There’s something special about acoustic guitars. The resonance of the wood right up against your ribs is a unique experience. In this lesson, we’ll go over six easy strumming patterns so you’ll be ...
Try some rhythm basics with a lesson on strumming and staying in time. “I’ve learnt a few chords since I started playing the guitar but I haven’t really got to grips with rhythm. How should I get ...
Guitar lesson: Seasoned players and guitar newbies alike need to stay in shape when it comes to core skills like strumming and timing – so that’s what we’re looking at here. And if you thought the ...
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Magic Instruments co-founder and CEO Brian Fan knows the pain of learning new instruments. A Juilliard-trained pianist before starting his own company, he spent years trying to learn the guitar, only ...
Early Music, Vol. 42, No. 1 (FEBRUARY 2014), pp. 55-72 (18 pages) This article provides evidence of a performance practice specific to the strophic canzonetta repertory, one that may supplement ...
90% of people who try to learn guitar quit in the first year. So when Brian Fan wanted to start strumming out lullabies for his baby daughter, he reinvented the instrument itself. Suddenly, a single ...