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Classical Guitar Lessons are Perfect for Young Players

Young players, classical guitar lessons are an absolute gem! Not only will you learn timeless melodies, but you'll also sharpen your focus, enhance your coordination, and boost your creativity. Imagine the satisfaction of mastering a Bach piece or the joy of playing a vibrant Spanish tune. Embrace the rich history and beautiful techniques of classical guitar. These lessons will not only nurture your musical talent but also inspire confidence and discipline in your everyday life. Get ready to immerse yourself in the enchanting world of classical guitar and watch your skills flourish before your eyes! The journey starts here at The Brisbane School of Acoustic Guitar. Let's strum our way to endless possibilities!

Growth Mindset and the Guitarist

How can we get young students to enjoy their guitar practice and appreciate the process of learning ?

Here is an idea, by helping them develop their learning with a growth mindset.

What is a “Growth Mindset” I hear you ask? A growth mindset is : Instead of seeing mistakes or failures as evidence of their lack of ability, students can see them as opportunity to learn and improve.

Working at developing a “ Growth Mindset “ will help guitarist feel their practice is less like a chore and more like a rewarding activity that they look forward to each day. l think exploring a growth mindset, is a lifelong skill many guitarist develop and enjoy.

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The Older Creative mind

To those that love to pick strum and learn your way through life, from The Brisbane School of Acoustic Guitar

The guitar is a great way for older people to keep their minds active and have an enjoyable hobby. With an acoustic guitar, you can express your creativity in new ways, while learning tunes. Learning guitar can also help improve hand-eye coordination, strengthen hand muscles, and enhance your emotions. It is also a great way to practice meditation, as playing the guitar can be very calming and…

“ Creating positive musical experiences."

I am often asked what advice I share with parents of my music students.

So here it is ……… “ Nurture their love for music "

So how do you nurture musical talent?

The answer to this is I guess is as individual as each child. As they don’t come with a musical motivation handbook here are some ideas to help you and them on their musical journey.

Make music a part of your lives. This may seem a bit obvious but it is important and easily overlooked. … Read more

Should I count music while I play ?

I think so, and here’s why, as we become great rhythm players, a player with a exceptionally good timing and feel, and for your groove to become a natural ability, counting becomes an essential skill ( especially when playing with others).

So when you’re playing, either by yourself, or with other musicians, you’ll need to follow the heartbeat of the music ........... the pulse. Counting becomes a great way to help music “sit in the pocket” Counting in a piece of music is a skill that ensure that you and…

Gigging

Just a quick call out the The Brolga Theatre to say thanks guys for making us feel welcome. Were looking forward to a return visit

Facetime Guitar Lessons

I ve taught viva Skpye before, but lately I've been using Apples FaceTime and it's loads of fun. The video and audio quality are high end and help make writing on the white board demonstrating ideas on the guitar easy to do. If you would like to be part of this classroom shoot me an email on

obrienhm@bigpond.net.au

Although I am still a happy Skyper

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Big Blind Blusey

Now where was i, Can't time slip past quickly. I enjoy the idea of recording a piece a week although sometimes with in a busy week I not sure how possible this is. Big Blind Blusey is an instrumental 12 bars blues and is number 4 in the series I'LL be back to write some more about 2 & 3. It is one of Pat Donahue's guitar pieces. I did makes some changes to I think the 5th Chorus the (second improv ). Since posting this I have discovered how to EQ a little better so maybe I'll remix this and add in a…

Jiffy jam

Jiffy Jam has been added to project 52. This is 2 of 52. This piece is one of the first fingerstyle guitar pieces that I started playing. It was one of the guitar pieces that led me way from playing Classical guitar as I wanted to play more of this lively fun guitar music. It comes from a collection of guitar pieces called Heavy Neckin published by John Knowles on of the few guitarist Chet gave the title C.G.P.

I hope you enjoy it It can be found on my soundcloud account under my links page