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- Fri Mar 27, 2026 1:04 pm
- Forum: Guitar Techniques, Exercises & Practice Tips
- Topic: Struggling to put fingers on chord simultaneously - any drills?
- Replies: 2
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Struggling to put fingers on chord simultaneously - any drills?
Try different exercises like lifting your hand off the fretboard and placing it back down in position repeatedly to build muscle memory. Practice chord changes slowly and accurately to improve your finger coordination.
- Mon Mar 16, 2026 9:21 am
- Forum: Guitar Techniques, Exercises & Practice Tips
- Topic: Deepening Understanding of Guitar Scales
- Replies: 5
- Views: 157
Deepening Understanding of Guitar Scales
I’ve been playing guitar for around 3-4 years and I want to deepen my understanding of soloing/moving around scales within a major or minor key. I know the whole pentatonic scale from 1st position all the way until it repeats, however I’m interested in how I could memorise how to switch from, for ...
- Sun Mar 15, 2026 11:47 am
- Forum: Songwriting & Composition
- Topic: Struggling with Songwriting - Any Tips?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 190
Struggling with Songwriting - Any Tips?
I've been studying music theory for a while now but I can't seem to write a full song. Any advice on how to level up my songwriting skills?
- Tue Feb 24, 2026 8:15 am
- Forum: Music Theory, Scales & Chord Progressions
- Topic: What does this C symbol mean in music scores?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 472
What does this C symbol mean in music scores?
I occasionally see this symbol in music scores but I have no idea what it actually means.
- Mon Feb 23, 2026 8:51 am
- Forum: Musician Lounge – General Music Chat
- Topic: How get past the intermediate stage
- Replies: 7
- Views: 251
How get past the intermediate stage
I'm a painfully intermediate guitarist. I can play chords, read tabs, and do a bit of noodling. Anybody got any top tips to a) start jamming b) play by ear c) move on from the inertia of intermediate guitarist I've been trapped in for years
- Sat Feb 14, 2026 9:18 am
- Forum: Musician Lounge – General Music Chat
- Topic: The Power of Political Music
- Replies: 3
- Views: 272
The Power of Political Music
Whether you’re busking on a street corner, playing with your band at the local venue or filling stadiums with tens of thousands of screaming fans, you have a captive audience. You have a mic and a PA, a voice and a brain. Now is the time to use all of these.
- Wed Feb 11, 2026 8:27 am
- Forum: Musician Lounge – General Music Chat
- Topic: Feeling like an impostor in the music world
- Replies: 8
- Views: 243
Feeling like an impostor in the music world
okay not really, but i've been a musician for over a decade. yesterday i met another musician through a program i'm apart of and he made me feel so incompetent that i genuinely had a good two seconds of "maybe this isn't for me" run through my mind.
i've been told i'm talented all my life, that i ...
i've been told i'm talented all my life, that i ...
- Tue Feb 10, 2026 10:31 am
- Forum: Music Business & Industry Advice
- Topic: How do you approach negotiating gig payments as a smaller artist?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 238
How do you approach negotiating gig payments as a smaller artist?
I’ve started getting more offers to play local shows, and one thing I’m still figuring out is how to negotiate payment without risking losing the opportunity. Some venues offer a flat fee, others offer a percentage of ticket sales, and sometimes it’s a mix of both.
I don’t want to undervalue my ...
I don’t want to undervalue my ...