Feb 17 2010

Learning to play the guitar online

Posted by matt301273 in Uncategorized

These days, there is such a multitude of sites offering guitar lessons that it is difficult to know where to start. There are free sites and paid sites, sites which offer streamed video lessons, sites which offer downloads of lessons, sites which offer only tab and textual information about modes and scales etc. Then you’ve got YouTube with tons of guitar lessons available for viewing. Some sites are devoted to a particular style of playing, while others offer a whole spectrum of styles and teaching methods. Where to begin with this somewhat daunting online array if you want to learn how to play the guitar?

 

Well personally, learning scales never did it for me. How dull can you get? And music theory didn’t really get me going either. Yawn. But I tell you what did get me motivated. Songs. You know. Music. My Dad’s record collection – ELO, The Beatles, Neil Young etc… Songs on the radio – ‘Oh I love this song’…. That’s what you want to do on the guitar, isn’t it? Play those songs you love? Who is going to want to listen to you playing in the mixolydian mode (no idea what that is) or the G minor scale around the campfire? Nobody, unless they are some sort of twisted Joe Satriani fan. After a couple of beers, we all want to sing along to our favourite songs. Well that’s my experience anyway. We want to forget our problems and have a nice sing-song.

 

So, I got started on guitar just learning songs I liked. I would just listen to records and pick out the tune by ear. Song books are also good. Those ones which give you a picture of the chords along with the words so you can just look and copy without having to read music. Sometimes, I would look at tab but I found puzzling it out rather tiresome. So, I would advise you to think about the songs you love and get started on learning how to play the more simple of them initially. Without doubt, the best way to learn the guitar is to have a living, breathing teacher come round and teach you. Nothing can replace a teacher that can say ‘ok, play along’ or ‘change now’ or reach over and put your crumpled-spider looking fingers in the right places. However, not all of us can afford a live human teacher in person. I would say the next best thing is video guitar lessons and learning with a teacher via skype.

 

In a video guitar lesson (especially if the teacher has thought out the camera angles properly), you can actually see and hear what the player is doing and just copy. You’re not just trying to figure it out from off a page, which is much harder. You can also get a better sense of the timing from a video lesson than from a page. On the down-side, you don’t get feedback from a video and you can’t ask a video questions.

 

Lessons via skype have the advantage that the teacher can listen to what you play and comment although they are hindered by the fact that they can’t just reach out and put your fingers in the right places. Plus, you can’t jam along to a jam track with a teacher via skype and sometimes the image and sound are slightly delayed or the call can drop.

 

So, to sum up. If you can’t afford a real, live teacher, the next best things are video guitar lessons or lessons via skype. Now it just so happens (and you thought I wrote this article for philanthropic reasons) that I have a site with my very own <a target=”_new” rel=”nofollow” href=”http://www.mattsguitarlessons.co.uk/”>online guitar lessons for beginners</a>through which you can contact me to arrange skype guitar lessons or from which you can download quality video guitar lessons teaching songs. Some of them are totally free. So you can start to <a target=”_new” rel=”nofollow” href=”http://www.mattsguitarlessons.co.uk/”>learn how to play the guitar</a> right now.

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Feb 14 2010

You Can Do What You Love For a Living

Posted by matt301273 in Uncategorized

A couple of years back, I was unhappy in my job and was searching for a sense of purpose in life. I longed to do something that was more meaningful, fulfilling and rewarding. One day, whilst looking for inspiration online, I discovered some of Wayne Dyer’s audio material. He was talking about living with ‘a sense of purpose, a sense of mission’, and I was very taken with his message that it is possible to do what you love for a living. Over the course of the next year or so, I listened to a lot of his material, and I became convinced that doing what you love and making a living at it was not only possible; to do anythinhg else was an insult to the universe. Hopefully I can convince you of the same with this article.

I have always loved music and I started to play the guitar when I was sixteen. I loved it and soon had a reputation for being the best guitarist in town. I would sit for hours and work out songs on the guitar, something for which I had a real talent. However, I had never really thought about playing the guitar for a living and ended up taking the ’sensible’ and ‘realisitic’ route into a job that, despite paying well, left me unfulfilled and frustrated. We are often told that our passions are alright ‘as a hobby’ but that they won’t pay the bills and family members are often the worst for doing this. But Wayne Dyer really helped me to undo a lot of this societal brainwashing and I got to thinking about how I could get paid to sit and play the guitar all day instead of working for the man. After a period of reflection, I hit on the idea of making videos to teach the stuff I enjoyed working out so much on the guitar and selling them online.

So, I set to work. It wasn’t easy. I came up against a lot of skepticism and discouragement from family and friends. I didn’t know the first thing about setting up a website and I had no capital whatsover. In fact, I was in quite a lot of debt. Nonetheless, I was determined to succeed and I just started putting one foot in front of the other and finding out how it was all done. I started making the video lessons in my spare time, got a website going all by myself and although I have had a million and one hurdles along the way, the site is now making enough money to live from and I get so much encouragement from my students that I know I am following the right path. Now, I get up when I want and spend the day doing what I love and more money keeps rolling in. If I can do it so can you.

If you really want to do something, then with enough determination, hard-work and persistence, you’re going to make things happen. There is no other way it can be. If you can believe in yourself, even during times when you seem to be getting absolutely nowhere, and keep the dream alive, you will be able to do what you love for a living. If you can ignore the skepticism and discouragement of family and friends who sit around making excuses all day and trying to sully your plans, you are going to succeed. End of story.

Take a look at my website with its video guitar lessons

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Oct 20 2009

Outsource provides the jobless a great job possibilities

Posted by boomer in General

IT Outsourcing stands as a huge process creating oppotunities for the jobless. it is and global method. we can perish the curse of unployment with it. So there is a huge opportunity for the people to earn money and make their life easy. This is also a process of making money. if you have the qualities then it is surely gnna take you long road ahead. So they can use their ability in their work. it can be compared to big ship that is containing a lot of peopel with great possibilities.

 

Off Shore IT Outsourcing Consultancy is a process of giving work to the people. It seeks for those people who are very much good in computer related things. Those who are very much swift in computer related things can get a good and pleasant job. with good possesion over computer it is for a person to manage a high paid jon that will lead the individual to success. IT has become one of the most profitable business of our time through IT outsourcing contracts. It has a great connection throughout the world. it can be considered as a big opportunity of working for thousands of people.

Maximum firms and companies prefer those people who have a good knowledge about computer. it is extremely important to the people who are involved with it. it offers a lot of working chances for the people. For these reason people should make themselves perfect in computer. you can refer it as the most effective tool of money making. Any person having knowledge about laptop or PC is sure to have a good suitable job. the skill on computer can be upgraded by any individual and influences IT outsourcing trends. using the internet everyone can get any information.

 

IT Outsourcing Consultancy works like a spider net. these companies search for the people who are good at compurter. people who have good posession over computer are considered to shine in life. There is no doubt about their shining, because they will get any suitable job they want. for this reasons they are leading a happy and rich life.

 

IT is developing and so the human. But it is the human that is improving the IT sector. so we can surely say oversea outsourcing offers a huge chance for those who have clear sense about internet technology and relecant stuffs. This is a great way to get a good job and most importantly prosperity.

 

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Oct 20 2009

Ways To Tell If Marriage Is In Trouble

Posted by boomer in Marriage

Without going into much detail, you will find a few things to help you tell that your marriage is in trouble. These are the most common and sometimes obvious signs. So this post is best for you if you are searching for advice for troubled marriages.

There is obviously more than enough information about how to get passion back in marriage especially those that deal with good marriage communication tips but do read this right to the end.

Not willing to adjust to changes after marriage

When we get married we usually come with a lot of “baggage” i.e. habits that can really irk a person who is not used to living with you One problem that I had was with TV. I loved watching daytime TV so much so when my husband got home he would often find me glued to the screen and would refuse to pay attention to him till later.

Conversations always serious and revolve around work, money and kids

This is point is self explanatory.These are the things that mattered to you just after marriage, they are still important now.

Spouse agrees to everything you say or suggest

One of the most common signs of marriage problems involves communicationIf you are always in agreement about every single thing,- your marriage is in trouble. It is almost impossible to marry someone who will agree with everything you say or do I am not encouraging you to look for trouble where there isn’t one but merely stating a fact

Fear to be left alone

If there are friends, family or relatives that you would rather see than being on your own that’s a sign of trouble.

Fear to make sacrifices for the marriage
If you do not believe that your relationship is worth investing money into it then you have a serious problem in your hands. Investing can be in the form of taking vacations, eating out, buying your spouse some gifts and even buying books to guide you.

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Oct 20 2009

Is My Marriage In Trouble

Posted by boomer in Divorce

I will not waste time going round in circles but will simply provide these 5 key marriage problem signs in point format below. These are the most common and sometimes obvious signs. So this write-up is good for you if you are looking for advice for troubled marriages.

I know these days it is easy to find info about how to get passion back in relationship especially those that deal with christian marriage communication problem but do read this right to the end.

Not willing to adjust to changes after marriage

When we get married we usually come with a lot of “baggage” i.e. habits that can really irk a person who is not used to living with you I personally had and issue with TV. I would spend so much time in front of the screen, I wouldn’t even pay attention to my husband until later on the evening.

Conversations always serious and revolve around work, money and kids

This is point is self explanatory. Once you stop having those silly conversations that drew you close during the early days then you will cause your marriage to fall.

Partner that aggress with everything you say

One of the most common signs of marriage problems involves communication If you never disagree on anything – ever, then it means there is a problem somewhere. It is almost impossible to marry someone who will agree with everything you say or doThis is not to say that you should disagree with your spouse for no reason at all but just something you should be aware of

Afraid of being alone

If there are friends, family or relatives that you would rather see than being on your own that’s a sign of trouble.

Fear to make sacrifices for the marriage
If somehow you feel that putting a lot of money into the marriage is a risk, that’s also a problem.Investing includes things like buying each other gifts, going out together, going on holidays and getting help when you need it.

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