{"id":120241,"date":"2020-05-09T09:55:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-09T09:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/?page_id=120241"},"modified":"2020-05-19T19:08:26","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T19:08:26","slug":"lesson-1-quick-start-strumming-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/lesson-1-quick-start-strumming-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 1 &#8211; Quick Start Strumming Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2 style=\"font-size: 32px;color: #091acc;text-align: center;font-family:Open Sans;font-weight:700;font-style:normal\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Lesson 1 - Quick Start Strumming Course<\/h2><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 16px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"ts-vcsc-youtube-1625684\" class=\"ts-video-container ts-ratio-sixteen-to-nine  ts-video-overlay-false\"  style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ts-video-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lX08KAuaW9g?autoplay=0&showinfo=1&controls=1&autohide=1&rel=0&loop=0&modestbranding=0&mute=0&vq=auto&wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Music is made up of 50% rhythm (strumming hand) and 50% melody (chord hand).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Rhythm and time keeping is often overlooked by self taught beginners. This is because many internet teachers don&#8217;t show you the rhythm or they presume you have a good feel of rhythm playing. It&#8217;s also because you&#8217;re not playing with other people or using a metronome.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This course will teach you the importance of putting your rhythm and timing first. Not new chords or songs! They&#8217;re important yes, but if your rhythm and timing is wrong then whatever you learn next won&#8217;t sound musical.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The lesson above is perhaps the most important message I&#8217;ve ever put to camera. This stuff matters!!!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_btn3-container vc_btn3-center vc_do_btn\" ><a class=\"vc_general vc_btn3 vc_btn3-size-lg vc_btn3-shape-rounded vc_btn3-style-modern vc_btn3-icon-left vc_btn3-color-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/lesson-2-quick-start-strumming-course\/\" title=\"\"><i class=\"vc_btn3-icon \"><\/i> Next Lesson - Video 2 - How To Strum Correctly + Metronome Practice &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><strong>Course Progress Bar<\/strong><br \/>\n<div class=\"wppb-wrapper inside full\"><div class=\"inside\">25 \/ 100<\/div><div class=\"wppb-progress full\"><span class=\"green\" style=\"width: 25%;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lesson 1 - 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