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5 Things Online Guitar Lessons Don't Teach you
After the pandemic I fully expected to have to incorporate online teaching into my daily life, but as it happens, I didn’t. Thankfully.
Mar 2511 min read


Never play a Bm again!
Walk into any community band and hang around long enough you will undoubtedly hear the groans of realisation as a Bm chord pops its head up
Mar 99 min read


A Change as Good as a Rest
They say that a change is as good as a rest and that seems like an appropriate to start this. As many of you now know, 2024 is the last...
Aug 28, 20244 min read


Before you start learning guitar consider these 5 alternatives
Guitar is arguably the most versatile musical instrument you can learn to play. Equally at home in pop music as it is in blues, reggae or...
May 4, 20238 min read


The Folk Orc - A History Part 1.
The Folk Orc came to life in 2009 as a fortnightly session at Coda Music Centre, Christchurch, Dorset. It came about through a...
Jan 27, 20232 min read


What is a successful musician?
What is success? This is a question I have struggled with in the past. It all stems from a conversation I had with a student a few years...
Jan 27, 20237 min read


Adventures in Pedagogy.
At the age of 12 and after several failed attempts at learning various musical instruments in school, my parents turned to me and said,...
Jan 27, 20239 min read


Stop Practicing, Start Playing
Now you may be reading this with a slightly confused look on your face thinking, ‘aren’t I playing whilst I’m practicing?’ In this...
Jan 26, 202311 min read
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