Why The Blues?

Some may ask why a lot of the online guitar lessons focus on the Blues. Well, there are a few reasons for this. First, I am more versed in the Blues than most other styles of playing guitar, so it is natural that I would teach this way. Second, blues music is the foundation of rock n roll and nearly all forms of American music today. Without the blues, you would not have Zeppelin, Hendrix, Maroon Five, Cee Lo, or even Metallica. That being said, I feel it is important to learn the fundamentals of American music. Third, blues music is relatively easy for beginners to grasp. It's just 3 chords! It serves as a great vehicle to learn basic improvisational skills. If you can't solo over blues changes, then its going to be hard to solo over other more complex chord progressions.

I realize that not all of you dig the Blues to much, but I promise it will make things more understandable and easier to grasp in the future. And who knows, it just may grow on you!

Jimi Vs. Jimmy

Several people have asked me in the past who I thought was a better guitar player, Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page.  Well that is a tough one.  This is how I answer.  Personally, I like Jimmy Page a little better.  In my opinion, Page is a more eclectic player.  He played blues, slide, country, rock, classical, etc.  He was kind of a sloppy player but it had a ton of vibe.  You can always tell its Jimmy Page.  He also had many different tones to his sound and experimented with alternate tunings.  All these things keep my interest.  Don't get me wrong, Hendrix was incredible as well and hands down the most innovative player ever.  He did things with the guitar nobody ever thought of doing with an instrument.

The truth is I loved both when I was younger, learning how to play guitar.  I probably burnt myself out on both guitar legends.  It is sad sometimes when I hear Purple Haze or Whole Lotta Love and get kinda bored because I have heard them 1000 times.  It would be awesome to hear them for the first time again.  I envy you, if you have not had the "Experience" yet.  No pun intended.

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You might be asking yourself why Center Stage Guitar Academy is so affordable compared to other online guitar lesson sites. Some of the most popular online guitar lessons sites are priced at around $20.00 a month.  Center Stage Guitar Academy only costs you $9.99 a month and we are getting ready to offer a Christmas special of only $4.99 a month for life if you sign up by December 31st! Does this mean Center Stage Guitar Academy is not as good?  How can we do it so cheap?  Well here is the answer.  Firstly, we are a new company and don't have the quantity of lessons that other sites have, so we don't feel like we can charge you the same price.  However we add new lessons on a monthly basis, so we are constantly building our repertoire of lessons. The quality of our lessons are on par with other lesson sites.  We have high quality, split screen videos that give you full access to the instructor with several angles.  Second, we can offer you quality lessons at a lower price because we are a small, personalized business with very little overhead.  The company is made up of only three people...an instructor, video producer, and web designer.  We keep it small in an effort to bring you high quality lessons at a very affordable price so everybody has the opportunity to learn guitar.  Please visit us at www.csgacademy.com and start learning how to play guitar.

Is there a big difference between private, in-person, guitar lessons and online guitar lessons?  Well I think that depends on the individual and how far along you are in the process of learning guitar. First, if you are a beginner and not a very disciplined person then online lessons would not be the best choice.  However if you are disciplined and can hold your own feet to the fire then I think you could benefit from online guitar lessons.    Online guitar lessons offer a lot of benefits over private lessons.  One, way way cheaper.  Learn guitar at Center Stage Guitar Academy and pay $120 a year.  Learn from a private instructor and pay $1200 a year! Big difference.  Two, you can learn how to play guitar at your own pace with online lessons.  You can go as fast or slow as you want.  Three, you can do it from home at your own convenience.  If you are already playing and just want to expand, then online lessons are great because you already know the basics.  If you need someone to hold you accountable for learning then private lessons are the answer.  However, if you are not motivated enough to keep yourself accountable then you are probably not going to see it through anyway. And in the process waste a lot more money on private lessons.

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Online guitar lessons seem to be the popular thing now.  There are hundreds of products out there that offer free and easy guitar lessons.  Some of them make claims such as "Learn guitar in 3 weeks" or "Play like a pro in 2 days!"  While I think there are several high quality sites out there, no site or teacher can promise these claims with any certainty.  The only way to become a good guitar player is to practice, practice, practice!  So remember when you sign up to learn guitar online , it is still up to you to put them time and effort into learning.

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Saturday August 14th at MJ's On

Hey everyone just wanted to let you know we will be playing this Saturday August 14th at MJ's on Main in Milford. We will start around 9:00PM. Hope to see you all there

Bryan

Saturday August 7th at My Brothers Place

Hey just wanted to let you all know we will be playing tomorrow night at My Brothers Place in Batavia. Start at 8:00 PM and play til midnight. Matt and I have been working on some new material that we should be pulling out tomorrow so we hope you can make it.

Thursdays at MJ's

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has followed The Soul Pushers to Mj's on Main every Thursday for the last few months. We had a great time and look forward to seeing you faithful followers at the shows to come. By the way, we will be playing at MJ's on Saturday August 14th so don't miss it. We are working up a whole new batch of songs that we think you'll really dig!

Bryan - The Soul Pushers