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Once again, it's time for the FNGT!

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**Once again, it's time for the FNGT!** If you don't know how this works, [click this link](https://fngt.gq/index.php?page=intro). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down. **NOTE:** That site is by invitation only. If you want an invite, and you're a regular participant, then just ask Crazy, or myself. If you do know what's going on, you probably don't need to click that link - but you may want to, to make sure you know of the other features, such as the archive or a separate forum that's invite only. Remember, we are guests here on Poal. Let's act like it. If you're interested in supporting Poal, then [you can donate](https://poal.co/donate).

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Hes trying but his hands are still small. Hes very small for his age but his mind is sharp and knows what he wanta his hands to do. If i keep him from damaging his hands he will be the new gen blues man i promise u that

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Young is good. Almost the younger the better, though I'd probably not try to seriously teach a student until they were 8 (some kids sooner, some kids later). I've done my share of formal teaching for money, a couple of times right out of a guitar store booth.

Now's a good time to show them that they don't have to press hard on the frets. The lighter they can press on the frets to make a note ring true, the better. Learning a light touch now will save a couple of years of fixing it later in life. Pretty much everyone I hear without formal instruction is pressing the frets too hard - and I'm guilty of doing so myself.

It's easier to learn good habits than it is to correct bad habits. <-- That's very important.

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easy is what im trying to teach him though he watchs me play and sees heavy handed and im trying explain im ol school and hard habit to break lol. plus my hard labor job hurts my hands so very stiff fingers always. i og was going to grab a 3/4 guitar classico but guy at guitar store req a uke to start for the light touch. if ya ever been to GJ CO he best thing around best selection and been here a long time. good advice though the young folk dont quite understand my brute lang i shocked them first few times but i guess they figured i was jist very black white ya know. my brain dont filter much ive learned see between lines on a bit of stuff over years but new things naw you got show me lol and it might stick might not. so bad habits im focusing stoping in my boy so he can be pure he gets lots of good music lol. folk country western soiuthern rock classic rock some newer rock <<< yikes jist very little some lol.

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I never think about how hard I am pressing the strings down.

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If you listen carefully, you can tell when someone is. They'll pull the note slightly out of tune.You should be using the least amount of pressure possible - which is not an easy task for some folks.