http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com Support, Community, Information, & Unabashed Cheerleading for Guitar Learners Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:16:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/10-questions/why-do-strings-break/#comment-910 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 12:16:30 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/?page_id=253#comment-910 I’m guessing the string could be old and brittle at the points where it comes in contact with the guitar (at the bridge, or the nut, or the tuning peg). Prolonged wear at those points can cause the string to snap.

]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/10-questions/why-do-strings-break/#comment-909 Sun, 16 Oct 2011 05:34:36 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/?page_id=253#comment-909 What about when you tune your string down and it breaks

]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/10-questions/#comment-813 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:11:49 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/?page_id=228#comment-813 Hi Felicia,
Yes, sitting posture can make a big difference!
The best is to sit up straight, in a straight-back chair.
Some people like to place one leg up on a small stool or riser.
How’s it going with your guitar playing?

]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/10-questions/#comment-812 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:46:32 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/?page_id=228#comment-812 can your sitting posture effect the way you practice chaning between
chords as well as learning scales?

]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/10-questions/#comment-684 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:06:07 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/?page_id=228#comment-684 Hi Felicia,
That is not uncommon. Everybody’s hands are unique, and have their own little quirks. Your fingers should get better at each doing their own job as you continue to practice.

]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/10-questions/#comment-683 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 23:32:15 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/?page_id=228#comment-683 I know that i have more problems with finger independece with my 3rd and
fourth fingers.it seems like they are more tied in with one another more than my 2nd & 3rd fingers.

]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/2011/01/12/newyearsurvey/#comment-666 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:50:03 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/?p=598#comment-666 Ooo, strumming was really tricky for me too for quite a while. Just keep at it and eventually it should “click”.
Scales are good, if they are relevant to what you ultimately want to learn to play.
But if they are not, it may be better to focus on skills that are more directly related to what you want to learn to play.
So, I’ll ask you: what do you really want to learn how to play? What music do you love?

]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/2011/01/12/newyearsurvey/#comment-665 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:31:53 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/?p=598#comment-665 chord change progressions,Gr8 tip!(btween u&i my tv’s killing my guitar skill progression)thank you,so much for all your help,i know i have lots to learn.a good friend who knows told me a key to guitar is to learn scales…& to practice,practice,practice…(mucho gracius Lisa,thank you,thank you,thank you)! strumming is tricky for me.

]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/10-questions/#comment-660 Sat, 11 Jun 2011 12:28:59 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/?page_id=228#comment-660 Hi Felicia,
Distracting to who? To the person practicing? Or, to other people in the room who are trying to watch TV?
The person practicing can practice certain types of skills even with the TV on, like chord changes without strumming.
It would be best if you could find a time and place to practice where the TV is not on, even if that means in the bathroom, on the steps, outside, wherever you can carve out a little space for yourself.
But the TV being on does not mean it is not possible – just a little more of a challenge.
Don’t let that discourage you. If what you really want is to learn to play, you will find a way to do so.

]]> http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/10-questions/#comment-659 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 19:09:59 +0000 http://gettingstartedwithguitar.com/?page_id=228#comment-659 can practicing with the t.v. on be distracting ?

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