Author Archives: Benjamin Shapiro

Lesson 4: Playing Guitar with Your Fingers

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews what you need to play the guitar fingerstyle. In this video we cover how to play with your fingers using various postures such as free stroke, rest strokes, alternating fingers, arpeggiating and chording.


Lesson 3: Playing the Guitar with a Pick

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews what you need to know how to play the guitar with a pick. In this video we cover the different types of picks, how to hold the pick and how to properly stum the strings using a pick.


Lesson 2: Holding the Guitar

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews how to hold the guitar. In this video we cover how to properly stabilize the guitar while swinging your right arm.


Lesson 1: Playing Guitar with Proper Posture

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews how to play the guitar with proper posture. In this video we cover how to play the guitar while sitting, the difference between how to position an acoustic vs electric guitar, the purpose of a guitar strap and on which leg you should rest a nylon string guitar.


Lesson 2: Reading a Guitar Tuner

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews how to read an electric tuner. In this video we cover how to tell if your tuners says if a strings sharp or flat and how to adjust its pitch.


Lesson 1: Introduction to Tuning Your Guitar

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews the basics of tuning a guitar. In this video we cover then to tune a guitar and the various types of tuners.


Lesson 6: Tips for Stringing Your Guitar

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews important tips on how to string your guitar. In this video we cover how to avoid breaking strings, when to replace a string and when to change all of your your strings.


Lesson 5: Stringing a Nylon String Guitar

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews what you need to know string an nylon string guitar. In this video we cover which strings should be attached to which tuning pegs, how to fasten the strings to the bridge and headstock and the proper way to tighten those strings.


Lesson 4: Stringing an Electric Guitar

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A free instructional video by StrumSchool that reviews what you need to know string an electric guitar. In this video we cover how to fasten the string to both the electric guitar’s bridge and headstock and the proper way if should be tightened.


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