Basic Strumming Patterns with G, C, and D Chords

Get better with the G, C and D chords with these strumming exercises! So now that you’ve gone through 3 sets of chord exercises, you’re ready to try doing some strumming patterns with them.  Exercise 1 teaches you the difference in time between quarter notes and eighth notes.  Don’t worry if you have problems making the switch between chords with …

G, C, and D Chord Exercises Step 3

In this video, we go over the final chord exercises for mastering G, C, and D. This video provides an overview of what to practice.  I go through the whole note exercises only four times before going on to the half note exercises – you should do each rhythm 16 – 20 times (i.e. do the whole note exercises for …

Audio Settings for Zoom Guitar Lessons

If you’ve ever done guitar lessons on Zoom and had problems hearing the guitar, it’s probably because echo cancellation was turned on along with other audio enhancements (like noise suppression) that Zoom does.  Here’s how to configure the audio settings on Zoom to work better for music lessons. Bring up the Audio Settings Menu In the lower left part of …

How to fix uneven string output on an acoustic-electric guitar

Fix Uneven String Output on an Acoustic-Electric So you just bought yourself an acoustic-electric guitar, and you plug it in at home and play the first few notes of Sweet Home Alabama, and suddenly you notice the strings seem to be different volumes.  Welcome to my world in 2017 when I bought a Martin Performing Artist Series guitar, except this …

How to Tune a Guitar by Ear

Tuning By Ear Tuning by ear is the best way to really, really get your guitar perfectly in tune.  When you tune by ear, you can hear when the notes line up perfectly, but more importantly, you can also listen to how strings that aren’t adjacent to each other are in tune. Relative tuning Relative tuning is a process of …