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7 Tips for Success in Online Guitar Courses

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Holding Your Breath? Should You Think About Breathing in Guitar Practice?

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Frustrated with Guitar? How to Recalibrate and Move Forward

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Why We Play Better at Home, and Play Poorly for Others

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Pros and Cons of Looking at Left Hand on Guitar

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How to Use Corrective Pauses to Speed up Chord Changes

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The Chord Shift Formula: How to Shift Cleanly to a Chord

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How to Make the Most of Short Practice Times

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Creativity in Classical Guitar Practice

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The Dangers of Speed in Classical Guitar Practice

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How to Never Forget Another Piece of Music

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Memory Tip: How to Memorize Classical Guitar Pieces More Quickly

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Are You Getting Tired in Your Guitar Practice?

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5 Mistakes to Avoid in Classical Guitar Practice

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Beautiful Ornaments and Trills: Exercises for Practice

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Beginning Classical Guitar – Practice-along Videos to Get Started

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Technique vs. Repertoire Pieces in Classical Guitar Practice

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How to Re-Start Your Guitar Practice After a Break

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Curiosity: The Single Most Important Practice Skill

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Review the Last Year: How to Assess Your Guitar Practice

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42 Questions to Blow (open) Your Musical Mind

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More Flow in Your Pieces, Using the Concept of Unity

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How to use Easy Pieces in practice

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How to Memorize Classical Guitar Music

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Shaky Hands Guitar Syndrome: How to Stop Shaky Hands for Better Performance

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Swing Time: How to Learn and Practice Tunes in Swing Time

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Rubato Mastery: How to Practice Stretching Time with a Metronome

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How to Develop Internal Rhythm

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How to Polish Classical Guitar Pieces to Performance Level

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Exaggeration: A Practice Tool to Bring Your Playing To the Next Level

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Practice Mindsets that Improve Your Performances

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Do I Really Have to Use Consistent Fingerings in Classical Guitar Pieces?

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3 Phrasing Rules for Dynamics (Volume) on Classical Guitar

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Keep the Left Hand Fingers Low for More Guitar Speed and Fluidity

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3 Tips to Quiet Inner Dialog in Performance

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11 Classical Guitar Lessons for Beginners

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How to Decide on Musical Phrasing and Play Guitar More Beautifully

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The Amazing Power of 1% Improvements

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How to Video Yourself for Guitar Practice and Be Your Own Teacher

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Play “Naked”: Leave Out the Ornaments (at first)

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Ace the Tricky Spots and Polish to Perfection: Simplify

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Long-Term vs. Short-Term Guitar Projects

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How to Enjoy Constant Improvement on Classical Guitar

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Create a Before-Bed Review, and End the Day In Style

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How to Use an Ordinary Timer to Supercharge Your Classical Guitar Practice

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Learn New Music? Or Keep Practicing Your Current Piece?

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Problem Solving: Reverse Engineer to Polish and Clean Guitar Playing

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How to Use a Mirror in Guitar Practice for Evaluation

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Classical Guitar Visualization: What, Why and How

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Quick-Prepping Technique for Scales, Speed, and Solidity

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Guitar Anchors: Turn Your Guitar into a “Feel-Good Button”!

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Cross the Bar Line for Better Phrasing, Better Classical Guitar Practice

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Beginner Progress: What to Look for in Early Guitar Success

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Guitar Injuries? How to Practice Guitar with a Hurt Hand

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Successful Practice Tip: End On a High Note!

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How to Fix Rhythm Problems in Classical Guitar Pieces

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Inner Game of Practice: Release Guilt and Accept Reality

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A Guide to the Fine Details: How to Mine Your Music for Gold

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6 Tips for When You Get Tired of a Tune

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How (and Why) to Memorize Music on Classical Guitar

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How to Use Slow Practice For Classical Guitar

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Practice On the Go, with Guitar Finger Games

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Ace the Tricky Spots and Polish to Perfection (pt 3: The Moves and the Mouth)

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Ace the Tricky Spots and Polish to Perfection (pt 2: The One Thing)

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Ace the Tricky Spots and Polish to Perfection (pt. 1: First Things First)

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Short on Time? Simple Tricks to Learn Music Fast

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How to Practice Sight-Reading on Guitar

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6 Ways to Avoid Guitar Finger Pain

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How to Shadow Practice on Guitar

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What to Include in Your Guitar Practice Schedule

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How to Make Your Guitar Playing Easy

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Finding More Time and Energy to Practice Guitar

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QuickStart Guide to Practicing Scales on the Classical Guitar

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35 Minute Guided Classical Guitar Practice

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3 Secrets to Getting in “The Zone”: Flow States in Practice

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Have a Positive Agenda in Your Guitar Practice

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How to Maintain Classical Guitar Repertoire

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Guitar Practice Check-In: The Painless Way to Fast Forward Your Guitar Practice

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Are You Practicing, or Exercising? The Truth Will Set You Free!


How To Teach Yourself Classical Guitar (even if you live on the moon)

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How to Learn Classical Guitar Pieces

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Be a better classical guitarist by harnessing the power of simplicity

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Get More Done Practicing with the Pomodoro Technique

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But I don’t FEEL Like Practicing Guitar Today!

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Learn Classical Guitar Pieces Faster with this Secret Code

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How Long Should I Practice Guitar Each Day?

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How to Practice Guitar with the Lilypad Technique

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How to Warm Up for your Classical Guitar Practice

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7 Steps to Learning Any Piece Quickly and Easily (video series)

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“Oh, My Aching Shoulder”: Classical Guitar and Pain

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What could you do in the perfect practice space?

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50 Ways To Test Your Musical Memory

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Slurs: The Classical Guitar Equivalent to 6-Pack Abs

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Backing Up to Go Forward

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Fly fishing, Musical tension, and Autopilot

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