Susan Johnston

A very long time ago, I played classical guitar (not well and not for long) and have the training/habit of keeping my left thumb in the middle of the back of the neck. As I work, now, with a stiffer steel-string, on the E family chords, I’m not clear on what to do with my left thumb. I’m starting to feel pain in the lowest joint and wonder if I am pressing too hard, in the wrong position,…Read More

I’ve been a vocalist forever, so I understand notes when they happen one at a time. But as I age out of serious singing, I’d like to be able to play an instrument. So, I have a 33-string lever harp, a steel string guitar and time to learn and practise.  I’m pretty much a beginner at both.

When I started to play the harp, I realized that the “chords” I think I know on the guitar are just…Read More