How to Remember Guitar Chords to a Song
You learned the chords to a song yesterday and today they’ve vanished from your brain. Sound familiar? Colin has dealt with this exact problem —…
Practice Tips
Best Way to Use Guitar Practice Time
How should you spend your guitar practice time? That depends on where you want to go — but one thing is universal: don’t practice stuff…
What to Look for in a Guitar Teacher
Finding the right guitar teacher can make or break your progress. Colin learned this lesson firsthand as a teenager, and the advice he got from…
Bored of Playing Guitar Scales? Try This Instead
Sitting there running scales up and down with a metronome — yeah, it gets old. But scales themselves aren’t the problem. Colin has never been…
Tips for Tone Deaf Guitar Players
Think you’re tone deaf? Colin has taught plenty of students who believed the same thing, and not one of them turned out to be truly…
Playing Guitar and Singing at the Same Time
Playing guitar and singing at the same time is one of those skills that feels impossible at first — your hands want to do one…
The Secret to Noodling on Guitar
If you’ve ever picked up your guitar with no plan — just playing whatever comes to mind — you’ve probably been noodling. But what separates…
How To Practice Guitar Scales
Practicing guitar scales is one of the most effective ways to build finger strength, fretboard knowledge, and the coordination between your picking and fretting hands.…
Guitar Finger Exercises: Finger Exercises for Guitar Players
Strong, coordinated fingers make everything on guitar easier — chord changes, scale runs, riffs, bends, vibrato. These finger exercises from Colin are designed to warm…