Link Topics

• Related to Your Music Mentor
• Music Education Centres/Examining Bodies
• Helpful Facebook Pages
• Tuning the Guitar
• Restringing a Guitar
• Songs with Guitar Chords & Lyrics (websites)

Tuning the Guitar

Restringing a Guitar

How to restring and tune an acoustic guitar

How to change strings on an acoustic guitar

How to change your electric guitar strings

How to change strings and tune your electric guitar  

How to change strings on a classical guitar

How to restring a classical guitar

How to change your acoustic guitar strings

Chordie

Chordify

Yalp.io

Ultimate Guitar Tabs

Songs with Guitar Chords & Lyrics (websites)

Guitar Tuna app (free)

Fender Online Guitar Tuner

How to tune an acoustic guitar for beginners

Tuning a classical guitar with electronic tuners

How to tune an electric guitar for beginners

Classical guitar tuning by ear

5 Different ways to tune the guitar by ear

The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music

The internationally established centre for graded music exams and diplomas (ABRSM) in practical musicianship/instrument skills and music theory.

www.abrsm.org

Trinity College London

An established centre for graded music exams and diplomas in practical musicianship/instrument skills and music theory (LTCL).

www.trinitycollege.com

University of West London

The centre for London College of Music (LCM) graded exams and diplomas in most instruments and music theory. Also affiliated to the Registry of Guitar Tutors (RGT) which offers qualifications in electric, bass, classical and acoustic guitar.

www.uwl.ac.uk

Registry of Guitar Tutors

Major centre for graded music exams and diplomas in electric, bass, acoustic and classical guitar. Its publication company, Books for Guitar (see below), also publishes a wide range of music and instructional material for various guitar styles.

www.rgt.org

Rockschool

A major centre for graded exams and diplomas in band-based instruments such as electric and bass guitar, drums and keyboard.

www.rslawards.com

Joe McGowan Official Website

Find out more about Joe’s personal and academic background, from the places he has studied and worked to his career as a music tutor and education writer.

www.joemcgowan-jowrimu.com

YouTube: Joe McGowan Music

jm-music

This is the brand name associated with Joe McGowan’s audio material, including educational videos and original compositions (and under whose label the CDs ‘Crossing the Boundaries’ and ‘Simply Guitar’ are released). See the associated YouTube channel.

jm-education

Initially established as a companion website for his fourth music book, How to pass National 5 Music, jm-education is now a hub of mainly musical resources produced by Joe McGowan for UK schools.

www.jm-education.com

Joe McGowan Books

This website is dedicated to Joe’s publications, which include music resources, academic textbooks, biography, fiction and children’s books.

www.joemcgowanbooks.com

Related to Your Music Mentor & Joe McGowan

For full syllabus information on each instrument, relevant publications and examination details (including exam timetables) click on website links

Music Education Centres/Examining Bodies

Classical Guitars & Guitarists

Discussion and video posts for classical guitarists of all levels of ability

Guitar & Guitarists!

Video posts and sharing for guitarists of all playing styles and levels of ability

All Music, Pop, Rock, Dance, Rap…

Popular music styles video, comment and discussion

Best of Classical Music

Videos, comment and discussion on classical music

Music on Facebook

Information on a wide variety of music

Fingerstyle Acoustic Guitar

Discussion and comment for acoustic and classical guitar players

Helpful Facebook Pages