I was jamming last week. Just noodling around the fretbaord, nothing too serious. An old Neil Young song I've known for decades. My fingers found the chords without thinking, the rhythm settled into that loose, swaying groove, and for about four minutes, I wasn't trying to
Here's something nobody tells you when you start dealing with hand pain or stiffness from playing guitar: Sometimes, it's not you. It's your gear. I know. You've been working on your technique. You've been doing the stretches. You've
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Most guitarists over 40 aren’t dealing with “just hand pain.” They’re often fighting three very different tension patterns and that creep in after years of stop-and-start playing. And often these patterns overlap.
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Most guitar plans skip this crucial middle step. Yours won’t. If you play guitar long enough, your body will eventually give you a few gentle reminders that you need to take care of it. Sometimes it's mild hand pain. Sometimes it's a shoulder screaming "
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You can’t play with freedom if your body’s locked up. Learn how to play your instrument with more freedom and less tension.
If you’ve ever felt stiff, sore, or awkward after a practice session you’re definitely not alone. Most guitarists over 40 experience some kind of postural tension when playing guitar. It shows up as shoulder tightness, wrist pain, or just general fatigue after sitting too long. The good news
What if the reason you're stuck musically has nothing to do with your fingers and everything to do with the tension you're carrying in your shoulders?
Music heals: but the learning process can also stir stress, perfectionism, and tension. Here’s how to tell the difference and reset.
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If you’ve ever finished a practice session with sore fingers, a stiff wrist, or that nagging ache in your shoulder, you probably know how discouraging it feels
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