The most important thing about learning guitar is to remember it’s supposed to be fun. Whether you are playing live in a band or just jamming with friends, it’s all about having a good time. This month we’re going to take a closer look at performing and playing live. You’ll find all sorts of tips and more than a few stories of encouragement on these pages.
Playing Live
Practicing Performance
Many guitarists consider practice and performance to be distinct activities. Gerald Klickstein, author of the new book The Musician’s Way, shows how they can be combined into an inclusive creative process.
The Gear (and How to Keep it)
Here’s a very useful article from Mark detailing how easy it is to keep all your gear under control, especially if you play gigs. Wish I’d read this thirty years ago!
Playing Live FAQ
Here are the answers to some of the questions we’ve received about playing live.
Playing with Horns
Playing with others doesn’t limit you to working with guitar players. There are musicians of all sorts out there and you never know who you might meet. GN staffer Dan Lasley details his experiences playing (as well as arranging the logistics) with a full horn section.
Monthly Topics
- Chord Melodies
- Blues Guitar
- Teaching Guitar
- Learn How to Play Solos
- Music Theory
- Alternate and Open Tunings
- Songwriting for Beginners
- Playing Live
- How to Buy a Guitar
- Getting the Most out of your Practice
- How to Sing and Play Guitar
- Learn to Play Christmas Songs on Guitar
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More on Playing Live
- Making Music – Tales of Playing Well With Others from our Guitar Noise Readers
- My First Gig
- Performance Anxiety
- Why Do We Perceive Playing or Performing As A Competition?
- Rules for the Road – Some Sound Advice for the Gigging Single Guitarist
- Battle of the Bands
- Melissa Etheridge: Alive and Alone
- Your First Gig
- Getting Up On The Stage
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