SoundsOfSoul.net is a Music Video Portal with Music Articles, Gifts & Musical instruments for sale http://soundsofsoul.net Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:37:57 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://soundsofsoul.net/images/M_images/SoundsofSoulNet416x60..jpg http://soundsofsoul.net SoundsOfSoul.net is a Music Video Portal with Music Articles, Gifts & Musical instruments for sale http://soundsofsoul.net/content/view/52/2/ In the course of learning to play the guitar, many people develop bad habits which are disturbing and inappropriate to people. These bad habits are easy to overcome once the person realizes that he has them and becomes familiar with the proper way to play the guitar. Here are some easy steps to follow that will help overcome those bad habits.1. The person must realize his weak points. This will help him easily identify the habits that are causing him difficulties when learning to play the guitar.2. It is suggested that the person stop playing the songs or music where his bad practices usually show up. One suggestion is to go back to the basics of playing the guitar. It may take months to remove the bad habits but by practicing the correct way, the person will be able to overcome them.3. Once realizing the bad habits that were developed, the next step is to analyze how he got to that point. It will help him analyze what he was doing improperly that led to acquisition of the bad habits.5. The person should take a step to reverse the bad habits and one way to do this is to analyze the reason he developed the habits in the first place. Once he becomes aware of the bad habits, he can perform alternative behavior to replace the bad habits and go back to the basic enjoyment of playing the guitar.Click Here To Learn More. (http://www.soundsofsoul.net/Guitar/bad-habits-in-playing-the-guitar.php) News - Latest Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:00:00 +0100 http://soundsofsoul.net/content/view/51/2/ Learning to play the guitar is never difficult especially if the beginner has a passion for guitars. A part of the learning process is learning how to tune the guitar. Tuning the guitar may seem very difficult when in fact it is not. Here are some quick steps to learn how to tune the guitar:1. The guitar player should first identify if the guitar is in or out of tune. A guitar is out of tune if the chords are played but the sounds do not seem right which means that it is time to tune the guitar.2. The sixth string is usually the string that is always in tune because it is the largest string and does not go out of tune easily.3. When tuning the fifth string, all a person has to do is place the finger on the sixth string on the fifth fret. He can then strike the sixth string. After that, he can strike the fifth string. If the sounds created were not the same, he can make the fifth string tighter or loosen it depending how low or high the pitch has become.4. The person can do the same process on the fourth and third strings placing the higher string on the fifth fret and striking it. Then he can strike the lower string and if they do not create the same pitch, he can either loosen or tighten it.5. When tuning the second string, he can place the finger at the third string on the fourth fret and either tighten or loosen the third string to match the sound of the second string.6. Placing the finger on the second string and press on the fifth fret will be the method to tune the first string and then he can strike and follow by striking the first string open.Click Here To Learn More. (http://www.soundsofsoul.net/Guitar/tips-to-tune-your-guitar.php) News - Latest Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://soundsofsoul.net/content/view/50/2/ There are many types of guitars in the different music stores which are available for every one of all ages. If a person is interested in learning to play the guitar, it is important that he purchase his own guitar. The type of guitar depends upon what type of music he wants to play. He may choose an electric guitar if he thinks rock music is awesome or he may buy an ordinary guitar if he wants to play acoustic. The ordinary may cost less than the electric guitar which also needs requires an amplifier.If he prefers an electric guitar, here are some tips on how to choose the right one: 1. A person should be sure about his chosen music as choosing an electric guitar means that he will be in aligned with rock music. He may start small – just playing for his own enjoyment, but once he improves with his music he may want his own band that sings and creates their own rock music. 2. It may be tempting to want an expensive guitar that have names suck as Gibson, Les Paul, or the Fender Stratocaster. These guitar brands are very expensive: it is advisable to invest in a cheaper model especially you are still learning to play. More expensive equipment may be purchased later if he is interested in pursuing rock music.3. He can look for brands like Onyx, Legend, or Orion in the meantime. These are less expensive than the brands mentioned above. As a beginner, one of these electric guitar brands may satisfy a person’s craving for rock music. When the time comes that he is a master of the instrument, then that would be the time to upgrade the equipment. Click Here To Learn More. (http://www.soundsofsoul.net/Guitar/the-best-fuitar-for-you.php) News - Latest Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://soundsofsoul.net/content/view/49/2/ A person may execute many strumming techniques on the guitar such as picking and chord inversions. There are different ways of strumming which are sometimes hard to learn and difficult to perform. However, there are a variety of ways a person can learn strumming especially for jazz or country music. A person’s knowledge of strumming can develop aside from his usual strumming patterns if he learns more on chords and strumming techniques. This will help him master many strumming patterns that will enable him to be more creative in his guitar playing and surpass his old style of strumming. Here are some tips that will help a person to strum the guitar. 1. To be an expert on strumming, a person should first learn the basic steps and patterns as well as the proper way of down stroking and up stroking on the strings of the guitar. It is important that there is smooth execution and a balanced rhythm to the strumming. 2. He must keep a steady rhythm to his strumming; if he wants to have a slow pace on the strum he may do so as long as it is done smoothly and with precision. Sometimes the strokes tend to slow down or speed up if the chords are complicated or more difficult for beginners. 3. There are also strumming patterns that do not require a person to change the pace of his strum or oppose the down stroke or the up stroke. He must only do it with a nice and steady flow with a smooth flicking stroke all going in the same direction.Click Here To Learn More. (http://www.soundsofsoul.net/Guitar/guitar-strumming-tips.php) News - Latest Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:00:00 +0100 http://soundsofsoul.net/content/view/48/2/ Learning how to play the guitar is not only based on learning how to strum the chords it also includes learning to play the songs. If the player is a beginner, it may be a little difficult for him to play songs with the guitar.Here are some tips for beginners in choosing which songs to play the guitar with:1. The best time to choose songs and play a song with a guitar is after the beginner has mastered the basic skills of guitar playing. He should already know how to hold a guitar, strum and tune the guitar.2. The beginner should already be familiar with the chords before he chooses a song that he can play. He should know the basic chords as well as the more complicated ones before choosing a song.3. He needs to practice shifting chords before he can play a song. He should practice by continuously moving the fingers to learn the different chords. This will make the fingers more flexible when changing chords.4. When choosing a song, he can first choose songs that use only the basic chords; start with songs that use only 2 or 3 chords for the rest of the song.5. The songs that he chooses should not also be too up-tempo so that he can easily follow along with the chords and the speed of the song. A beginner may have a difficult time following the chords and shifting his fingers if the song is too fast - start with the slower mellow ones.6. The beginner may check out the songs like “As Tears Go By” by the Rolling Stones, “Day Tripper” by the Beatles, “Daydream Believer” by The Monkees and “Paint it Black” by the Rolling Stones.Click Here To Learn More. (http://www.soundsofsoul.net/Guitar/best-song-to-play-the-guitar-with.php) News - Latest Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:00:00 +0100