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188 - Mastering Improvisation: 5 Key Steps for Better Lead Guitar Playing
- S1E188
- 23:36
- June 29th 2024
In this episode, host Paul Andrews walks you through the essential steps to becoming a better lead guitar player and improving your improvisational skills.
Paul delves into the key components of improvisation, emphasizing the importance of melody, rhythm, and expression.
He provides a structured approach to developing your improvisation skills and offers practical tips for building confidence in your playing.
From understanding scales to applying them in different keys and chord progressions, Paul's expert guidance will help you take your improvisation to the next level. So grab your guitar and get ready to level up your lead guitar skills!
Beginner Guitar Academy
This podcast is for beginner guitarist who want to take the confusion out of learning and the pain out of practice
Meet the Host
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Paul Andrews has been playing the guitar for 21 years and teaching guitar for over 16 years. During this time he has taught in numerous state and private schools and now runs his own guitar school in his home town of Ashford, Kent where he teaches around 100 students a week.
He is the author of the Amazon bestseller ‘Learn to Play Electric Guitar‘ and has written articles for Acoustic guitar, Play Guitar and Teach Guitar magazines.
Paul is also the creator and teacher at Beginner Guitar Academy, the online guitar school for beginners where we focus on taking the confusion out of learning and the pain out of practice.