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The Acoustic Asylum Dan Thorpe
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If learning guitar leaves you feeling mad, frustrated, or like you want to tear your hair out, this podcast is for you.
Dan Thorpe specialises in teaching beginner guitar lessons to older adults. If you want to discover Dan’s methods for the best way to learn guitar, to play easy guitar songs while having more fun, and to do so without feeling like you have a one-way ticket to the Acoustic Asylum, then listen closely and...
Join us as Dan shares the best tips, tricks, and motivating stories from his 10,000+ hours of teaching beginner guitar songs and techniques...
All of which will help you on your guitar-playing journey immediately.
Get two free and exclusive eBooks and more unique lessons from fingerstyle101.com/free
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Ep65 – The One Technique That Can Sky-Rocket Your Progress (and Some Fingerpicking Magic)
Today, I want to share with you my #1 method for helping you to make more progress on the guitar every single day.
This will help you practise more effectively, and it’s a super simple technique that all guitarists can benefit from – no matter if you’re a beginner or intermediate guitarist…
And this is especially powerful if you’re an adult learning guitar and lacking confidence or you are unsure how to make progress on the songs, scales, and chord progressions you are learning.
Listen today, enjoy, and let’s get you making more progress!
If you enjoyed this, you can get my two exclusive and free eBooks today... Includes The Guitar Doctor (which will help you fix 35 terrible habits) and The Super Mini Songbook (teaching you stunning songs in unique ways). Get them both for free at – https://fingerstyle101.com/free/
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Ep64 – The Rules of the Asylum: Rule #12 - The Pygmalion Effect
Today, I want to share a fascinating story from the 1960s that can help you change your guitar playing forever.
It’s a simple and sneaky study that shows doing this one thing can blow up your progress massively – meaning you’ll have so much more fun on the guitar. Plus, we are breaking some annoying myths that people believe in when it comes to learning guitar as an adult or if you feel you have no “natural talent”.
Listen today and enjoy, because if you apply what you learn here, you will be more likely to make better progress from this day forth!
If you enjoyed this, don’t forget you can get my two exclusive and free eBooks today... Includes The Guitar Doctor (which will help you fix 35 terrible habits) and The Super Mini Songbook (teaching you stunning songs in unique ways). Get them both for free at - https://fingerstyle101.com/free/
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Ep63 – The Devil on Your Shoulder
Today, let’s talk about the devil on your guitar-playing shoulder.
It’s dangerous, most of us are plagued by it, and if you put too much pressure on yourself, it’s likely this devil is screaming down your ear.
The good news is, with one simple shift, you can change all that and you can turn the negativity into something much more positive. That will ensure you truly enjoy your guitar playing forever – and you beat the Gatekeeper of the Acoustic Asylum and his devilish henchman… for good!
If you enjoyed this, you can get my two exclusive and free eBooks today... Includes The Guitar Doctor (which will help you fix 35 terrible habits) and The Super Mini Songbook (teaching you stunning songs in unique ways). Get them both for free at –https://fingerstyle101.com/free/
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Ep62 – Unlocking the Secret to Instant Guitar-Playing Creativity
Trying to be creative on the guitar is one of the most daunting and scary thoughts for many guitarists.
…But if you want to be more creative, then listen today because I’m teaching you a super simple and incredibly fun step-by-step method to be more creative today.
I’m playing these examples on the acoustic guitar but they work perfectly for electric guitar too. The great thing is, being creative is fun, it’s great for the brain and it’s great for the fingers – I aim to get all my students to do something creative on the guitar every lesson! So give it a go.
If you enjoyed this, don’t forget you can get my two exclusive and free eBooks today... Includes The Guitar Doctor (which will help you fix 35 terrible habits) and The Super Mini Songbook (teaching you stunning songs in unique ways). Get them both for free at – https://fingerstyle101.com/free/
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Ep61 – The Perfect Blend of Creativity Versus Structure When Playing Guitar
If you ever want to jam, but don’t know how to begin, today’s episode will help.
We’re talking about the sliding scale of creativity versus structure and how to get the right blend.
The truth is, when jamming on the guitar, we need to have both of the above. On the one hand, if you are only trying to be creative without any structure, it can be hard to make music that sounds good. On the other hand, if you just have structure, it can be hard to jam and explore new things.
So, listen to today’s episode for more on how to get the ideal blend between both being creative and having structure within your jams. I’ll take you through an example of how to do this and some tips on getting the most out of your playing – especially when you want to jam!
Don’t forget you can now get my two exclusive and free eBooks today... Includes The Guitar Doctor (which will help you fix 35 terrible habits) and The Super Mini Songbook (teaching you stunning songs in unique ways). Get them both for free at - https://fingerstyle101.com/free/
Like this episode? Your reviews for this podcast mean the world to me, so please let us know what you thought about the Acoustic Asylum! -
Ep60 – A Brutal Truth About Learning Guitar (And the Two Types of Guitarists)
During my many years of teaching, I’ve taught two specific types of guitarists.
One type is the student who is full of positivity, resilience, and open-minded thinking. The other is the type who is struggling and looking for a way out.
It’s a hard truth and some people don’t like to hear it, but that’s what I’ve found. So, today, I want to explain why this is the case, why it’s probably not your fault if you’re the latter type, and why “natural talent” very rarely has anything to do with it.
Most of all though, I want to share with you a few tips to help you become the type of guitarist who finds solutions, enjoys the journey, and loves playing the guitar so much… you literally never want to stop. These tips are especially useful if you’re an adult learning guitar. I hope you enjoy this episode and thanks for listening!
Don’t forget you can now get my two exclusive and free eBooks today... Includes The Guitar Doctor (which will help you fix 35 terrible habits) and The Super Mini Songbook (teaching you stunning songs in unique ways). Get them both for free at - https://fingerstyle101.com/free/
Like this episode? Your reviews for this podcast mean the world to me, so please let us know what you thought about the Acoustic Asylum!
Customer Reviews
Wonderful!
I love Dan Thorpe’s reliable advice and encouragement. When my guitar playing stalls, I come here to be reminded what it’s all about.
Outstanding Podcast
Great information, thought provoking, skills to practice and master along with a look into Dan’s life and thought processes. Thank you for being a wonderful teacher who helps me unravel the skills to play guitar and keep the Gatekeeper at bay.
No Guitar Required!
Don Thorpe is an interesting dude with an interesting podcast. He channels his positive and zany energy into fun ways to encourage and instruct guitarists! Rather than drills and complicated instruction - which would be rather difficult to deliver via podcast, Don focused on the mental game of motivation and keeping the guitar fun!
The result is a podcast done in 10-15 minute episodes that give a guitarist at least one useful thought on which to focus for a day or two while picking up the guitar for the first time…or the 10,000th.