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Learn how to quickly boost your guitar playing skills with these easy tips, tricks and helpful hints from successful guitarist, instructor, author and producer, Marlene Hutchinson. Known for her popular Learn to Play Guitar in a Day! program, as seen by millions on PBS, and featured on NPR and CBS, Marlene has a wonderfully simple way of helping you move through your challenges and advance your guitar playing skills.
Episodes
Thursday May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
A jam session is an opportunity to get together with your fellow guitarists (and musicians) to make music together. And now that things are opening up, why not host a jam session?
In this episode Marlene talks about her own jam session experiences and advice for hosting your own.
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
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This podcast was made possible in part by I Create Sound
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Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
Up, up and away! Now that air travel is opening up, you may be planning trips, vacations and adventures. Your guitar can be a part of your plans too, in fact it can be your carry-on. So don't leave home without it!
In this episode Marlene talks about the rules and helpful hints to airplane travel with your guitar.
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This podcast was made possible in part by I Create Sound
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Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
Spring is in full swing and it's a great time to show your guitar some TLC. Thoroughly cleaning (and polishing) your guitar is important and it might even put a little 'spring' in your playing!
In this episode Marlene describes simple guitar maintenance steps such as cleaning, oiling the fretboard and polishing the body.
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This podcast was made possible in part by I Create Sound
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Thursday May 06, 2021
Thursday May 06, 2021
Guitar playing can be considered a mindful - present moment awareness - activity. Additionally, you can use mindfulness techniques, like deep breathing while learning new skills, to help you gain playing abilities and muscle memories more easily. In other words, mindfulness can be instrumental to your guitar playing!
In this episode Marlene draws on her MBSR and Yoga training to guide you through simple mindful guitar playing exercises.
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This podcast was made possible in part by I Create Sound
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Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Cinco de Mayo, or May 5th, is a celebration of Hispanic culture, and an opportunity for you to be musically inspired. Playing these fun songs on your guitar is an instrumental way to celebrate!
In this episode Marlene presents 2 popular (and easy to play) Spanish language songs, including song histories and translations.
For the song links go to: Thursday Tips blog
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This podcast was made possible in part by I Create Sound
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Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Now that you know how to play the calypso strum (2/26 episode), the next step is to add in chord changing while playing the pattern. It can be a little challenging at first, but it's the next step to being able to play this pattern in songs.
In this episode Marlene takes you through the best approach to help you easily manage changing chords while playing calypso.
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This podcast was made possible in part by I Create Sound
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
A good theme, goes a long way - and this year the 'tax day' theme can work for today (4/15) or May 17th. These songs might make your day a little less taxing and a lot more fun!
In this episode Marlene shares 5 tax themed songs to play on your guitar.
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For the song links go to: Thursday Tips blog
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
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This podcast was made possible in part by I Create Sound
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Tomorrow, April 9th, marks the 1 year anniversary of the Tips For Guitar Playing Success debut! In honor of this very special occasion here's the top 10 episodes during the past 365 days!
In this episode Marlene lists and briefly takes you through each of the top 10 most downloaded episodes.
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This podcast was made possible in part by I Create Sound
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
This week's episode goes a little deeper into relieving tension that can affect your playing (as discussed in last week's episode) with simple stretches and exercises to help you be more relaxed and ultimately a better guitarist.
In this episode, Marlene will describe and guide you through easy stretches and exercises to help you move through tension.
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
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This podcast was made possible in part by I Create Sound
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Tension is good for guitar strings, but it's not so good for guitar players. Muscle tension and mental stressors can affect skills such as chords, notes, scales, strumming and picking, not to mention the overall enjoyment of playing guitar.
In this episode Marlene will explain how tension can affect your playing, plus ways to notice and reduce underlying tension.
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
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Available on...
Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, iHeartRadio, Pandora, Stitcher, Castbox and more!
This podcast was made possible in part by I Create Sound
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com