Month: October, 2007

Too many resources - total confusion!

29 October, 2007 (21:15) | Practicing Guitar | No comments

So, having decided to ditch the teacher for now (and wait until I know a few chords that I can switch between before finding another one), I have been working out how to carry on teaching myself. The ‘Guitar for Dummies’ book is pretty good, and the DVD is on it’s way from Amazon, but […]

Hey Teacher, my Guitar Desert Island Disks

29 October, 2007 (09:29) | Practicing Guitar | 3 comments

If I was being shipped off to a desert island tomorrow and had to choose a handful of music to take with me to inspire my guitar learning, then a quick flick through my iTunes library has come up with this lot:
Mary Gauthier, Smiths, Radiohead, Turin Breaks, Snow Patrol, Simon and Garfunkel, Pink Floyd, Neil […]

Learning Guitar… first day’s practice… has to get better!

25 October, 2007 (20:24) | Practicing Guitar, Video | 12 comments

Will it all sound better next week?

4 guitar-related questions

25 October, 2007 (12:08) | Guitar stuff | 4 comments

1. Is there a good biography of a great singer-song writer which might help me learn more about the craft?
2. Mary Gauthier took up guitar at the same age as me, 35, how inspiring is that?
3. Is there another podcast as good as All Songs Considered for finding new music?
4. Have you heard their show […]