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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 Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
After the C scale (October 8th episode), the G scale is the next scale you should learn. Playing different scales can help you with finger dexterity and fretboard/note familiarity.
In the episode Marlene will present the G scale notes, placement and sound demonstrations so you can play along.
For the G scale tab link 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
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Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Luck o' the Irish! Talk about song inspiration (last week's episode)... St. Patrick's Day, Wednesday 3/17, is a great music occasion. There are many fun Irish songs and jigs for guitar, Irish strumming patterns too.
In this episode Marlene shares some Irish songs to play, Irish inspired strumming patterns and more.
For song audio & chord links, and the Irish strum link 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 Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Where does your song inspiration come from? There are several obvious, and not so obvious, influences that can trigger your guitar playing song selections.
In this episode Marlene will share 6 ideas to help you gravitate to the songs you'd like to play.
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 Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
There are many great guitar strumming patterns, and calypso is one of them. It's a fun and useful strum to have in your guitar rhythm bag of tricks!
In this episode Marlene will explain the pattern basics, play examples and share muscle memory gaining tips.
For the calypso strum notation 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 Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Virtual guitar instruction is a popular way to learn, especially right now, but how do you know which one(s) will give you the playing results you're looking for?
In this episode Marlene shares 7 steps to finding the best guitar video program for you!
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 Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Have you ever been inspired to play a song and not sure how to find the music? Problem solved - there are several music resources that are literally at your finger tips!
In this episode Marlene will discuss 3 resources to help you find the music you want to play.
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 Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Understanding tablature (tab) notations and symbols can help you play a song with more interesting nuances, inflections and style. They're pretty simple to learn and can add life to your songs.
In this episode Marlene will discuss & demonstrate 7 common tab notations and symbols.
Referenced Link: 12/3 Podcast Episode ~ Tab Basics
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 Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Memorizing an entire song, start to finish, might seem challenging, but when broken down into manageable steps, it's very doable.
In this episode Marlene presents her 7 super simple steps to memorizing a song.
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 Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Marlene's latest installment of her Guitar Friends Interview features Linda Scott, guitarist and singer. Hear about her playing and song influences, her 2021 guitar goals, overcoming performance anxiety and playing through bloopers. Linda also talks about the positive effects of playing guitar, especially during COVID, and plays a beautiful song.
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This podcast was made possible in part by I Create Sound
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Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Good guitar posture can be the difference between playing so-so and playing well. It can affect your chords, notes, chord and note changing, and your rhythm patterns and skills.
In this episode Marlene shares tips to maintain your guitar posture while playing.
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
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Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, Amazon Music Podcast, iHeartRadio, Spotify, 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