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Today’s topic of beginning guitar lessons is metronome, a device that makes a sound to indicate beats so you can keep in time when you are playing the guitar. A metronome keeps perfect time so that you can learn the songs you love properly. Also metronomes are adjustable, meaning you can make them beat faster or slower. This lets you learn a song at a slower pace before
building it up to full speed.

Older metronomes were like wind up clocks that had a swinging
pendulum and were generally powered by a spring. On the end of
the pendulum was a weight that could be moved to change the tempo
(tempo is a musical term that basically means speed).

Modern metronomes are electronic and generally battery powered. They
are operated by pressing buttons or turning a dial. Older
metronomes make a clicking sound like a clock whereas more modern
metronomes generally make a pinging sound to denote each beat.

Metronomes are very important for all musicians because they
will keep your playing in time. Nearly all modern rock recordings
are made with a metronome and most dedicated professionals practice
with one. The reason for this is that without a constant beat it
is easy for a musician to go out of time. This also applies to
practice as you should be trying to play in time as much as
possible.

Newer metronomes can do some pretty amazing things like
playing differing time signatures like 3/4, 6/8, and 7/8 for
example. They can also be set to make different sounds depending
on the beat. For example you can set most newer metronomes to have
a different sound at the start of a bar so you always know where
beat one is.

When using a metronome you should push yourself but practice
with tempos that you can handle. This will make you a better player
– though you may find it difficult at first it is something that
will pay dividends in the future.

Though I believe using a metronome is very important when you
are practicing, there are times when I think you should play
without it. When you are trying to be creative or if you are
experimenting with different things there is no real need to use a metronome.

So though a metronome is a good practice tool it shouldn’t be used
religiously and every beginning guitar lessons should encourage players to use it.

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Like any other start, beginning guitar lessons will give you answer to many questions that will make you more comfortable with learning process. So, first get familiar with theory and than start practicing.

One of the first questions people ask is: “I find it hard to change between chords and when I do it sounds bad. Because of this I can’t make my guitar sound good. What can I do?”

This is the most common problem for beginner guitarists. Don’t
worry, nearly every professional guitarist has had this problem!.

The best way to avoid this is to start with the easiest chord
changes for your fingers. Also, there is a lot to be said for
slowing down everything that you are trying to learn.

Before you try playing along with your favorite band, practice the chords and chords changes by yourself until they are flowing nicely.

Play things slowly to get accuracy and once you have that you can start speeding up. Playing things at full speed without first learning
them properly will make your chord changes sound muddy and unclear.

If you start slowly and build your chord changes progressively you
will find that you can improve your playing by staying motivated and beginning guitar lessons will give you solid foundation for that.

Remember, like anything, playing the guitar takes time and effort.
You can’t expect to wake up and play like a pro. If you keep
working on it you will improve your playing and achieve what you
want on the guitar.

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Any professional guitarist will tell you: Discipline is very
important when it comes to practicing the guitar. Learning to play
the guitar is one of the most rewarding things I have ever done in
my life but it was also one of the hardest. The reason that I
became good with my instrument is simple. I practiced! Not only did
I practice, I practiced a lot; every day in my bedroom.

I spent most of my time practicing the fundamentals. Things like
running up and down scales, changing between chords and trying to improve my repertoire of songs. Sometimes it was easy to make time to practice because I was in a good mood and I really wanted to play.

At those times I could spend hours just listening to how cool it sounded when I changed from the chord D to the chord G. But on other days, when my mood wasn’t so good, it was my discipline and desire to play and improve that made me practice and develop as a player.

There are two main factors when it comes to discipline in practice.
They are practicing regularly, and practicing well. Both of these
are important points.

Practicing regularly is the most obvious and easy thing to do.
Basically, you should play the guitar every day. These don’t need
to be mammoth, three hour long sessions, 30 minutes will generally be fine if you are focused during that time. Doing regular, small amounts of practice throughout the week is far better than doing one or two long sessions.

I know that in a busy life it can be hard to make the time to
practice but to be honest, 30 minutes a day is achievable for
anyone. There is no set time that is best for practice but I prefer
to do it in the evening simply because I find that playing the
guitar is a relaxing way to wind down after a stressful day.

Practicing well is a much harder thing to do and there are many
reasons for why this is the case. Before I go on, I just want to
say that bad practice affects even the most experienced player but
it can be overcome with some help. Here are some of the problems that you may have when practicing and some useable solutions:

1) Problem: Getting stuck in a rut. This is a very common problem that affects nearly all guitarists at some point in time. You end up playing the same thing over and over every time you play and you can’t seem to move on to anything new.

Solution: I am a firm believer that you should aspire to play
everything perfectly. But, if you are stuck on this one thing and
you feel like practice is getting a little stale, you should really
move on to something else that inspires you. It is so important to
be inspired in your practice and you can always come back to
something later when you are in the right mood.

2)  Problem: Moving on to new skills too quickly. Also a very
common problem, moving on too quickly will ultimately turn you into a “jack of all trades and a master of none”.

Solution: This problem is the opposite of the last problem we
looked at. You can now see that there is a balance between too much and not enough emphasis on perfecting a song. My suggestion is that you should master each thing before you go on to the next, but if you are finding a particular skill impossible to master and you are dying of boredom trying, maybe that skill is a little out of your reach. In this case, it is best to go back and learn something less  difficult.

3)  Problem: Becoming narrow minded in relation to the different
areas of learning within musicianship. Some people get into the
situation where they are practicing only one style and neglecting
everything else.

Solution: Try splitting your playing into parts. For example, I
might spend 5 minutes practicing new scales or chords, 10 minutes working on writing new music for myself and maybe 15 minutes learning a new song or part of a song. This way, your practice never gets boring and you can achieve a lot more.

4)  Problem: Playing things too fast when learning them. This can
cause you to become disillusioned with your playing when you are
trying to learn a new song.

Solution: A fairly obvious solution here – Slow down. Most
guitarists, including myself try playing a song or new skill at a
slow speed before trying it at a fast pace.

Practicing properly and regularly is the best way to become good at anything including playing the guitar. This requires discipline;
not only discipline to practice regularly, but also discipline to
stay focused and on track when you are practicing. If you stay
disciplined with your playing you will develop in to an excellent
player.

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