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January 22nd, 2010 | 
Author: Alright people, for some reason, I never see this topic covered correctly. I see a bunch of people try to learn metal guitar and go to some humpty dumpty
website where the guy thinks he knows everything in the world and says “YEAH BRO! JUST BLAST THROUGH IT! SHRED IT!” and the person trying to learn metal
guitar from these guitar instructions say, “EF YEAH, I’M GONNA SHRED IT!” and they end up sounding absolutely horrible. This goes back to a fundamental
problem that I notice that most guitar players have with using a metronome to practice, but that’s another story for another article.
So, condensed down, here are the top 5 best ways to learn metal guitar from us at Guitar Instructions.
1)Start simple. When you’re first learning something that’s complex and requires speed and precision, you absolutely MUST start simple.
2)Watch your fingers. Always, always make sure you’re making the right hand movements when you learn metal guitar. A lot of guitarists get mixed up and
end up getting into the habit of making the wrong hand movements.
3)Be precise. Each movement and the timing of each movement must be absolutely correct or you will get into the bad habit of doing it wrongly. As suggested,
get a good metronome(in fact, in light of this post, I think Guitar Instructions will be reviewing a metronome for you guys so you can find one to fit your
needs)
4)Take a break. For real. If your head starts spinning, just sit back, relax, and take a break. It can and will do wonders for your practicing and improvements.
5)Practice, practice, practice.
That’s really all there is too it.
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Howdy there people, we’ve got a fabulous post for you today. We’re gonna talk about learning guitar scales. Learning guitar scales is something that a ton of musicians, especially guitarists, seem to overlook. They want to learn guitar chords. They want to learn the timing and pattern of xyz song. They want everything except how to learn guitar scales. It blows my mind!
What is a scale? A scale is a group of notes that are played in a particular order that are known to sound good. You can re-arrange and play the notes how you please in several cases, but when first learning guitar scales, you should stick to what you’re taught.
So, for you today, we’re going to give you what should be considered the motherload of learning guitar scales(and chords, as a matter of fact).
It’s called Fretboard Theory – Learn Guitar Theory, Scales, Chords, Progressions, Modes, Song Details and More. Music Theory Lessons For Acoustic and Electric Guitar.
There are dozens and dozens of books out there that talk about teaching you fretboard theory, guitar scales, chords, etc. but this book is legit. Its’ guitar instructions are simple, concise, and easy to follow. It can be used as learning material for guitar instructions, or as reference material.
So we’re on the topic of learning classical guitar.
What exactly IS classical guitar?
Classical guitar is a form of guitar that is normally plucked and has 6 nylon strings. It’s a rare form of guitar that most people don’t even know about, much less how to play it. So, today, we’ll be giving you a bit of info about learning classical guitar, and then give you THE guide to learning classical guitar
(Click here to go to the ONLY guide you need to learn classical guitar)
So, what’s a few points about classical guitar that make it very interesting compared to most acoustic guitar styles?
First off, it’s mainly plucked. This makes a very huge difference in the way that you play your guitar, and the way that your guitar sounds.
Second, the quality of a classical guitar’s strings are much, much different. They’re made of nylon, which helps support all the plucking done on it.
Third, it’s a style of guitar which can be found at fun little events, it’s a style of guitar that raises everyone’s spirits and makes you feel great!
So, what’s the big deal about the Classical guitar manual? Well, honestly, when learning classical guitar, or any form of guitar instructions, you need to have guitar instructions that know what they’re talking about and are informative. Concise, thorough, and complete. Not a bunch of BS waste of time.
And that’s what the Classical guitar manual gives you. It gives you EVERYTHING you need to know about learning classical guitar, does so very affordably, and is rated 5 starts even after all this time.
Click here to get the ONLY guide you need to use when learning classical guitar.
Alright peeps, so this post goes back to what most of you might consider “old school.” We’re gonna take it back a bit and delve into classical guitar instruction. That’s right. We’ve been getting a lot of requests lately, so we figured it was time to review a book on the subject of classical guitar instruction, so without further explanation, I give you 50 classical guitar pieces.
So, what makes 50 classical guitar pieces special? It has, as the name suggests, 50 seperate pieces of classical guitar instruction for you, ranging from the Renaissance, the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras, and a few others. This book teaches in both tab and in music notation for those who know how to read it.
Put simply, it’s a jam packed classical guitar instruction package that will keep you very satisfied with your classical guitar instruction needs. Everything you need will be in here in an orderly and easy to read fashion.
What’s unique about this book, is that it’s finger picking methods are quite possibly the best finger picking instructions that you can find for the guitar in a book form to date.
To find out more, check out the link below and have all of your classical guitar instruction wants met, and then some!:
Music theory is something that several musicians tend to neglect in their study. It continues to baffle me as to why! I can relate in the fact that music theory can be a real brain buster, but today, we’ve got you a few products that teach music theory in a way that makes music theory made easy for you to understand. Many books on music theory make that claim, but being as I personally learned music theory from this book, I can attest it’s not lying when it says that it is music theory made easy, as it truly is.
So, what book am I talking about? I’m talking about Alfred’s music theory complete - music theory made easy.
A few interesting things to note about this book, is that it’s really three books in one! It has three comprehensive sections to it which build upon the last, ensuring that you will know all there is to know about music theory by the time you’re done. Each section is around 40 pages(some are a bit more), and has an accompanying CD to go along with it. At the end of each chapter, there are tests that you are to complete before you go ahead to the next chapter(to make sure that you understand everything that is being taught in the course).
So, what range of topics can you expect from alfred’s music theory complete that makes music theory made easy?
This book claims to be a complete self-study course for all musicians, and in my opinion, it does not fail to do that.
In the first section, it has 6 units which are broken into different chapters all on their own. Ranging from learning the staff, how to read and write musical notation(Unit 1), to reading the different time signatures and ties and slurs(unit 3) ending with flats, sharps, naturals, and Enharmonic notes.
Unit 2 goes into tetrachords and major scales, and ends with triads, scale degree names, and the dominant 7th chord. In between there, you’ll find information on scales, intervals, 16th notes, 16th rests, and even more time signatures.
The final unit, unit 3, begins with Triad Inversions, Figured Bass, Major Chord Progressions, delves into harmonizing a melody in a major key, broken chords and arpeggiated accompaniments, composing a melody in a major key, and ends with give you all you need to write music, and the different types of writing music.
Each chapter also has ear training to go with it, as well. The book goes well into the theory of music much deeper than that, but if I were to write it all out, this would be more than just a review!
So if you want music theory made easy, and you want the real deal, go ahead and check out the link below. Have a good day!