Start Playing Guitar: From basics to your first song

Overview

“In this lesson, I will discuss correct posture and how to hold the guitar to avoid pain and injury. I will also share exercises to help posture and flexibility, ensuring a comfortable and efficient playing experience.”

In this video lesson Michelle Joyce addresses the topic: Guitar Yoga + Form (Proper Posture and Handling), which is part of the Domestika online course: Start Playing Guitar: From basics to your first song. Join Michelle Joyce and learn to play guitar. Master the basics with structured lessons on chords, rhythms, and practice routines..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we're going to cover how to properly hold your guitar as well as posture and I'm going to give you some exercises on how to help with your posture as well as some exercises that you can do to stretch if you find yourself having any pain after practicing guitar. So let's start with how to properly hold your guitar. The main thing you want to do is make sure that the guitar is in level. So a good thing to do is just make sure that the neck is going across horizontal, that it's straight, it's not dipping down like this, and it's not angled up like this. There are guitarists that...”

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Course summary for: Start Playing Guitar: From basics to your first song

• Level: Beginner
• 381 students
• 5 units
• 15 lessons (2h 21m)
• 2 downloads

• Category

  Music & Audio

• Areas

  Music, Music Production