Buying a guitar for kids — Which size is the right one?At the beginning of each new semester, many children start taking guitar lessons again. But which guitar should you buy for this purpose…Jul 23Jul 23
Songwriting — From Idea to RiffI “force” every student in their career to write their own song. The most common sentence I hear is: “I can’t do that.”Jun 9Jun 9
C, B♭, or E♭ instrument — How do they differ?”Perhaps you’ve wanted to buy a songbook and saw “For Eb Instruments” on the cover.May 25May 25
How do I learn to improvise on the guitar (beginner)?I think we all agree that improvisation is not the same as scales. On the one hand, you need the scale as a kind of “guideline,” but on the…May 17May 17
Applying Power Chords (Beginner)Power Chords — or simply “5” chords (e.g., C5) — are great. We don’t care if it’s a major, minor, sus or whatever else, since we only play…May 10May 10
Stuck Despite Practicing a Lot — What Should I Change?A question that I get asked really often.May 4May 4
Simplify and Shorten Barre Chords (Bar Chords)Barre chords are very difficult to play in many ways. Especially for beginners, these chords are always a major challenge. The fact that…Apr 26Apr 26
Playing with a Metronome — Important or useless?Practicing or playing with a metronome is a whole different ballgame than just playing “into the void.”Apr 20Apr 20
What is a sus chord?A sus (suspended) chord, like all other chord names, describes the content of a chord.Apr 12Apr 12
[Songwriting] Which Chords go together?I am very often asked in my lessons which chords go together and which do not.Apr 6Apr 6
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