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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 Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Weather conditions, like temperature and humidity, can affect a guitar. So maintaining the ideal conditions will help you (and your guitar) stay happy.
In this episode Marlene discusses temperature, humidity, and how to best protect your guitar.
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Best Guitar Podcasts Player FM
Top 30 Guitar Podcasts Feedspot.com
WiMN's website (Women's International Music Network)
Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and more!
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
It's a good idea to be prepared for your guitar necessities and those pesky little guitar emergencies!
In this episode Marlene will review the 6 essential items you should have in your guitar case.
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Best Guitar Podcasts Player FM
Top 30 Guitar Podcasts Feedspot.com
WiMN's website (Women's International Music Network)
Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and more!
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
A song has both a sound and a beat. The sound is made by the chords or notes and the beat is made up of rhythm and tempo. Understanding rhythm and tempo can be helpful when choosing strumming and picking patterns for your songs.
In this episode Marlene will explain and demonstrate both rhythm and tempo.
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Best Guitar Podcasts Player FM
Top 30 Guitar Podcasts Feedspot.com
WiMN's website (Women's International Music Network)
Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and more!
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Did you know that playing guitar is good for you? And the best part about it, the health and wellness benefits can be gained quite easily, just play!
In this episode Marlene will talk about how playing guitar can positively affect your brain.
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Best Guitar Podcasts Player FM
Top 30 Guitar Podcasts Feedspot.com
WiMN's website (Women's International Music Network)
Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcast, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Stitcher, Castbox and more!
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Chord progressions can be very useful to learn - and play. They are the basis for many songs and playing them can improve your chord changing abilities.
In this episode, Marlene will guide you through some basic 3 and 4 chord chord progressions.
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Are you looking for new ways to improve your guitar playing skills? These 7 suggestions can help you to creatively improve your abilities.
In this episode, Marlene will share her tried and true methods for skill improvement.
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
There are 5 basic chords that all guitarists should know how to play; A, E, D, C & G. They are commonly used in many songs and are a great place to start your chord repertoire.
In this episode Marlene will help you to confidently play these 5 basic chords.
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
Whether you're new to guitar playing or an experienced guitarist, singing the lyrics to a new song that you're just learning can be a challenge.
In this episode Marlene will share her 5 proven steps to help you successfully combine singing while playing guitar.
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
While you stay-at-home, why not use this time to change your strings? It's the perfect DIY guitar project and it's pretty easy to do.
In this episode Marlene takes you through the simple steps to easily change your guitar strings.
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
When it comes to playing rhythm on your guitar you have a few options; finger style, flat pick, finger picks, and a combination of a pick and your fingers.
In this episode Marlene will share the details of how to play guitar using a flat pick!
For virtual learning and more go to www.marlenesmusic.com
For help getting your best sound, go to www.icreatesound.com