Here we take a look at the steel string guitar… what it was like originally, the changes over many years, and some famous players.
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Here we take brief look through the ages at the history of the classical guitar; covering the Medieval guitar, Renaissance guitar, Baroque guitar, Classical guitar and Modern guitar
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Studies show that music seems to help older brains, reducing risks of dementia, anxiety and depression and improving hearing, speech, memory and learning
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Working with children and music is fun and rewarding. Research also shows that learning music in childhood enhances brain development.
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There are two main methods of playing the guitar: the plectrum technique, with a plectrum (or pick), and the fingerstyle technique, (classical finger style) using the right hand fingers. Here's a description of both playing techniques, and how they are used:
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Although there are many guitar instruction books, on-line videos lessons; none of these can take the place of a good guitar teacher.=
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There are a number of ways to learn how to tune a guitar. The quickest and most accurate way to tune is with an electronic tuner
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If you are a beginner, an important first step is buying a guitar that is suitable for the types of music that you will be learning and playing. The following information and suggestions are about buying an acoustic guitar (not an electric guitar)