Previously, I expressed concern over the inconsistency of thumb placement by my fret hand. Eerily, my pre-recorded guitar teacher addressed the issue tonight. What's scarier is his advice made instant sense and had an immediate impact (paraphrasing): don't worry about your thumb, worry about your wrist--keep your wrist down and your thumb will fall into place. The prescribed wrist-down technique has also improved my fingertip angles. As well, it helps keep my fret ...
Acoustic guitar? Check! Chromatic tuner? Check! Picks of various shapes and sizes? Check! DVD-based guitar learning program? Check! Some backstory: last year I received Gibson's Learn & Master Guitar as a gift. It's a high-end product in this saturated market and emphasizes music theory as much as technique. Plus, L&MG was already an established thing before Gibson funded some reshoots and attached their brand to it. Vote of confidence, right? ...
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