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The Acoustic Asylum

By: 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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Episodes
  • Ep56 – Guitar Lessons from the Biggest Boxing Match of All Time!
    May 23 2024

    In this episode, we’re talking boxing and how elite-level sports and learning guitar have more in common than you might think.

    I use the fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to explain some key concepts for learning guitar as an adult. Some of the highlights include how it’s crucial to think outside the box, why most people teach guitar the way they were taught, and the big problem with that.

    It’s a short episode, but it’s like a Rocky montage – short, sweet, and right to the point.

    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!

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    9 mins
  • Ep55 – Two Tried and Tested Ways to Freshen Up Your Guitar Playing (Plus an Unusual Tip)
    May 21 2024

    It’s May, and it’s spring.

    Yeah, I know, it has been spring for a while… but if you want to make more guitar-playing progress at this time of the year, this episode will help.

    In today’s episode of the Acoustic Asylum, I’m giving you two tried and tested ways to have a “spring clean”. One involves something in the physical world and the other in your mental space – but both are effective for getting clarity and making progress.

    Plus, you get to find out about my lack of DIY skills, hear me jamming a little acoustic piece, and discover the reason why strumming just a few simple chords on your guitar can help you to recharge at the end of a busy day.

    …Not only that, I’m also sharing with you a weird bonus tip that can breathe more life into your practice space!

    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!

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    8 mins
  • Ep54 – Sneaky Ways to Make Progress on the Guitar in Less Time
    May 18 2024

    Do you practise with absolute focus? Or do you practise guitar in a “wishy-washy” way?

    Well, today, I’m sharing some interesting little insights into how to practise your guitar in a more optimal way…

    This includes exactly what I did back when I was learning guitar and I only had 10 minutes per day… How I would “practise” on the bus (even though I didn’t have my guitar with me)…

    ...And one thing you can put in your practice room that will make you a more creative musician and guitarist today.

    Enjoy!

    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!

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    10 mins

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