Is My Child Old Enough to Learn Guitar?
If your child (or grandchild or other kid in your life) has expressed an interest in playing guitar, you may be wondering if they’re too young to begin lessons.
Guides
A Steel-String Guitarist’s Introduction to Nylon-String Techniques and Repertoire
In this guitar lesson you’ll learn to make simple changes that will profoundly affect your skill level and musicianship in playing nylon-string guitar.
10 Things Steel-String Players Should Know About Nylon-String Classical Guitars
A new guitar might just be what you need to spark some creativity. Here are 10 things you should know about nylon-stringed guitars, if you’re a steel-string player.
Virtual Jamming: The Latest Tools for Playing Together in Real Time
Here are some solutions for musicians looking for a way to play music together over the internet, hoping to be able to perform for others or just jam together.
Learn How to Play Guitar Online in 2021
Being a self-taught guitarist is pretty common. Here are a few ways to learn guitar online from a wide variety of the latest apps, subscriptions, and websites in 2021.
Tips on How to Make a Living Writing Your Own Music
It can be difficult to eke out a living as an acoustic guitarist, but it is not impossible, and artists have found clever ways of adapting to these changing times.
Making a Living with Guitars: Teaching and Lutherie
Here are two ways to make a living with the acoustic guitar that don't involve making a hit song or being on the road most of the year.
Song Builder: How to Put Together a Repertoire—and Use it Wisely
From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Jane MillerWhether you’re a solo singer-songwriter or instrumentalist, or you play with a group, as... Read More...
Class Action: Tips on Building a Successful Guitar Teaching Practice
From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Pete MadsenFor musicians in a struggling economy, teaching can provi... Read More...
The Digital Troubadour, Part 2: How to record yourself to sound like yourself
From the January 2018 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY NATHAN BELLIn a recent piece, I discussed options for home-recording equipment at various price points. N... Read More...