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A Musician’s Appreciation of Music

by Tan Yew Wei on November 24, 2009

I’m going to be blunt in this short article. It is about appreciation for music. Some people may say that beauty is in the eye (or ears in this case) of the beholder. I wish to refute that, at least in this context of music. I contend that there are criteria by which music can [...]

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READ the caption of the picture (if you can), it is the main reason for failure in prog As I mentioned in the article “the value of a good mentor”, there are numerous benefits to having a good mentor. The keyword is “good”. So let’s define good. I’m going to be strict about it, if [...]

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The value of a good mentor/instructor/coach/teacher

by Tan Yew Wei on July 20, 2009

Despite the fact that I am self taught in the guitar, I am always in support of getting a good mentor. There was basically only 2 reasons why I could effectively teach myself the Guitar. At the same time however, I encountered 3 problems. Firstly, all the resources were readily available to me. I have [...]

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A Discussion on Picking – Holding the Pick

by Tan Yew Wei on July 18, 2009

In this post, I discuss a few methods on how to hold the pick and some examples of picking itself. Let’s get straight to it. This First picture Illustrates basically the way in which I hold the pick right now. I hold the pick between the flat side of my index finger and my thumb. [...]

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Note: This is part 3 of a 3 part series. Here are links to Part 1 and Part 2. This is the 3rd and final part of the Beginners Guitar Tutorial series. If you haven’t read part 1 and part 2, then get to reading them now! Alright, after all that hassle in explaining the [...]

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