In the 40 years that I have been teaching all styles of guitar to every type of student, there have been a few questions that come up over and over, and seem to be the cause of great concern and anxiety for guitar students. High on the list is “Am I Too Old To Learn Guitar”.

I have been anxiously asked this by a 28 year old, a 38 year old, a 46 year old, and let’s see…off the top of my head, I can remember students at age 52, 65, 77, and finally, good old Frank, who I taught when I was in my 20’s, and he was 84!

So, I have some experience with this question, and more importantly, with the answer. 

Jamie discusses the one most important quality a guitar teacher must have - and it's not what you think! Also, what IS correct guitar practice, and how do we know if we're doing it?

Here is the first and easiest way to strum the chords to "House Of The Rising Sun". We only need two downstrums of each chord, while we sing along (chords below)...

Virtually all beginners on guitar unknowingly form bad habits. Those bad habits can last for decades, making you less of a player than you can be. Here is how to get rid of your bad habits.

Here is a fun and fast little lick to while away the hours with in the practice room! Taken from the Metallica Classic "Fade To Black", this lick has a lot to teach us about controlling inactive fingers during the vigorous actions of bending and pulling off. In fact, the main problem students have with a lick like this is trying to get it up to speed without having the necessary hand development that will allow for the high degree of control required.