Filed Under (Random Thought) by Frank on 25-03-2009
I recently subscribed to a podcast entitled “60-Second Psych“. Psychology is among one of my many interests. In the list of previous podcasts, I cam across a podcast entitled “Musicians Think Differently from the Rest of us“.
This was fascinating to me as both a fan of music and someone who is trying to learn to play an instrument. It also helps me understand why learning guitar has been so much more challenging than most of my other endeavor… Click the play button to listen to the podcast.
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The original script and the recording itself can be found at: http://www.sciam.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=musicians-think-differently-from-th-08-10-06
IG of IG Blog pointed out that (at the time of his writing) “five guitar lesson podcasts are included in the current list of top 20 podcasts.” While this is interesting information unto itself, it does point out that iTunes and podcasts are quickly becoming a worthwhile resource to consult when looking for Learn-Guitar material.
For those of you who may not be familiar with the concept of a podcast, it is similar to a radio segment but it is pre-recorded and distributed through the internet. Some people (including myself) also consider them a type of “recorded blog.” In case you are not familiar with the concept of a blog, you are reading one. 
If you have iTunes installed on your computer, you can subscribe to these podcasts and then listen to them from your computer. Furthermore, if you have a iPod you can then sync iTunes and the iPod and listen to the podcast on your hand held iPod.
Returning to the topic of podcasts as a Learn-Guitar aid: One problem that you might face when it comes to using these free Podcast is, you basically get what you pay for. Keep in mind that this isn’t always the case but also, that they are free… However, as the five on the top twenty are tributes to, there are good ones out there. You may just need to try a few to find one that fits you. I’d suggest that you start with the podcasts on the top twenty list.
I’ve listened to a few but don’t really have any to recommend at this time. Of course, if I ever find one I’d shurely pass it on. (Oh, and I’ve not checked out the aforementioned podcasts yet.)
