Getting Started With Guitar http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net Learn guitar with Lisa McCormick Thu, 25 Feb 2016 18:17:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.3 Is It Time to Change Your Guitar Strings? http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/changestrings http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/changestrings#respond Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:30:00 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/?p=6198 How do you know when it is time to change your guitar strings? And, do you know HOW to change your strings? Don’t let the prospect of changing your strings scare you! It’s a basic guitar-maintenance process that you can learn to become perfectly comfortable with. And, you will LOVE the results! Old strings get […]

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]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/changestrings/feed 0 5 Ways ‘Guitar Fundamentals Will Make You a Better Guitar Player http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/5waysguitfund http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/5waysguitfund#respond Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:33:48 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/?p=6154 What is ‘Guitar Fundamentals’? It’s my baby! (sorry – couldn’t resist) Well, beyond that, it is a comprehensive, step-by-step interactive guitar course for beginners through intermediates, that I was honored to be asked to create by the web’s leading online guitar lesson resource, GuitarTricks. Guitar Fundamentals (a la Lisa) is now GT’s main entry point for […]

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]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/5waysguitfund/feed 0 Tales of a Traveling Guitar Teacher http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/stjohnstory http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/stjohnstory#respond Wed, 20 Jan 2016 20:14:56 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/?p=6103 Dragging my wheelie suitcase through the snow at 3 a.m. in order to drive the hour and a half to the nearest airport to catch my 6 a.m. flight was not fun. With my guitar and ukulele slung over my shoulders, my poor feet in sandals and socks gathered snow that would soon melt between my […]

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]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/stjohnstory/feed 0 Happy New Year to You and Your Guitar! http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/newyear http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/newyear#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:23:50 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/?p=6076 This is YOUR YEAR, I can just feel it! How would you like to see your guitar fitting into your life this year, in bigger and better ways? What would you love to learn to play? HOW will you make this your year for embracing your love of playing guitar? How can I help? Sign […]

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]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/newyear/feed 0 Why You Should Learn to Play Songs on your Guitar http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/whyplaysongs-2 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/whyplaysongs-2#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:07:23 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/?p=6074 Learning to play songs on your guitar is the most powerful way to get right to the core of the joy. But what if you are just starting out? Is ‘playing songs’ too hard? Is ‘playing songs’ a good way to learn guitar, or should you be studying your scales? (hint: playing songs is magic! […]

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]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/whyplaysongs-2/feed 0 You and Your Guitar: Dust vs. Bliss? http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/dustvsbliss http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/dustvsbliss#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:59:49 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/?p=6072 Do you ever feel like there is always something coming between you and your guitar? Do you have the best of intentions to play, but then find all your time has gotten away from you while doing “more important” things? Watch the video, then share your thoughts in the comments section below.

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]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/dustvsbliss/feed 0 What is it to Play a Song? http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/whatisittoplayasong http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/whatisittoplayasong#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:48:49 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/?p=6070 What happens when you play a song, really? Does the song thank you for bringing it to life? And, does the song still exist when it’s not being played? Watch the video, then share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/whydoyouplay/feed 0 The Guitar Learner’s Companion http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/gtrlearncompanionabout http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/gtrlearncompanionabout#respond Mon, 21 Dec 2015 17:34:40 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/?p=6064 The Guitar Learner’s Companion is a FREE 6-part video series, all about you and your guitar. Sign up right here, below!

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]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/gtrlearncompanionabout/feed 0 You, and Guitar: Why Now? http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/whynow http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/whynow#respond Sun, 20 Dec 2015 19:43:02 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.net/?p=6053 I am going to take a wild guess about you: You have held a desire to play guitar in your heart and mind for many years. And now, you are deciding to take it seriously, and embark on the journey of learning and practicing, and maybe most of all, taking time for yourself and your […]

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