I practice either in the living room or the kitchen. I always stand while I play, so I actually tend to wander around while I practice. We live in a s...

Hey John, I think the biggest obstacle to learning guitar for most people is dedication, so if you've been playing for 8 months, you are already way a...

Melander, are you using a metronome? If you don't have one there's probably a thousand online ones you could make use of if your computer is handy to ...

Just to be clear, I do agree that you'll handicap yourself by writing the note names on the staff. It just depends on your goals: do you want to play ...

I think if you need the hints, you're doing it in the best possible way. Not sure how much time you want to invest, but you might consider finding (or...

Hey Melander, the saddles determine the length of the portion of the string that vibrates and their positions affect whether or not the frets match up...

So I finally got around to taking pictures of my gear...My brand new Standard Strat:My 8-year-old Takamine G-240RS acoustic:The c1960 Kent Ukulele (wi...

I've been playing music in one way or another since I was four when my Mom started me in piano lessons. That was 1981. I took the lessons for seven ye...

You can only get it by rote, but let me just throw in something that I think helps: tie it back to a song. Find the chords for a song you like or a pr...

Montezuma,I'm not going to have any sage advice as I'm just a little past the stage you're at (just got my first electric on Wednesday after learning ...

Another thing to be careful with is making sure you are in the habit of clasping all of the locks on your case every time. A tip I learned in high sc...

I've playing on and off--mostly off--for seven years, but I finally got serious about practicing three months ago and I've been making real progress l...

- Actually I don't know WHEN you call a note sharp or flat( anyone?) There's not a particular rule. F-sharp is exactly the same as G-flat on guitar. ...