barre) are simply a type of chord where one finger holds down multiple strings. Many guitarists often mistake this for always being every string, but in actual fact it should vary from...
What Is Strumming?
DanielStrumming is a guitar technique where the pick (or fingers) runs through the strings in one swift motion. Ideal technique is to have the elbow resting on the guitar so that your wrist (and entire...
What Is Aural?
DanielIn music, the term Aural simply refers to one’s ability to listen. We at UGA use a range of listening games and exercises to improve the student’s ability to identify sound, resulting in students being able to...
What Is Sight Reading?
DanielOften confused with music theory, Sight Reading refers to the ability to look at a piece of music and then play it. It’s often assumed that the piece being read from is in music notation,...
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