The Melbourne Guitar Show will rock Caulfield Racecourse this coming weekend (March 4 and 5) with tickets still available from www.melbourneguitarshow.com.au. It’s been 3 long years since the last show was devoured by over 5,000 guitar and music loving punters, but we’re breaking open the cases, dusting down the show, oiling its neck, setting its action and tuning it to perfection for a grand return in 2023.
Proudly presented by the Australian Music Association and Australian Musician, sponsored by Marsh and supported by Triple M, PBS, Beat and Mixdown, the show dedicated to celebrating the world’s most popular instrument, will once again feature Australia’s largest pop-up guitar shop, and an axe-ellent lineup of guitarists from Australia and around the world.
Super talented acoustic blues guitarist Lloyd Spiegel, who will be appearing at the show, has put together his TOP 5 GUITAR TIPS FOR BUDDING GUITARISTS.
5 tips for budding guitarists from Lloyd Speigel:
- One thing we love about our favourite guitarists, something that puts them among the greats, is that you can identify them in 3 notes. They’re one of a kind. Learning their licks is fine, but it’s far more important to be inspired by their uniqueness and chase that for yourself.
- Avoid the word ‘learning’. What you’re really doing is developing habits. To hit that place where it all goes right it needs to be as natural as walking or breathing.
- You can play for nine hours a day if you like, but it’s not essential. Guitar practice guilt hits us all but there’s nothing to be gained from burning out or frustrating yourself. If it’s not fun anymore, put it down for a while.
- Do the simple things well. When I play I want to push myself right to the line where is could all go horribly wrong. That feeds the show end adds the excitement. But it only works if everything below that line is so built into your playing that it’s guaranteed to catch you if you fall. You need to have total confidence in those foundations.
- Stop rating yourself against other players. It’s amazing that with just 6 strings and somewhere between 19 to 24 frets we haven’t run out of riff and licks yet, but that’s because we all come at the guitar in our own way.
The Melbourne Guitar Show will be held at Caulfield Racecourse on March 4 & 5, 2023
Tickets are on sale now from https://melbourneguitarshow.com.au/tickets/
Visit the new Melbourne Guitar Show site at www.melbourneguitarshow.com.au for the latest show announcements and information. Check out the 2023 Promo video and Highlights Video from the last show CLICK HERE
SATURDAY March 4 | CAULFIELD RACECOURSE |10.00am – 6.00pm | TICKETS
SUNDAY March 5 | CAULFIELD RACECOURSE | 10.00am – 4.00pm | TICKETS
