Blog - Stafford Guitar https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/ Teaching Classical Guitar. Private guitar lessons, weekend guitar courses, guitar exams, music theory and college entry. Wed, 26 Aug 2020 18:57:09 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.5 In the Beginning https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/in-the-beginning/ https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/in-the-beginning/#respond Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:35:30 +0000 https://dev.markholloway.co.uk/staffordguitar/?p=331 The Beginning is a good place to start, the problem always; where is the Beginning?

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]]> https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/in-the-beginning/feed/ 0 Emotional Playing https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/emotional-playing/ https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/emotional-playing/#respond Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:33:40 +0000 https://dev.markholloway.co.uk/staffordguitar/?p=325 Talking with one of my younger students, and just for a bit of fun, I mentioned that this is the year when he learns to play emotionally, to which he replied what do you mean, play emotionally.

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]]> https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/emotional-playing/feed/ 0 Goodbye to Farncombe Hello Billesley https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/goodbye-to-farncombe-hello-billesley/ https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/goodbye-to-farncombe-hello-billesley/#respond Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:29:33 +0000 https://dev.markholloway.co.uk/staffordguitar/?p=316 After 12 years we wave goodbye to Farncombe as a venue for our weekend classical guitar course.

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]]> https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/goodbye-to-farncombe-hello-billesley/feed/ 0 My Vote for Guitar Practice https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/my-vote-for-guitar-practice/ https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/my-vote-for-guitar-practice/#respond Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:20:44 +0000 https://dev.markholloway.co.uk/staffordguitar/?p=306 OK in a nutshell, why do I vote for practice? The answer is easy – Practice lasts a lifetime where the help nature gives us in the early part of our lives doesn’t.

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]]> https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/my-vote-for-guitar-practice/feed/ 0 My Vote for Guitar Practice 2 https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/my-vote-for-guitar-practice-2/ https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/my-vote-for-guitar-practice-2/#respond Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:19:46 +0000 https://dev.markholloway.co.uk/staffordguitar/?p=310 Following on from my last blog, “My Vote for Guitar Practice”, this the 2nd installment looks at a vital but often overlooked aspect of music; breathing.

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]]> https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/my-vote-for-guitar-practice-2/feed/ 0 My Vote for Guitar Practice 3 https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/my-vote-for-guitar-practice-3/ https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/my-vote-for-guitar-practice-3/#respond Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:18:59 +0000 https://dev.markholloway.co.uk/staffordguitar/?p=314 Following on from my last blog, “My Vote for Practice 2”, this the 3rd installment looking at the Secret Art of Relaxation.

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]]> https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/my-vote-for-guitar-practice-3/feed/ 0 Fence Sitting https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/fence-sitting/ https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/fence-sitting/#respond Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:18:52 +0000 https://dev.markholloway.co.uk/staffordguitar/?p=302 A phrase I occasionally use when teaching is- “Sitting on a fence watching your fingers play”

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]]> https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/fence-sitting/feed/ 0 Something Missing https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/something-missing/ https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/something-missing/#respond Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:12:41 +0000 https://dev.markholloway.co.uk/staffordguitar/?p=299 Have you ever felt that despite all your guitar practice there is still a little something missing?

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]]> https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/something-missing/feed/ 0 A Sad Event https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/a-sad-event/ https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/a-sad-event/#respond Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:10:15 +0000 https://dev.markholloway.co.uk/staffordguitar/?p=295 One of the saddest times in musical life is when you hear of someone giving up the playing of an instrument.

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]]> https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/a-sad-event/feed/ 0 Teacher Training https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/teacher-training/ https://www.staffordguitar.com/blog/teacher-training/#respond Sat, 08 Aug 2020 19:08:24 +0000 https://dev.markholloway.co.uk/staffordguitar/?p=291 When looking to improve your skills as a guitarist have you ever thought “would I like to be taught by a teacher or a trained by a trainer ?” or “do I respond best to being taught or trained ?”

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