Guitar Walking Basses Using walking basses is a common technique used to write worship songs. You see this in songs like ‘As A Deer’. You can also use this technique to make a song arrangement. I show some examples in our Music Theory Course of how to take a song and make many different arrangements [...]
Read More...Start with Prayer As a Christian, I have always recommended starting any practice session with prayer. Paul says to do everything to God’s glory. I remember reading Brother Lawrence’s book years ago. He was a monk from the 1600’s who’s letters have become the book ‘Practicing The Presence of God.’ He talked about peeling potatoes [...]
Read More...Guitar Support Comparisons This video compares three guitar supports. When sitting, guitar supports can be extremely helpful for playing with good posture. Foot stools work, but can put too much stress on your lower back. I used to experience both lower back pain and neck pain when playing the guitar for extended times. The A-frame [...]
Read More...Would you like to improve your guitar playing? Practicing with guitar scales is a fruitful and beneficial practice. Here are 4 tips that can help you play scales excellently. The first tip is practicing. You need to spent time with the instrument to improve your playing. Use scales to begin you time of practice. It [...]
Read More...When you are first learning to play the guitar, it usually takes a while to change the chords. Here are some tips to help you change to new chords much faster. Mastering this skill will make it easier to play your worship songs. 1. Memorize the chord forms in the worship song you are trying [...]
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