Knowing how to play good and teaching good are two diff things...and you have mastered both...hope to meet you someday....so glad to find you on UA-cam...you are a true "Guru"
you are the only person who made a video with this specific need in mind! it's exactly what i needed in my guitar journey and i can't thank you enough! i just couldn't figure out what was wrong with my sound, i've got rhythm and numerous strumming patterns, and i'm like why don't i sound like good players, other than i'm newish! it was this, holding the pick too tight, for fear of losing grip and not angling it enough, thank you Lauren!
So happy I came across you on UA-cam. I am 50. I used to play a bit (self taught) when I would sing at country oprys off and on when I was 25. Back then I had a music book and learned chord that way. My bf just bought me a mini Martin and I am so happy and obsessed and excited and can’t stop playing. Thank you for all the songs and strumming techniques!!
Laura, I have been a guitar enthusiast since I was just a kid, however becoming a guitarist has been a labor of both love and frustration for me. I have found your lessons to be practical, easy to understand and apply. You have a knack, a gift for passing on your knowledge of guitar playing to others. Many thanks, don b.
@@LaurenBateman Hiya Laura, I have found most all of your lessons to be helpful. I find you t'be the counter point to Justin Guitar tutorials, he's really good as well. I would be interested to hear you play a set of your own genre, so would alot of your students. You have quite a following now and I guess I am now one of your many admiring followers 👍. Many thanks Don B.
You have time to answer all the comments. That's awesome! Thanks for your enthusiasm and explanations. I have a guitar but don't have enough time to play it often. But I'm stubborn and want to learn to play it. So thank you for your lessons!
Ok, this lesson sold me. 2 years of various UA-cam lessons and no one ever touched on this. So basic to learn early on. I am definitely paying for your course.
James, wow! I'm so happy that you found this video so useful. Sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest difference. Would love to have you in the course. Glad to to help!
Thanks sister, I am from india, aged 71 learning to play the guitar,your lessons are simple and interesting Thank you much sister for sharing your knowledge on youtube
I was in a mess for sure, have known to play so many guitar chords from your online lessons but strumming is my challenge, now i will keep on practicing on how to strum better from this lesson tips. Thank you for your great guitar lessons be blessed 🙌
Wow, thank you. I never liked less than medium pics, I went into the house retrieved a softer more flexible one and it truly made a difference. I was playing American Pie by Don McLean, incredible the difference in the tonality.
Having a bit of a rest break; watched this Again, "Struck a Chord" with me, found I had slipped up on the Floating aspects; no wonder I was begining to think I may not make " make it" and tried to ignore the tinny sounds, This will put me Right on That. Thanks Again, and Again
Excellent advise. I was stuck in strumming all chords with the same hard strum until a friend mentioned the exact same things Lauren does in this video. It takes practice to change old habits, but my strumming sounds much better now.
This is really good information that my daughter and I can use to learn more about strumming. I might use the soft > medium > loud game as a way to get us used to the different dynamics. I might even try having a conversation where the strumming has to match how we're talking. Should be interesting
Great lesson! I always thought I was SUPPOSED to hold the pick tightly and strum from my elbow. This video gives me a bunch of practical bitesize steps to work on, including wrist flexibility. Thanks
I literally cannot tell you enough how great you are at teaching thru videos, I have been watching for weeks and since I found you I haven’t watched anybody else and I have learned more in 3-4 days than the 2 weeks prior.
Well I am so happy to help Brady. It's probably because I don't have a degree in music. I just love guitar. It's my passion and I love helping others have fun.
@@LaurenBateman Well Lauren, I’m gonna try and keep this comment from turning into a novel, but I want you to know what you did for me, so get your reading glasses on. VVVVV I’m 26 years old, never played an instrument, I was a talented athlete from my first step, so that was my focus, but In the back of my head, I always wanted to play something. Fast forward to now, I’m a little over a year in recovery, and I have a window of free time after work and before bed where I’m all alone and have nothing to do. This triggers my anxiety and loneliness. I’ve been trying to find something positive and productive to fill this gap. I decided to give guitar a try, a buddy let me use his old Washburn. I spent a week watching videos, downloading apps, and nothing clicked. I only got discouraged and was convinced that it just wasn’t for me, I wasn’t capable. I was about 2 more videos away from giving up, and I landed on a Lauren Bateman beginner lesson, and finally made some progress. I ended up watching for about 2 hours straight, and by the end I was playing chords ! I spent a whole week trying different apps and videos and never got past holding the guitar. Now I am 4 days into training via your videos and I can play some simple songs, switch chords, tune my guitar! But the best part is I found something that fills my void, I love the feeling I get while I play, my anxiety is gone when I’m strumming, I don’t feel lonely when I’m watching you on my laptop, and following along. You have made a huge difference in my life and you should feel great about it !!
@@LaurenBateman My buddy is letting me borrow his old Washburn, I’m on a very limited budget but I scraped up enough to take it to the guitar shop today and get it re strung,tuned and cleaned! It’s even better now ! I had to use some of my supper money but the happiness and peace of mind I have when playing is priceless
Love your videos, your teaching style is awesome, thank you so much. I'm only two months in but by watching your videos I've learnt sooo much, my family are impressed with me lol
Tanner pick Hand relax Light pick There is difference between soft and loud. Glading over the string. Play as soft ass you can,Medium, 🔊 loud. Let the pick glide over the string Down six string Up strum 2or 3string The tick string or lowing string Hard,soft... Top,top,Bottom...
This so incredibly helpful. I'm learning to play the guitar later in life, so having your help to identify the issues that I'd have to slowly and painfully discover on my own--if I ever did--is immensely helpful. Thank you.
I use a 3mm Dunlop Stubby triangular pick, what I do, I smooth the ends rounder with either emery paper or some sandpaper and finish it off with fine sandpaper or emery paper, so the ends are nice and smooth and rounder. I seem to get a nice smooth sound strumming and lead playing . Try it out. Takes a while to adjust to the thick gauge, definitely try a 3mm round edge pick and shape the ends more rounder and smoother. With the thickness of the pick and the shaping of the ends, you get a quality smooth sound. I am going to try a 5mm pick and do the same round and smooth the ends of the pick, see what occurs, see if it's any different.
Hi Lauren, Your lesson videos are so helpful to me. Along the lines of this one, I am trying to find lesson and a simplified version of Peet Townsand's 'Let my love open the door to your heart'. Can you do one on that please? Thank you.
Great lesson, Lauren! I have recently been trying different picks and have moved to a thinner pick looking to get rid of that harsh sound. Thank you so much!
I am a beginner just retired and your lessons are brilliant clear and still the point. The music diagrams are very helpfull well done sorry need to practice Colin Jersey Island near to France
Thx Lauren . I hv been learning guitar for 3 months but not progress much ， after watching your channel , I got more confident now . Practice makes perfect . I need to practice more 💪🏻💪🏻
This is a terrific tutorial as I feel not enough attention is paid to the importance of making the strumming sound more professional on the vast majority of other tutorials I've seen and yours explains it perfectly to me. A very concise and enjoyable upload
Well I'm learning guitar from youtube for a long time...but when I found one of Yours video...it was awesome...and now I'm doing much better from before..just thanks to you ❤️
I saw a video when I first began my guitar that suggested that I hold my pick downward at a 45 degree angle while I strum. So I tried it, but all it did was make a zipper sound across the strings. It didn't sound like a strum at all. I still struggle with strumming, and I'm horrible at up strums for some reason. I don't really know why I'm struggling with something that seems so simple, but I'm still working at it. I need to work on gliding as you've suggested here, so I've gotten some softer picks. I also finally got a capo, so now I can follow all of your lessons.
Thank you for the tip about upstrokes honestly, I always cant pinpoint why my strumming sounds so awful and seems to clash. The hitting a few strings tips totally makes a lot of sense
Superb lesson, it's all about putting your own feeling and emotion into a song, not just random strumming of chords, similar to singing a song not just saying the words
A lot of people think I play like 2 people at the same time,but my technique wasn't overnight, it took a year on acoustic guitar to get to that point, is it my guitar yes and no,yes it's a $3k guitar but I went through 12 other guitars to get to that point,my first acoustic was from a pawn shop in Atlanta, 100 bucks,wrote 32 songs on it,But I soon discovered a whole world of different acoustic guitars when I went to the guitar center,I saw 2400.00 taylor,I wanted to clean houses wipe walls down mop floors whatever, I had to have that guitar and I had a good fulltime job,I wanted that guitar now,!!!🤗 I'm glad I waited for my Taylor builders Edition 324ce,I was armed and ready!!! HEY!!!....Mrs Bateman🥰🥰🥰
Oh wow, congrats on your Taylor. That's awesome. So happy for you. Great guitar, love mine. And thank you for sharing you insights here. Guitar isn't an overnight success kind of thing. Takes time and practice.
Lauren: I do really well strumming the guitar with my thumb,(that's how I learned). But, I don't get the acoustic sound I'm after. I've been trying to master the pick. I'm still having quite a bit of a challenge with it. Thanks for sharing this video. I'll give your suggestions a try, I'm working hard to overcome this obstacle. Keep your awesome video lessons coming. Tommy
@Lauren Bateman Lauren, what I'm saying is that I want to transition to using the pick. I'd be satisfied to use it half as good as you do. I've learned a lot from you. I appreciate your approach. I am looking forward to more content. Thanks for all that you do.
Wow, this really made a difference. Thanks! Coming up on our 40th wedding anniversary next year and would love to play my wife our wedding song Billy Joel - Just the way you are. Any chance you can do a video on that song?
That's great. I was doing Only The Good Die Young earlier today. I can't make any promises because I have a lot of songs in the pipeline, but I will definitely try.
Can't believe I only just found this vid of yours Lauren, I have pick and loud strumming shyness you could say, I Think these exersizes will be very constructive for my conference and skill. Thank you.
Omg! U nailed it😱 been wondering why do i sound so harsh when im strumming 🤣 you are the only one that actually break it down to how to strumm properly. Thanks alot! Ive been binwatching almost all your vids. Im a 2 months beginner. You’re Awesome!!!
Thanks Lauren , I really love your guitar lessons, they are soo nice and easy to understand, for me I am still new begginer I would like to know more about playing guitar .
Gurur brahma gurur Vishnu gurur devo Maheshwara gurur saakshaat para brahma tasmai Sri guruave namaha...... thank you so much for teaching us so beautifully 💚
Thanks for that Lauren. Some more very useful tips. Like all beginners i tend to strum to robustly which makes me conscious of the overbearing sound I'm making. This can be off-putting. I keep thinking my neighbour will come to my door. 😫. I do find all your videos very useful because they keep me motivated. Thanks 👍
You're the only one who explains how to strum in the internet.. Thank you very much sorry for my bad English. I'm a beginner and I want to thank you. I learning at home and I play most the time with fingers (i try) because with pick is my guitar too loud.. I'm frustrated cause I can't play loud. In this video I've learned I can be silent also with pick. Thank you
Hi MS Bateman, I have trouble with keeping my finger straight. I always have the 1st finger bending down a little bit. How can I make that finger and my other fingers? Stay straight on the court question. Mark thank you for all you do for beginner guitar lessometimes. I want to say that you make it quite easy and interesting. Thank you again . Steve😊
Hey Wagner, check out these videos. Hope it helps Simple guitar strumming patterns: ua-cam.com/video/GrvgzfDOJdQ/v-deo.html How to improve timing and up strums: ua-cam.com/video/8__uTiENRBY/v-deo.html
This is very helpful and my neighbors will appreciate it too! Thanks Lauren. I have a song request. How about a David Gray tune like "Babylon" , "Sail Away," or "Please Forgive Me"?
If I don't play for a week, I need to warm up more to hit the strings I'm aiming for. Most of my favorite songs don't have full strumming. It's a feel. I'm trying to get rid of my pick noise.
Here is a beginner practice exercise: ua-cam.com/video/gkSavlbDPek/v-deo.html I do have a full mini course: www.laurenbateman.com/course Here is a finger picking playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PL10FTzm-zsiLp8RX0J1cpgbG7AYrq2Cgm.html
Hi Donald, they will, but I recommend making sure you have a very clean guitar tone on your amp if you're using one. Anything with distortion will not sound good at all.
Rank beginner…5-6 weeks in. Sort of sensed, learned the thing about the pick angle but you’re the first one I e heard teach this. I didn’t have confidence in what I felt must be right! Thank you
Really enjoy your teaching of the guitar, just picked up the guitar back in July 2019' been wanting to learn for yrs decided to just to do ,and I'm enjoy the lessons and the instrument.
Great lesson! I learned more from this 8 minute video than I feel like I've learned in years on my own or with a guitar teacher! You have a really good way of breaking things down to the basics that is hard to capture in guitar instruction videos or that guitar teachers seem to gloss over. Now I KNOW why my guitar strumming has sounded bad in the past compared to other players who picked up the same guitar: the strumming dynamics. Thanks for the great lesson, I may very well sign up for more :)
Thankyou so very much for helping me with guiter lessons how to pick your guiter I always love playing the guitar 🎸 but I played it to loud didn't know how to do the picking .
I found by relaxing my wrist and getting a more fluid movement, I was able to play the intro to "That Will Be The Day" by Buddy Holly. I have more confidence now. :)
Really enjoyed this video.. I love your down to earth videos. I am not exactly a newbie but definitely not seasoned and learning so many wonderful tips and tricks. Bravo!
Hi Sucoro, thank you so much for watching the video. You could also check out my Simple guitar strumming patterns: ua-cam.com/video/GrvgzfDOJdQ/v-deo.html
Lauren this is kind of off subject but can you please explain the importance of learning first position. I am over 60 and I am taking guitar lessons. Total beginner.here, but in the beginning my instructor stressed the importance of first position and since I haven't been able to master that I have developed some kind of a mental block and I can't move forward. I also wanted to mention that I bought a parlour size guitar thinking it would help my playing but it really hasn't. I am really enjoying your lessons thanks so much!
Isabel, first position is referred to as the first 3 frets of the guitar. Your instructor is right. We also call this open position because the chords learned at this point are open, not barred. Barre chords are very difficult for beginner to learn. Learn your open chords first, A, Am, C, D, Dm, E, Em, Fmaj7, G and you will be able to play many songs.
loving your lessons Lauren. I'm a beginner but started doing stage stuff at our local jam club. Only then did I learn the need to mute strings when going electric !!! I think this would be good to do with beginners like me as I had to change my technique a little to adapt and I'm a slow learner (age 63!!)
Thanks for the lesson Lauren! Will work on strumming especially the top and bottom strings tip to get more interesting sounds. Btw...I’ve been working hard on the finger pushups and other various finger exercises you teach and see it is really helping me so thanks for that too!🎸🎼👍
✅ Check out Lauren's beginner guitar system: www.laurenbatemanguitar.com/courseyt
Knowing how to play good and teaching good are two diff things...and you have mastered both...hope to meet you someday....so glad to find you on UA-cam...you are a true "Guru"
Awww that’s very kind of you. Thank you.
you are the only person who made a video with this specific need in mind! it's exactly what i needed in my guitar journey and i can't thank you enough! i just couldn't figure out what was wrong with my sound, i've got rhythm and numerous strumming patterns, and i'm like why don't i sound like good players, other than i'm newish! it was this, holding the pick too tight, for fear of losing grip and not angling it enough, thank you Lauren!
Glad to hear it!
My thoughts exactly.
A month in to Lauren's lessons and I'm making good progress. I love her teaching techniques. I'm a complete beginner and gaining some confidence..
Thank you!!!!
Mee too,,love support from meoal,,,but i cant sing and play together
How much are the lessons?
So happy I came across you on UA-cam. I am 50. I used to play a bit (self taught) when I would sing at country oprys off and on when I was 25. Back then I had a music book and learned chord that way. My bf just bought me a mini Martin and I am so happy and obsessed and excited and can’t stop playing. Thank you for all the songs and strumming techniques!!
Pam so glad you found me too!
Laura, I have been a guitar enthusiast since I was just a kid, however becoming a guitarist has been a labor of both love and frustration for me. I have found your lessons to be practical, easy to understand and apply. You have a knack, a gift for passing on your knowledge of guitar playing to others. Many thanks, don b.
Hey Don, thank you so much. I'm glad that you found this super helpful.
@@LaurenBateman Hiya Laura, I have found most all of your lessons to be helpful. I find you t'be the counter point to Justin Guitar tutorials, he's really good as well. I would be interested to hear you play a set of your own genre, so would alot of your students. You have quite a following now and I guess I am now one of your many admiring followers 👍. Many thanks Don B.
your doing great job with all the details, close up shots, and tips throughout the video!
Thanks so much. I'm trying to improve my videos and lessons all the time.
You have time to answer all the comments. That's awesome! Thanks for your enthusiasm and explanations. I have a guitar but don't have enough time to play it often. But I'm stubborn and want to learn to play it. So thank you for your lessons!
Rock on!
Ok, this lesson sold me. 2 years of various UA-cam lessons and no one ever touched on this. So basic to learn early on. I am definitely paying for your course.
James, wow! I'm so happy that you found this video so useful. Sometimes it's the little things that make the biggest difference. Would love to have you in the course. Glad to to help!
Thanks sister, I am from india, aged 71 learning to play the guitar,your lessons are simple and interesting
Thank you much sister for sharing your knowledge on youtube
Fantastic. So happy to help!
I was in a mess for sure, have known to play so many guitar chords from your online lessons but strumming is my challenge, now i will keep on practicing on how to strum better from this lesson tips. Thank you for your great guitar lessons be blessed 🙌
You can do it!
Wow, thank you. I never liked less than medium pics, I went into the house retrieved a softer more flexible one and it truly made a difference. I was playing American Pie by Don McLean, incredible the difference in the tonality.
Glad it helped!
Having a bit of a rest break; watched this Again, "Struck a Chord" with me, found I had slipped up on the Floating aspects; no wonder I was begining to think I may not make " make it" and tried to ignore the tinny sounds, This will put me Right on That.
Thanks Again, and Again
Keith glad you had an 'ah ha'moment.
Excellent advise. I was stuck in strumming all chords with the same hard strum until a friend mentioned the exact same things Lauren does in this video. It takes practice to change old habits, but my strumming sounds much better now.
Glad it was helpful!
Ahh makes so much sense , I’ve always wondered if I was doing it right with “catching all the strings “ but now I know ! Makes so much sense now
This is really good information that my daughter and I can use to learn more about strumming. I might use the soft > medium > loud game as a way to get us used to the different dynamics. I might even try having a conversation where the strumming has to match how we're talking. Should be interesting
Hey Angel, that's fantastic. I'm glad that you found this super helpful.
Omgoodness you are so helpful. I can’t thank you enough for all your lessons. This is really going to help me move up in the way I play guitar.
You are so welcome!
Hi maam❤im your avid fan from the philippines..im a late learner coz im 50 yrs old..but very interested in strumming..you teach me a lot😍thankyou❤
You can do it!
Great lesson! I always thought I was SUPPOSED to hold the pick tightly and strum from my elbow. This video gives me a bunch of practical bitesize steps to work on, including wrist flexibility. Thanks
Glad it helped!
Enjoying this very much. Also, she said "idears" at the very end and that pretty darn cool.
Ha ha. My Boston accent.
I literally cannot tell you enough how great you are at teaching thru videos, I have been watching for weeks and since I found you I haven’t watched anybody else and I have learned more in 3-4 days than the 2 weeks prior.
Well I am so happy to help Brady. It's probably because I don't have a degree in music. I just love guitar. It's my passion and I love helping others have fun.
@@LaurenBateman Well Lauren, I’m gonna try and keep this comment from turning into a novel, but I want you to know what you did for me, so get your reading glasses on. VVVVV
I’m 26 years old, never played an instrument, I was a talented athlete from my first step, so that was my focus, but In the back of my head, I always wanted to play something. Fast forward to now, I’m a little over a year in recovery, and I have a window of free time after work and before bed where I’m all alone and have nothing to do. This triggers my anxiety and loneliness. I’ve been trying to find something positive and productive to fill this gap. I decided to give guitar a try, a buddy let me use his old Washburn. I spent a week watching videos, downloading apps, and nothing clicked. I only got discouraged and was convinced that it just wasn’t for me, I wasn’t capable. I was about 2 more videos away from giving up, and I landed on a Lauren Bateman beginner lesson, and finally made some progress. I ended up watching for about 2 hours straight, and by the end I was playing chords ! I spent a whole week trying different apps and videos and never got past holding the guitar. Now I am 4 days into training via your videos and I can play some simple songs, switch chords, tune my guitar!
But the best part is I found something that fills my void, I love the feeling I get while I play, my anxiety is gone when I’m strumming, I don’t feel lonely when I’m watching you on my laptop, and following along. You have made a huge difference in my life and you should feel great about it !!
@@LaurenBateman My buddy is letting me borrow his old Washburn, I’m on a very limited budget but I scraped up enough to take it to the guitar shop today and get it re strung,tuned and cleaned! It’s even better now ! I had to use some of my supper money but the happiness and peace of mind I have when playing is priceless
Love your videos, your teaching style is awesome, thank you so much. I'm only two months in but by watching your videos I've learnt sooo much, my family are impressed with me lol
You are so welcome!
Tanner pick
Hand relax
Light pick
There is difference between soft and loud.
Glading over the string.
Play as soft ass you can,Medium, 🔊 loud.
Let the pick glide over the string
Down six string
Up strum 2or 3string
The tick string or lowing string
Hard,soft...
Top,top,Bottom...
This so incredibly helpful. I'm learning to play the guitar later in life, so having your help to identify the issues that I'd have to slowly and painfully discover on my own--if I ever did--is immensely helpful. Thank you.
Happy to help!
I use a 3mm Dunlop Stubby triangular pick, what I do, I smooth the ends rounder with either emery paper or some sandpaper and finish it off with fine sandpaper or emery paper, so the ends are nice and smooth and rounder. I seem to get a nice smooth sound strumming and lead playing . Try it out. Takes a while to adjust to the thick gauge, definitely try a 3mm round edge pick and shape the ends more rounder and smoother. With the thickness of the pick and the shaping of the ends, you get a quality smooth sound.
I am going to try a 5mm pick and do the same round and smooth the ends of the pick, see what occurs, see if it's any different.
Wow, that's a thick pick!
Hi Lauren, Your lesson videos are so helpful to me. Along the lines of this one, I am trying to find lesson and a simplified version of Peet Townsand's 'Let my love open the door to your heart'. Can you do one on that please? Thank you.
Thanks for watching! For your song request, please submit it to this form: www.laurenbateman.com/faq/
Great lesson, Lauren! I have recently been trying different picks and have moved to a thinner pick looking to get rid of that harsh sound. Thank you so much!
Glad it was helpful!
Man I just really freaking love you. I thought it had to be straight I was so frustrated I used my thumb instead for so long. Diagonally!
Thanks for watching!
I am a beginner just retired and your lessons are brilliant clear and still the point. The music diagrams are very helpfull well done sorry need to practice Colin Jersey Island near to France
You're very welcome!
Thanks Lauren Just when I thought “I got it” you make me keep learning with strumming w pick patterns thanks
Happy to help!
Lauren can you please go over the strumming pattern you played at 2:19? ❤❤❤❤
I'm doing your 7-level lessons. You are exactly right...I play with my pic to tight. This was an eye opener for sure. Thank you so much.
You are so welcome!
Thx Lauren . I hv been learning guitar for 3 months but not progress much ， after watching your channel , I got more confident now . Practice makes perfect . I need to practice more 💪🏻💪🏻
That's great! Keep on practicing 😀
I really enjoy your teaching style, thank you!
You're very welcome!
This is a terrific tutorial as I feel not enough attention is paid to the importance of making the strumming sound more professional on the vast majority of other tutorials I've seen and yours explains it perfectly to me. A very concise and enjoyable upload
Gary I appreciate that. Thank you!
Well I'm learning guitar from youtube for a long time...but when I found one of Yours video...it was awesome...and now I'm doing much better from before..just thanks to you ❤️
Awesome! Thank you!
I saw a video when I first began my guitar that suggested that I hold my pick downward at a 45 degree angle while I strum. So I tried it, but all it did was make a zipper sound across the strings. It didn't sound like a strum at all. I still struggle with strumming, and I'm horrible at up strums for some reason. I don't really know why I'm struggling with something that seems so simple, but I'm still working at it. I need to work on gliding as you've suggested here, so I've gotten some softer picks. I also finally got a capo, so now I can follow all of your lessons.
Congrats on the capo! You will find your strumming will get better as your wrist, forearm and shoulder loosen up.
Thank you for the tip about upstrokes honestly, I always cant pinpoint why my strumming sounds so awful and seems to clash. The hitting a few strings tips totally makes a lot of sense
Glad it was helpful!
Superb lesson, it's all about putting your own feeling and emotion into a song, not just random strumming of chords, similar to singing a song not just saying the words
Thank you!
What goooood is it to follow ur instructions!!!! Recently I am with u & it has been enjoyable!!!!
Thank you!
A lot of people think I play like 2 people at the same time,but my technique wasn't overnight, it took a year on acoustic guitar to get to that point, is it my guitar yes and no,yes it's a $3k guitar but I went through 12 other guitars to get to that point,my first acoustic was from a pawn shop in Atlanta, 100 bucks,wrote 32 songs on it,But I soon discovered a whole world of different acoustic guitars when I went to the guitar center,I saw 2400.00 taylor,I wanted to clean houses wipe walls down mop floors whatever, I had to have that guitar and I had a good fulltime job,I wanted that guitar now,!!!🤗 I'm glad I waited for my Taylor builders Edition 324ce,I was armed and ready!!! HEY!!!....Mrs Bateman🥰🥰🥰
Oh wow, congrats on your Taylor. That's awesome. So happy for you. Great guitar, love mine. And thank you for sharing you insights here. Guitar isn't an overnight success kind of thing. Takes time and practice.
Lauren: I do really well strumming the guitar with my thumb,(that's how I learned). But, I don't get the acoustic sound I'm after. I've been trying to master the pick. I'm still having quite a bit of a challenge with it. Thanks for sharing this video. I'll give your suggestions a try, I'm working hard to overcome this obstacle. Keep your awesome video lessons coming. Tommy
Tommy, whatever works for you. 😊
@Lauren Bateman Lauren, what I'm saying is that I want to transition to using the pick. I'd be satisfied to use it half as good as you do. I've learned a lot from you. I appreciate your approach. I am looking forward to more content. Thanks for all that you do.
Wow, this really made a difference. Thanks! Coming up on our 40th wedding anniversary next year and would love to play my wife our wedding song Billy Joel - Just the way you are. Any chance you can do a video on that song?
That's great. I was doing Only The Good Die Young earlier today. I can't make any promises because I have a lot of songs in the pipeline, but I will definitely try.
Can't believe I only just found this vid of yours Lauren, I have pick and loud strumming shyness you could say, I Think these exersizes will be very constructive for my conference and skill. Thank you.
Jason, glad you found me and happy to help.
Hi Lauren....thank you for your guitar lessons, can you show more of your strumming lessons please
Yes, search Lauren Bateman strumming on UA-cam
I have found that the best pick is me to play loud and soft is the Jim Dunlop Nylon .88M size. Cheers
Nice. I like the .88 Dunlop Tortex.
Omg! U nailed it😱 been wondering why do i sound so harsh when im strumming 🤣 you are the only one that actually break it down to how to strumm properly. Thanks alot! Ive been binwatching almost all your vids. Im a 2 months beginner. You’re Awesome!!!
Glad to have helped you!!!
43 years old, new to guitar and enjoying your videos
Thanks Lauren , I really love your guitar lessons, they are soo nice and easy to understand, for me I am still new begginer I would like to know more about playing guitar .
Hey Bismark, that's fantastic. I'm glad that you found this super helpful.
Guitar playing like a conversation. Great metaphor for the way to strum. Thank you very much.
Glad you liked it!
Gurur brahma gurur Vishnu gurur devo Maheshwara gurur saakshaat para brahma tasmai Sri guruave namaha...... thank you so much for teaching us so beautifully 💚
You're welcome!
I'm not using a plectrum, just my fingers. Wrist is flexible, am taking really long to get going. It's good fun. You are good at teaching
Dione, thank you!
Thanks for that Lauren. Some more very useful tips. Like all beginners i tend to strum to robustly which makes me conscious of the overbearing sound I'm making. This can be off-putting. I keep thinking my neighbour will come to my door. 😫. I do find all your videos very useful because they keep me motivated. Thanks 👍
Keep at it Paul. You will continue to get better over time.
You're the only one who explains how to strum in the internet.. Thank you very much sorry for my bad English. I'm a beginner and I want to thank you. I learning at home and I play most the time with fingers (i try) because with pick is my guitar too loud.. I'm frustrated cause I can't play loud. In this video I've learned I can be silent also with pick. Thank you
Happy to help!
Hi MS Bateman, I have trouble with keeping my finger straight. I always have the 1st finger bending down a little bit. How can I make that finger and my other fingers? Stay straight on the court question. Mark thank you for all you do for beginner guitar lessometimes. I want to say that you make it quite easy and interesting. Thank you again .
Steve😊
You are welcome!
Thanks for the lesson, I have a big problem with the quality of my strumming, and I´m sure this exercise will help me to fix it
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Hey Wagner, check out these videos. Hope it helps
Simple guitar strumming patterns: ua-cam.com/video/GrvgzfDOJdQ/v-deo.html
How to improve timing and up strums: ua-cam.com/video/8__uTiENRBY/v-deo.html
Very helpful, and all those “before” strums sounds like me😩. Thank-you!
You got this!
Wow, great to learn more about the techniques to be a really good player! Thank you!!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Dynamics in action: Check out Matt Anderson “Ain’t No Sunshine” Live at the Pearl Theatre. Matt is a master of using dynamics!
Awesome. Thanks for the suggestion.
This is very helpful and my neighbors will appreciate it too! Thanks Lauren. I have a song request. How about a David Gray tune like "Babylon" , "Sail Away," or "Please Forgive Me"?
Hey Gordon, great recommendation. I get lots of song requests so I cannot guarantee that I will get to it, but I will definitely add it to my list
If I don't play for a week, I need to warm up more to hit the strings I'm aiming for. Most of my favorite songs don't have full strumming. It's a feel. I'm trying to get rid of my pick noise.
You got this!
Can you do a lesson on finger picking?
Here is a beginner practice exercise: ua-cam.com/video/gkSavlbDPek/v-deo.html
I do have a full mini course: www.laurenbateman.com/course
Here is a finger picking playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PL10FTzm-zsiLp8RX0J1cpgbG7AYrq2Cgm.html
Thankyou
@@corky1548 you got it
I love fingerpicking😩 hahaha
Thank you Lauren
I'm 52 and learning guitar .I play electric guitar.will your stunning pattern work on electric? U are a good teacher
Hi Donald, they will, but I recommend making sure you have a very clean guitar tone on your amp if you're using one. Anything with distortion will not sound good at all.
Rank beginner…5-6 weeks in. Sort of sensed, learned the thing about the pick angle but you’re the first one I e heard teach this. I didn’t have confidence in what I felt must be right! Thank you
I’m going to watch this video 100x
You're so welcome!
Ken yes watch at over and over. You always watch lessons 2-3 times.
Learned something new for my strumming,Thank you Lauren!
You are welcome 😊
Really enjoy your teaching of the guitar, just picked up the guitar back in July 2019' been wanting to learn for yrs decided to just to do ,and I'm enjoy the lessons and the instrument.
Hey Mike, that's awesome. So happy to help you
Excellent. Explanation. Addressed one of my problems
Glad it helped!
Great lesson! I learned more from this 8 minute video than I feel like I've learned in years on my own or with a guitar teacher! You have a really good way of breaking things down to the basics that is hard to capture in guitar instruction videos or that guitar teachers seem to gloss over. Now I KNOW why my guitar strumming has sounded bad in the past compared to other players who picked up the same guitar: the strumming dynamics. Thanks for the great lesson, I may very well sign up for more :)
Ron you're welcome. I'm not a university trained musician so I have a slightly different perspective one teaching. Glad my videos help you.
@@LaurenBateman I like your teaching style. It works for me😊
Very helpful things to know. Thanks, Lauren!
You're so welcome!
Great tips. Thank you. Love the picture in picture. Helps me out immensely!
Glad it was helpful!
So I come back 4months later and learn so much more from you dear Lauren
Glad to have you back.
Thankyou so very much for helping me with guiter lessons how to pick your guiter I always love playing the guitar 🎸 but I played it to loud didn't know how to do the picking .
Rock on!
My up strum is so stiff. This video is helpful. Thanks Lauren! 👍 Practice makes perfect, or better. Ha!
You're so welcome!
As always brilliant presentation, how long would you suggest a beginner should be playing before trying DYNAMICS?
Really depends on the student but you can start working on soft and hard after 1-2 months of strumming.
I found by relaxing my wrist and getting a more fluid movement, I was able to play the intro to "That Will Be The Day" by Buddy Holly. I have more confidence now. :)
Yes!!!!!
Great video! I think this will help me. I sound terrible and I am strumming way to hard. Thank you.
You can do it!
Really enjoyed this video.. I love your down to earth videos. I am not exactly a newbie but definitely not seasoned and learning so many wonderful tips and tricks. Bravo!
Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks Lauren. I was looking for this exact information.
Glad it was helpful!
I have watched a lot of videos and I'm super impressed with your teaching style. Keep up the great work!
Thank you!
Thanks so much, I have way to go. Truly incredible learning about strumming. Show more on strumming
Hi Sucoro, thank you so much for watching the video. You could also check out my Simple guitar strumming patterns: ua-cam.com/video/GrvgzfDOJdQ/v-deo.html
Thanks for this teaching Lauren..really helped me
Hey Violet, glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful
Really enjoyed this lesson. Thanks again! 🤘🎸
You got it T 🙂
Bateman wear Superman.... Your tutorial is so good, easy to understand hard concept, Thanks
You're welcome!
Lauren your a great teacher I love the lessons please keep them going
Will do!!!
You make my Songwriting endeavors more rewarding❤😊
Lauren this is kind of off subject but can you please explain the importance of learning first position. I am over 60 and I am taking guitar lessons. Total beginner.here, but in the beginning my instructor stressed the importance of first position and since I haven't been able to master that I have developed some kind of a mental block and I can't move forward. I also wanted to mention that I bought a parlour size guitar thinking it would help my playing but it really hasn't. I am really enjoying your lessons thanks so much!
Isabel, first position is referred to as the first 3 frets of the guitar. Your instructor is right. We also call this open position because the chords learned at this point are open, not barred. Barre chords are very difficult for beginner to learn. Learn your open chords first, A, Am, C, D, Dm, E, Em, Fmaj7, G and you will be able to play many songs.
@@LaurenBateman oh thank you so much!!
loving your lessons Lauren. I'm a beginner but started doing stage stuff at our local jam club. Only then did I learn the need to mute strings when going electric !!! I think this would be good to do with beginners like me as I had to change my technique a little to adapt and I'm a slow learner (age 63!!)
Yes muting strings is very important on electric.
@@LaurenBateman impressed that I got a comment. you really are a great teacher.
So glad I found you! You’re a great teacher and have a nice style. Thanks for your help.
You are so welcome!
Wonderful ! You are very good in teaching !
Thank you! 😃
That was helpful having trouble
With up strumming.
Glad it helped!
When I hold the pick lightly, it slips out of my fingers. Can't seem to find that happy medium yet. Great video though, thank you for sharing.
Dunlop Max Grip picks.
Thanks for this lesson. I need to improve my strumming. This lesson has been very helpful 😉.
You're very welcome!
Thanks Lauren, I'm a beginner guitarist and sometimes use a 1.0m pick to thick would you say. Keep up the great video lessons. 😀
For strumming that pretty thick. Power chords on electric sure, but acoustic, it can be.
i really like the way you share the idea, just like story telling way!
I am glad you like it!
Awesome lesson thank’s you a great tutor. I got a lot out of this 👍especially playing soft and getting louder.
Great to hear!
You are really super... i enjoy your lessons ... thank you for your simple way of teaching ❤
Thank you! 😃
brilliant - ive been so stuck and found these. this one very very helpful. I like the way you describe things thanks a lot
You're very welcome!
hey lauren, you have really helped me to play better, thank you
Glad to help
Thanks for the lesson Lauren! Will work on strumming especially the top and bottom strings tip to get more interesting sounds. Btw...I’ve been working hard on the finger pushups and other various finger exercises you teach and see it is really helping me so thanks for that too!🎸🎼👍
Happy to help!
Very nice lesson. Useful tips. Thanks
You are welcome!