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The Reading Rooms in the Library

These aren't guitar lessons - they look at single topics.
They won't teach you to play better - they will give you a better understanding of the guitar.
They address the sort of issues that don't get discussed in "teach yourself guitar" books.

Latest additions/updates...

Cadences, The Three Chord Trick, Graded Exams, How Fast is Fast?, Time Signatures, Damping (revised), Modulation, Intervals

 

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Restringing a guitar, Tuning problems, Articulation

 

Index of one-page teach-ins

Articulation - the most overlooked way to make music come alive Cadences - understanding musical punctuation Damping - we spend years learning to get the "damn ping" to come out right - now learn how to stop it with "damping" Degrees of the scale - how to name a note without using its name! Dynamic Range - the highs and lows of every performance Equal Temperament - why "in tune" isn't "in tune" Fast Playing (see Speed) Graded Exams - what are they? High Position Work - see also Seventh Position How fast is fast? - How many notes a second? Intervals - measuring the gap between two notes Italian Terms - understanding the wishes of the composer Key Signatures - how many, and what are the rules? Modulation - what it is, what it's likely to be Musical Devices - how to turn notes into music Phrasing - a little look at this mystical subject of lyricism Restringing - how to tie those knots Seventh Position - what a great place to be - see also High Position Work Speed - how does one play effortlessly and quickly? Strings - how to restring and when to restring Sustain - how to sound more effortless The Three Chord Trick - understanding what's underlying the music Time Signatures - why isn't 2/2 the same as 4/4? Tone Production - the whys and hows Tuning Problems - why is it so hard to tune up? Up the neck - some pluses and minuses Vibrato - what's it for? Volume (see Dynamic Range) When to restring - see also Restringing - the how -to

 

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