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Tips From A Former Homeschool Student
Hello, my name is Josh and I am a homeschool graduate. I would like to briefly tell you about some of my musical experience. I learned to play the guitar on my own (I was self-taught) when I was 15. I owned a cheap guitar, but I loved playing it. I especially loved playing with the worship team at my local church. They would let me play along and encourage me to learn new things. Because of the encouragement of my friends, my self-determination, and my love for the Lord, I have been given the opportunity to lead worship at the Christian college group I am involved with. I own a Tacoma DM10 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar and I love it! Here are some good tips on learning to play the guitar:
- It's tough to learn everything without some kind of guidance. If you are just starting out, pick up a video that teaches you the basics. It is nice to be able to see and hear what you need to learn. And it's fun just to play along!
- Pick other guitar players' brains! Most of the time, musicians love to show you new things they are learning!
- Keep practicing the things that are hard for you! Don't give up on something, just because it is hard. If you get frustrated with a technique you are learning, put it aside for a day and come back to it later. If you are persistent you will get hard techniques down before you know it! It took me a long time to do some of the more difficult chords, but with patience and persistence I would practice them as much as I could. I was amazed at how quickly I learned those chords, just because I kept at it.
Josh's Recommendations
Here are my "guitar player recommendations":
Washburn D100 Acoustic Guitar
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Beginners Guitar
Spruce top, mahogany back and sides, body and neck binding, gold die-cast tuners, and a full rich sound. This is an amazing guitar for such a small price. If you're looking for a guitar to get started on, you've found it.
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Tacoma DM10 Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar
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A Great-Sounding Guitar
The DM10 is Tacoma's more traditional-looking dreadnought, and its sound compares with guitars costing way more. It features a solid Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Special appointments include tortoise bound body and neck, abalone dot inlays, inlaid ivoroid logo, and clear pickguard. Satin finish. 4.75" deep, 15.625" lower bout, 25.5" scale. Includes hardshell case ($99 value).
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Dunlop Nylon Standard Pick
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Unbreakable Picks
Dunlop Manufacturing produces many different types and sizes of plectra (or picks as they are also named) to suit the varied preferences of today's musicians. Dunlop's wide variety of gauges, shapes, sizes, and materials allows the player to select the exact pick for his/her own particular style of playing.
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Martin MSP4100 Phosphor Bronze Light Acoustic Strings
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Great Acoustic Guitar Strings!
Gauges 12-16-25-32-42-54. Today's acoustic guitarists demand strings with great response and brilliance. Martin Phosphor Bronze strings are made from 92/8 composition to give that brilliance, clarity, and longevity of sound required by serious guitarists. The Phosphor Bronze winding alloy is ideally suited for making strings that have deep, rich basses and clear, bright trebles. Martin Strings are high quality strings for daily use. Core and wrap wires must meet strict requirements in order to make the grade. Martin Strings are wound to precise specifications.
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Kyser Quick-Change Capo 6-String
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A Must-Have
A perfect fit for the necks and fingerboards of acoustic six-string guitars. A snap to park on the headstock and then reposition between frets using just one hand.
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Fender® AX-12 Chromatic Tuner
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Keep Your Instrument Tuned!
It now has a 9V adapter jack but still runs on batteries so you have a choice. It also has a sleek silver metallic finish, highly visible LED meter, 3 tuning modes, low-battery warning, and in/out jacks for line use.
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