I broke a string
I broke a string, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. The G string never stayed in tune. I broke the string while I was trying to tune it. Next stop? The guitar shop.
My first attempts at strumming D major and E minor
Here are my first attempts at playing the D major and E minor chords. Pretty bad. I’ll continue to practice slowly alternating between the two chords and then I’ll attempt to record an Asynchronous Jam with the Class Recording: Strumming D major and E minor. Then, I’ll learn A minor. Strumming D major and E …
Read more “My first attempts at strumming D major and E minor”
Stringing my guitar and tuning it (Standard tuning)
It took some time, but I was finally able to string my guitar with new D’Addario Medium Light strings. This is the process I worked through. Using pliers, I gently tugged the bridge pins from the bridge, removed the old strings and then placed the ball end of each new string into their respective bridge …
Read more “Stringing my guitar and tuning it (Standard tuning)”
The story of my guitar
The story of my guitar, originally uploaded by Rowan Peter. Chapter 1 – Last Saturday The story of my guitar is plain and rather unglamorous. I wanted to take part in the Introduction to Guitar course, so I went to a nearby pawn shop and then bought an acoustic guitar that seemed to be in …
My introduction to the Introduction to Guitar open online course
I can’t play guitar. I decided to change that by buying a second-hand acoustic guitar and then signing up as an open online student to the Introduction to Guitar course. The Introduction To Guitar course is going to be challenging and fun. I hope it’s not too painful to watch and listen to me learn …
Read more “My introduction to the Introduction to Guitar open online course”
