Michael asks…

Would this be considered talent?

Well, I have ALWAYS just been obsessed with the piano. So I would always play around on it at my grandmother’s house so one day I wanted to learn a song. So I somehow learned the notes on the piano I have no idea how I learned it , (probably from a video) and I looked up a tutorial to a song and wrote down the notes and figured out the melody and just figured out how to play it when I went over to my grandma’s house. So would that be considered talent? or is that just practice? Cause now I take guitar lessons, (im a beginner) and my teacher keeps asking me do I know any other insruments cause I’m really good, just my way of tecnique and I don’t know with the guitar and he says he sees something in me o.O but anyway bavk to my question, is that considered talent?

josh answers:

Yes this is a talent. Anyone who plays a musical instrument has a talent.

Robert asks…

How can I fix my guitar?

I recently decided that I’d like to learn how to play guitar. I have a First Act guitar(use link). I broke the highest string so I know I need a new one and I think I messed up the other strings. Since I’m a beginner I also don’t know how to tune it. Can I fix this myself or should I take it to a guitar store. Tutorials of how to fix this would be greatly appreciated. Also if you know of any free online lesson or video I could watch, that would also be very helpful. Thank you.

This is what the guitar looks like:

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions/First-Act-Discovery-FG125-Childs-Acoustic-Guitar-7622767.html#des

Sorry you can’t see the front. It’s a First Act Discovery Guitar model FG 125. Thanks again :D

josh answers:

There’s a couple of guides on the internet and books from Amazon that could help you, also just do a search in YouTube. To change a string you need to thread the new string through the bridge and wind it onto the tuning peg.

I’ve put a couple of links in my source, you might be able to find something there.

Nancy asks…

guitar help?!?!?

does any one know of an easy way to play the guitar i got a guitar last year and i wanted lessons but never got help, i bought a learn-it – yourself book and it was ok but still very challenging does any 1 no a site/ video/ book that can help me? i also do not have an experience so a beginners would be good. thanks

josh answers:

There is no easy way to play a guitar. You have to master it.
Chords are not the easiest or quickest thing to learn, they are the most complex, but also the most rewarding. From chords, you have rhythm, find lead, and bass runs. There are all kinds of free sites. After you condition your fingers, start learning basic chords, and go from there.

Maria asks…

Can You teach yourself the Mandolin? ( beginner advice please )?

I play the piano and guitar, I am interested in learning the mandolin too. I taught myself the guitar, with a bit of help from my older brother and was wondering if I would need lessons to learn the mandolin? Or could I teach myself using textbooks and online videos? What should I know before starting the mandolin? Any tips or pointers?

josh answers:

If you’re already used to guitar, you’ll have no trouble with the mandolin. Just learn the scales, then learn some tunes &/or improvise melodies.

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One difference between mando and guitar: it’s not compulsory, but mandolin players tend to use similar fingering to the violin when in first position. It’s called diatonic fingering, and and you use the first three fingers until you reach the 5th fret. You only tend to use your little finger when fingering 7th fret or above.

Plenty of vids, articles, and websites to get you started.

Lizzie asks…

I want to learn guitar?

So today, I went and bought an acoustic guitar. I;m starting my first lesson next week.
However, I have no idea what to do. I feel that, before I go, I should learn the basic chords, or the string names for that matter.

Are there any videos, or tutorials that teach this, for ‘beginners’ as in ‘never played guitar before’???
Thanks guys :)

josh answers:

Hello Camilla Kate, and welcome to the wonderful world of guitar playing!

Learning to play the guitar should be easy and fun. One of the best ways to learn today is with online lessons. You really can learn how to play the guitar in just 15 minutes a day.

You probably could spend hours and hours of time online searching for “free” guitar lessons. On the other hand, you might just as well check out websites that offer lessons at very reasonable rates (compared to private lessons).

Visit: http://www.BestOnlineGuitarCourse.com or

http://19836lklokiz7ueye5tiolopc2.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=ACEGUITARLESSONS or

http://8ea82pehqhgycmd6na769q4wek.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=ADULTGUITARLESSONS

Do your homework. Do your due diligence. Have Fun.
 
Also you might want to look at:
 

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http://www.squidoo.com/i-was-a-closet-guitarist

   
Here’s a Great Guitar for you to use when you take the Best Online Guitar Course!

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If you play electric guitar, having a good guitar to play helps with motivation.
 
Here’s a great electric guitar for under $500: Epiphone LP Standard Plain-Top Les Paul Collection Electric Guitar, Heritage Cherryburst. You can see this guitar at:
 

http://www.amazon.com/Epiphone-Standard-Plain-Top-Collection-Cherryburst/dp/B000VTH1MU/ref=sr_1_2?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1297771134&sr=1-2

 
or (for just over $500) the Epiphone LP Standard Plus-Top Les Paul Collection Electric Guitar, Trans Blue. You can see this guitar at:
 

http://www.amazon.com/Epiphone-Standard-Plus-Top-Collection-Electric/dp/B0002H06JG/ref=sr_1_11?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1297771134&sr=1-11

Best of luck in learning how to play the guitar!

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