Sorry to not get back to you sooner. I’ve just gotten home from two weeks of traveling and now I’m trying to catch up with everything.

All the lessons, columns and articles I’ve written are indeed copyrighted and are found exclusively on the Guitar Noise website, except those I wrote specifically for Acoustic Guitar, Guitar Teacher and Play Guitar! Magazines (and, consequently, their online sites as well).

If you would like to use a specific article for your blog, write to me at dhodgeguitar@aol.com and we can discuss how to best go about it. Many people have linked directly to my articles and lessons from their own blogs and that seems to work well. The main thing I object to is when someone uses one of my articles without citing me as author or Guitar Noise as the source website.

Looking forward to chatting with you soon.

Peace

Cheers!

Thank you for your post. It’s great to hear that my lessons are being helpful to your students – and praise coming from a teacher of your background and experience means a lot to me. My thanks for taking the time to write.

More important, thank you for using your own gift of music to help others find theirs. As you say, it’s hard to imagine anything else that brings as much satisfaction. Seeing that joy in others when they learn, when they perform, when they teach – as cliche as it sounds, it all seems to make the world a much better place.

Please keep up the good work as well!

Peace

I have been a long time fan of your music and teaching style David. I myself have taught and played the guitar for more than 26 years and couldn’t imagine doing anything else, that brings me as much satisfaction.

I honestly can’t thank you enough for the many years that you have taken the time to teach us all a thing or two. I really enjoy your arrangements of simple songs for beginners and intermediate students. This is great stuff!

Your lessons at guitar noise, are indispensable. I own a guitar studio in of all places, Barstow Ca, (LA native, long story)and have used some of your examples at guitar noise, to help further my own student’s progress on the guitar. For me, it’s always good to know that an old dog can learn a new trick or two.

Anyway, from one teacher/player to another, thanks again for all of your wonderful contributions to music. Keep up the great work!
Peace to you and yours.

And you’re very welcome. It’s a thrill for me to hear people play music and I’m glad that the lessons at Guitar Noise are helping you to work toward your guitar-playing goals.

But remember that it’s your time and effort that is going to really make the difference. It’s so easy to get frustrated and to forget that progress is all part of a life-long journey.

Looking forward to hearing how things are progressing with you!

Peace

And thanks for the kudos concerning my lessons at Guitar Noise. I’ve been trying to decide between a number of Nirvana songs for a future “Easy Songs for Beginners” lesson, and this one’s definitely on the list of possibilities.

Hopefully sometime before summer…

Peace

Thanks.
Sincerely,

Casey

Thank you for your comments, too! I’m thrilled to hear about your progress (if one’s wife or family hears a difference, it’s usually a good thing!) and I hope you stick with the guitar.

Frustration over the perceived lack of progress is probably the biggest obstacle anyone faces when taking up something like making music. And usually the lack of progress is a matter of perception. Whenever you pick up the guitar and make even one chord change, you’re helping yourself along the path to learning more and getting better.

As for a book for acoustic beginners, I am (and have been for a while now) trying to get some publishers interested in a book along the style of the Guitar Noise lessons. So far no takers. But I’m going to keep trying.

Thanks again for your comment and I look forward to hearing how things are progressing with you.

Peace