Play Guitar Podcast

Being accountable to yourself and others is a huge part of success as a guitarist. Today, I help you reach the next step of success and supercharge your progress by changing the way you think about practice.

01:32 How to Approach Practicing.

02:44 Ownership.

04:20 Holding Yourself Accountable.

07:00 Being Accountable to Other Musicians.

08:04 Benefits of Being Accountable.

09:14 Keeping Up With a Group.

09:57 Bonus Steps.

Free Practice Guide: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/practice

Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/holding-yourself-accountable-with-guitar-148

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What's the best habit you can take on right now to speed up your progress on guitar? It's practicing with a metronome. Join me today and find out why a metronome could radically change your progress on the guitar.

03:30 Why use a metronome?

05:35 Common Timing Problems.  

06:51 Solid Internal Time.  

06:51 Solid Internal Time.

10:22 How to use a metronome in your practice.

12:34 Playing Faster Cleanly and Correctly.

14:08 Practice Playing at Slower Speeds.

Guide to Clear Sounding Chords: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/chordguide Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/using-a-metronome-making-the-most-of-your-practice-time-147

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Do you want to get better at guitar? Today, let's go over the number one thing you can do to start seeing results... fast. Start making small goals in your practice.

03:06 The Habit of Achieving

04:33 Take Control of Your Habits

06:11 Break Down Big Goals

08:03 Put Your Problems in Order

10:03 Expect Achievement

11:26 Get Real About Your Playing

13:06 Small Goal Examples.

Free practice space checklist: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/practice Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/small-guitar-goals-making-the-most-of-your-practice-time-146  Copyright ©2020 Play Guitar Academy

Direct download: 146-pgp-101420.mp3
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Are you on the fence about whether to fix up that old guitar or get a shiny brand spankin' new one? Today I help you make the right decision for the situation you're in.

02:17 My Guitar Doesn't Feel Right

04:10 Guitar is Designed For Other Styles of Music

06:04 Guitar Needs Repair

07:45 Guitar Doesn't Sound Right

09:03 It Needs Different Pickups

10:22 Guitar Needs Adjustment or Repair

16:50 Buying New or Used Guitar Issues

Show notes at: https://www.playguitaracademy.com/blog/should-i-upgrade-my-guitar-or-buy-new-145 FREE blues course: http://freeblueslesson.com/ Copyright ©2020 Play Guitar Academy

Direct download: 145-pgp-100720.mp3
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