What Are Guitar Chords?
To put it quite simply, chords are a multiple notes played in unison. This means two or more notes played at the same time, which…
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What Are Bar Chords?
Bar chords (often spelled Barre) are simply a type of chord where one finger holds down multiple strings. Many guitarists often mistake this for always…
What Is Strumming?
Strumming is a guitar technique where the pick (or fingers) runs through the strings in one swift motion. Ideal technique is to have the elbow…
What Is Sight Reading?
Often 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…
What Makes A “Good” Guitarist
By nature, guitarists tend to be very competitive. We all want to be able to play the craziest, fastest and most complicated solos or percussive…
What Is Picking?
Picking is a technique that we use to play the guitar. It basically just means playing one string at a time, but the technique employed…
The UGA Song Marathon
Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting… THE UGA SONG MARATHON! The UGA Song Marathon is an event that we hold every year at the start of term…
What Is Alternate Picking?
Alternate Picking refers to a type of picking, usually with a flat-pick (which is a regular guitar pick), where the stroke direction alternates between up…
What Is A Musical Ear?
“The Musical Ear”. I hear this term thrown around a lot by experienced musicians, but the majority of beginner and intermediate guitarists don’t really know…
What Is A Scale?
Scales. We always talk about them in music. But I’m constantly amazed at how many people don’t really understand what a scale is. Even musicians…