Playing with a good posture can help the student avoid general discomfort and play more easily but also helps prevent injuries such as “Tennis Elbow”, “Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Carpel Tunnel Syndrome” or in worst cases “Tendinitis”. I have met a few students over the years that have had to stop playing for these exact same reasons.

The first thing to note is that playing guitar, or more importantly, when you learn acoustic you put your body under a great deal of stress as the movements required to play properly do not come naturally to us, we were not designed to move our fingers and arms in this way. Sometimes you meet someone who say they are natural guitarist and they find everything easy but that’s not always true, unless of course they were born with calluses on their fingers.

I for one have had to work very hard to learn to play, and the people I play with on a regular basis have the exact same thoughts, so never think yourself you aren’t able to play guitar, if you are struggling the chances are you need to work on your posture.

There are a few right ways to hold a guitar but the bottom line is that it must feel natural without any form of struggle whatsoever. It’s like holding a lover, you don’t want to be rough. It’s a good idea would be to do some warming up and stretching exercises before starting your session as well.

Many modern acoustic guitar players rest the guitar on the right leg but the classical technique of resting the guitar on the inner part of your left leg is still very much in use. You might wanna try them out and see which one works best for you. Remember to keep the wrist of your hand straight to prevent the risk of a trapped nerve.

Some rock players are the worst when it comes to holding a guitar. Often you see them standing with their guitar strap so low that they can hardly hold a chord. That is bad posture and puts a lot of strain on the hand. I really don’t know how they can play a gig like that but many think it helps sell records.

When playing standing up I always suggest to have the strap long enough to ensure the guitar is in the same position as when you are sitting down. Many of us practice most of the time sitting down and perform standing up, therefore having the guitar always in the same position will ensure you’ll have always the same fell with the instrument.

Lastly make sure also your strumming hand is relaxed when moving and that makes mechanical movements.

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Once you have allocated 30 minutes a day for you practice time you need to know how to divide that time up to get the best results from your efforts. If you just mess around for 30 minutes you don’t actually learn anything new and it’s really just wasted effort. Now don’t get me wrong! Noodling and messing around on the guitar could be a lot of fun and there should be some of that everyday but you must realize that it’s playing guitar and not practicing.

This is not set in stone but I have seen awesome results from my students who followed this schedule.

1. Chords will be you first focus and you’ll spend 5 minutes learning and practicing 2 or 3 chords until you have the down and can change between them effortlessly.

2. Strumming patterns will be the next exercise and the aim here is to get a very relaxed and learn a few patterns every day. Don’t work on more than 4 rhythms each day.

3. The next 10 minutes is song time. Start using the chords and rhythms you’ve learned to play some tunes. Go for easy ones at first.

4. Spend 3 minutes on some scales and chromatic exercises. The aim is to improve your two hands coordination.

5. The next 3 minutes is devoted to ear training. Developing your aural skills is super important and it could start as simple as telling the difference between Major and Minor chords.

6. Spend the rest of your practice session messing around and play whatever it is you fancy! Make sure to end your practice schedule on a high note and never put your guitar away without playing something that’s fun.

That’s all for this acoustic guitar lesson. This kind of focus, dedication and commitment will ensure that you grow daily as a musician and it’s guaranteed to turn you into an awesome guitar player in the shortest time possible. FACT!

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Well the answer to that question depends on one of two things. Do you want to master the guitar or do you just want to learn to play it for fun? They say, (whoever they are) that the guitar is the easiest instrument to learn to play and the hardest to master.

If you want to “Master” the guitar then you might need approximately 10000 hours of practice and you can stop reading this article right now.

If you want to play for a jam with your friends and you are about to start learning then I have some good advice on how to do it in just 48 hours. I can understand that many of you will not believe me but keep on reading to find out how it’s done. To learn to play guitar well enough to jam with your friends and have a good time singing any song you like you need a total of 48 hours of practice. The way to do it is to set aside for 4 months and practice 30 minute 6 days a week. You obviously need to practice solid exercises and not just goof around, I think that is quite easy to understand.

Four months are enough for you to learn all the basic theory, strumming techniques and chords you’ll need to play some easy guitar songs.

Consistency is more important than the amount of time you practice. What I mean by that is that it’s better to practice a little bit every day than every now and then for a long time. Trough repetition we learn muscle memory and in a nut shell that is the trick. So practice a little bit everyday and keep up the routine.

Don’t let the simplicity of this tip fool you, this is it!

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