Rule n ° 1
Work at least three times a week.
Rule n ° 2
Respect the homework proposed in the course program and navigate through the tabs where the exercises to be done are found.
Rule n ° 3
Print the exercises in order to annotate them with a pencil to achieve precise and efficient work. And also print the musics in PDF format.
Rule n ° 4
When doing homework, repeat more certain fragments or parts of the exercises and pieces that you find more difficult.
Rule n ° 5
Tune your guitar every day before you start playing. There are free online apps like
Guitar tuna
. They allow you to tune and find a metronome.
Rule n ° 6
Before playing the scores directly on the guitar, I strongly advise you to read the score aloud while tapping the beats with your foot. Making the effort to sing along to the notes while playing them will bring you a lot!
Also look from the start at the proposed fingering which is there to help you!
Rule n ° 7
The way you hold the guitar is very important in making your playing easier. You will pick up notes better with your left hand and sound better with your right hand.
Two positions are recommended:
1- Classic position - For young people and adults with good articulation, the right-handed person should put the left foot on the footrest.
2- Popular position - To hold the guitar better and play better at the start, I advise you to use a strap. A luthier can install suitable hooks on your guitar to hang the strap.
Rule n ° 8
Listening to guitar recordings is very important, professional musicians and teachers stress the importance of listening to multiple guitar recordings in different styles, this is a good percentage of the study. Look for them yourself on the Internet or other according to your tastes, it will be even more rewarding.
A radio with links to videos and CDs on YouTube is installed in the page of each level to give you examples.
Rule n ° 9
This course allows you to have fun and work while having fun, it is the best way to learn the guitar.
It is also important to show discipline and organization in relation to the work requested.
The practice of the guitar allows you to relax, to realize a project or a dream, to do a cultural activity and to cultivate oneself by discovering new horizons.
It is a rare opportunity to do several things at the same time, playing, tapping the rhythm of the foot, reading the sheet music create neural connections, playing with recordings or other musicians developing adaptability.
Rule n.10
Develop the musical ear and the sense of rhythm, learn as a student to become a good musician.