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David Bowie & Pablo Picasso !

Well it isn’t often that you find a cover that arguably improves on the original but David Bowie’s version of Pablo Picasso by Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers is arguably a case in point. Now it’s all figured out and added to the tuition database.

Classical Gas :-)

Classical Gas by Mason Williams, a wonderful piece and we’re now well under way with a student friendly version for tuition. Sometimes music can be challenging and fun all at the same time, great stuff 🙂

Congratulations :-)

Congratulations to James, the first new student to come to me via this site. Only 2 Lessons in but already learning 14 Chords and with 3 Songs already under way ! That’s what we like to see 🙂

Junior Size Guitars.

If you’re looking for a steel strung acoustic guitar that is ideal for primary school age children then look no further than the Yamaha Junior JR-1. The build and sound quality is up there with a lot of full size acoustics but they are just the right 3/4 size for the younger player. They are a wise investment in many ways because even though the student will grow up and move on to full size instruments the JR-1 still makes an ideal travel guitar with none of the tuning problems so often found in other “short scale” steel strung instruments.

Tips For Tuning In Summer Weather.

Guitars need to be watched in extremes of summer weather. A long dry period will result in the strings going flat ( b ) as the instrument shrinks a little as it dries out. When the weather breaks the wood that the instrument is made of will try and drink in as much moisture as it can and will expand fractionally pulling the strings tighter and therefore sharp ( # ). I’ve even known owners of nylon strung guitars to wake up the morning after a storm to find that, due to this, strings have “mysteriously” broken during the night.

Guitar Strings?

Got a text from a client this morning asking if I had any spare Acoustic strings? Yes, indeed, Acoustic strings, Electric Strings, Classical strings . . . always pays to be prepared.

A World Of Songs

It’s going to take a long time to get all my tuition pieces listed here but it’s going to be worth it. Eight new acts today alone from Eagles to White Stripes 🙂

Easy Tuning

It’s amazing how compact, easy to use and affordable clip on tuners are these days. With Snarks retailing at 10 there’s no excuse for being out of tune folks 😉