This episode celebrates 75 years of the Fender Telecaster, a legendary guitar that has left its mark on countless genres and iconic moments in music history. Paul Andrews dives deep into the Telecaster’s origins, its revoluti...
In this insightful episode, Paul Andrews tackles a question every guitar beginner faces: What’s truly the hardest part about practicing guitar? Drawing on real experiences shared by the Beginner Guitar Academy community, he e...
In this week's episode, Paul Andrews dives into a fundamental topic for guitar beginners: what sets a riff, a lick, and a solo apart? Understanding these building blocks is essential for learning songs, improving improvisatio...
Welcome to the final instalment of January Jamming! This week, Paul Andrews wraps up the series with a deep dive into how to shift your mindset from thinking like a guitarist to thinking like a musician while jamming. If you ...
This week, Paul Andrews explores one of the most common struggles guitarists face: how to practice jamming in a way that leads to real improvement, rather than just filling time. If you’ve ever found yourself noodling over a ...
In this episode, Paul Andrews dives into one of the most common mistakes guitarists make when jamming: the belief that you need to be soloing all the time. Whether you’re jamming with others or with a backing track at home, u...
In this episode, Paul Andrews digs deep into one of the most common questions beginner guitarists ask: “I know lots of scales, so why doesn’t my lead playing or improvisation sound musical?” If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by...
Welcome to the first episode of 2026! In this episode, Paul Andrews kicks off "Jamming Month" with practical advice on why most guitar jams—whether solo or group—tend to stall or feel unmusical, and how you can overcome those...
In this bonus episode, Paul Andrews announces the launch of the January Practice-a-thon challenge at Beginner Guitar Academy! The Practice-a-thon kicks off Thursday, January 1st, and is designed to set the tone for a producti...
In this episode, Paul Andrews dives deep into the most common frustrations faced by beginner guitarists. Whether you're picking up the instrument for the first time or you've been working at it for a while, these struggles ar...
In this festive episode, Paul Andrews guides you through three must-know Christmas songs for beginner guitarists. Building on last year’s list, this 2025 edition covers “Feliz Navidad,” “Last Christmas,” and “Rockin’ Around t...
Welcome to the festive edition of Beginner Guitar Academy! As we kick off December, Paul Andrews shares a comprehensive gift guide for beginner guitarists, perfect for Christmas wishlists or for anyone shopping for a guitar-l...
In this episode, Paul Andrews tackles a common challenge faced by many guitarists: how to keep developing as a musician when an injury or surgery keeps you away from the guitar. Inspired by a question from student Jim Fochs (...
In this episode, Paul Andrews dives deep into the topic of free guitar lessons, exploring whether learning guitar from platforms like YouTube is truly “good enough” for beginners. He discusses the pros and cons of free online...
This week, Paul dives into the essential "Basic Eight" beginner open chords every guitarist needs to know. Whether you’re just starting out or want to refine your chord technique, this episode gives you a clear roadmap for le...
In this episode, Paul Andrews tackles one of the most common questions among beginner guitarists: Should you start learning on an electric or acoustic guitar? Drawing from his experience, student feedback, and a recent questi...
In this episode, Paul Andrews tackles a common beginner guitarist question: Should you keep a practice journal? Inspired by a post in the Beginner Guitar Academy community from Mark Old, Paul explores the pros and cons of tra...
In this episode, Paul explores the most common reasons why so many aspiring guitarists never quite get started or give up too soon, despite having a lifelong dream to play the guitar. He debunks major myths that hold people b...
In this week’s episode, Paul Andrews goes back to basics to tackle one of the trickiest and most important chord changes for beginner guitarists: moving from the C chord to the G chord. He breaks down why this chord change ma...
This week, Paul dives deep into the emotional ups and downs of learning guitar, inspired by a heartfelt community post from member Baltazar. With Baltazar’s permission, Paul explores the realities of balancing progress, avoid...
In this episode, Paul Andrews breaks down the eight most common mistakes he sees beginner guitarists make and, most importantly, how you can avoid or fix them. If you feel like your guitar progress has stalled or you’re unsur...
In episode 253 of the Beginner Guitar Academy Podcast, Paul Andrews explores the powerful—yet often overlooked—concept of musical intervals. Whether you’re new to the guitar or looking to improve your musicianship, understand...
In this special bonus episode, Paul Andrews takes a break from the last two weeks’ exploration of the “10 albums every guitar player should listen to” and shines a light on five underrated, yet essential, guitar albums that d...
Episode Summary In this episode, Paul Andrews rounds out his two-part guide to the "10 Albums Every Guitar Player Should Listen To." Picking up from last week's list, Paul dives into the final five influential records that ha...
