Welcome to the new site

Hey, so the new site is now online and it’s a darn site cleaner and easier to get around than the old clunker we had.

Over the next few weeks I’ll be concentrating on getting the main topics filled out and linked up to all the material we already have here.

So under Acoustic Guitar you’ll get easy access to all the lessons to help you play the acoustic guitar, and lessons for learning music theory will be under the Music Theory menu.

Those pages will develop over time and your feedback is going to be really helpful to me so I know what you’re struggling with and where I can help out the most…

which brings me to the next new thing…

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Wrapping up the week

Hi all,

Another great week over here in Christchurch, it’s been snowing for a second time this winter.

I’m just waiting for it to clear up a little before I take my son out tobogganing.

When you’ve got snow, you don’t need much else to be having a good time.

Somebody said to me, ‘But the Beatles were anti-materialistic.’ That’s a huge myth. John and I literally used to sit down and say, ‘Now, let’s write a swimming pool.’
- Paul McCartney

Here’s some weekend reading to queue up on your iPad

Learn Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns Fast – 5 patterns of the A minor pentatonic scale.

Practice Tips for Beginner Guitarists – Purpose, consistency, warming up, working hard and finishing with a bang.

The I-IV-V Chord Progression – What is it? Why does it sound so good? Get this theory under your belt now so you’re not stuck learning it 3 years from now.

Losing my Religion – Easy guitar song for you to learn over the weekend, it’s easy to play and is distinctive enough so that even if you hit a few dead notes people will easily pick up on what you’re trying to play them :)

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