Acoustic Guitar Accompaniment Books Overview

If you’re looking for additional material to help you prepare for the accompaniment section of your Grade One, Two or Three RGT Acoustic Guitar exam, or you want to improve your skills in this important area of accompanying then these books are ideal. Continue reading Acoustic Guitar Accompaniment Books Overview

Vintage Viator Travel Guitar Review

JHS Vintage Viator

While it is ideal to be able to jam on our favorite guitar at home, sometimes we find ourselves on the road for work and pleasure, and want to get some time in on the fretboard. For those players looking to take a guitar on the road with them to practice with and play on, a travel guitar is a secure choice. Continue reading Vintage Viator Travel Guitar Review

RGT and Takamine Guitar Winner Announced

Stephen Mulhern - Takamine winner - best photo

“I’m so pleased to have won this guitar. It’s a joy to play. It has an excellent tone with clear high notes and deep resonant lows. The guitar stays in tune well and the intonation is spot on across the entire range. The guitar looks great and is made from quality parts. If I hadn’t won this guitar I might well have bought it anyway!” Continue reading RGT and Takamine Guitar Winner Announced

Rhythm Exercise – Eighth Note Strumming Patterns

Eighth note strumming patterns are bread and butter to an acoustic guitarist. It’s therefore essential that you are comfortable in performing a variety of patterns. The exercise in this article sets out a fundamental approach to building strong rhythm skills, as well as a fun and challenging way to explore different strumming patterns. For this exercise, you will need your guitar, a piece of paper, a pencil, and an eraser. Continue reading Rhythm Exercise – Eighth Note Strumming Patterns

5 Intermediate Fingerpicking Patterns

When learning how to play fingerstyle guitar, one of the biggest roadblocks many of us face is moving beyond basic fingerpicking patterns as you progress into the intermediate study of the genre. In this lesson you will learn how to play 5 intermediate level fingerpicking patterns that you can use to build your technique, as well as add variety to your songwriting and performance in a fingerstyle situation. Continue reading 5 Intermediate Fingerpicking Patterns

Open String Guitar Fingerpicking Patterns

When working out fingerpicking patterns on the guitar, we often explore common right-hand groupings over our favourite chord shapes, and then take them to chord progressions and songs from there. While working fingerpicking patterns over chord shapes can be effective for developing hand coordination and growing your musical vocabulary, you can also explore open string fingerpicking patterns in order to bring new textures and sounds to your guitar playing. Continue reading Open String Guitar Fingerpicking Patterns

2014 RGT Guitar Tutors Conference Announced

Described as “The event of the year for anyone who teaches guitar,” the 2014 RGT Guitar Tutors Conference is now open for registration. Held annually at the University of West London, in Ealing, this year’s conference theme is Acoustic Guitar, and will feature displays, talks and workshops focusing on acoustic guitar education, performance and gear. Continue reading 2014 RGT Guitar Tutors Conference Announced

RGT Acoustic Guitar Grade 5 Video Lessons

Over the years, RGT Acoustic Guitar Exams have become one of the most popular choices when it comes to studying for and taking certified examinations on the instrument. For those readers that have taken these exams, you will know how important it can be to study the material in the syllabus fully, as well as how helpful it can be to have an inside look into the exam from those that have come before. Continue reading RGT Acoustic Guitar Grade 5 Video Lessons

How to Read PIMA Symbols on Guitar

When learning how to play Acoustic and Fingerstyle Guitar, one of the first things that you can run into when playing songs are the PIMA symbols. These four letters, P-I-M-A, come from the classical guitar world, and are used to indicate which finger plays which note in your picking hand. Continue reading How to Read PIMA Symbols on Guitar