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Sore Hands Solutions

September 8, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Blessings in His Name!

1. New Guitar Course is Ready!
2. Sore Hand Solutions

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NEW GUITAR COURSE IS READY! by Jean Welles
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The New Reading Notes and Music Theory Guitar
Course is now open. You can read about it and see
a video with some of the First Lesson.

Watch – Guitar Music Theory Video.

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SORE HAND SOLUTIONS
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Questions from you…

One of our Newsletter Family Members asked
about her hurting left hand. I thought it might
be helpful to talk about this in a Newsletter
since it’s not uncommon.

If your wrist every hurts, then you’re holding
the guitar wrong… if it’s the fingers… that goes
away. The wrist should be ‘slightly’ bent. If it’s
bent too much that puts stress on it.
You can elevate the neck higher so wrist isn’t as bent.

The other common reason for a sore hand is if
you squeeze the chords. It’s much better to ‘hang’
on the neck.

Then you’re using your larger arm muscle instead
of the tiny one on your hand. It takes a lot of ‘weight’
but not squeezing.

Try playing few chords without touching your thumb
to the neck. That will give you an idea of how to play
without squeezing. Then place the thumb on the neck,
but not with heavy pressure

Worship Him with all of you heart, because He
loves you with all of His!

God Bless,
Jean Welles
http://WorshipGuitarClass.com

11664 National Blvd. #275
Los Angeles, CA 90064
800-391-4780

He Is Risen!

September 8, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Blessings in His Name!

1. He is Risen!
2.The New Course
3. Helpful Website
4. From You

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HE IS RISEN!
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I LOVE Resurrection Sunday! What a wonderful hope
we have because Jesus has risen from the dead!

Who else is looking forward to our new bodies? Living
in a place with no more tears, no more pain, no more
ponzi schemes, no more lying, no wars, no hunger,
no injustice… none.

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THE NEW COURSE, by Jean Welles
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The new Reading Music and Music Theory Course is at:
http://worshipguitarclass.com/guitar-music-theory.html

There is a video there with part of lesson one. You can also
download the music for the first two lessons. It’s a 17 week
course available as streaming videos.

You will learn how to read all the notes on the guitar, how to
transpose songs into any key and also learn how to make
beautiful song arrangements.

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HELPFUL WEBSITE
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One of my friends showed me a very helpful website,
http://www.blueletterbible.org/

It has lots of Bible Translations, Bible Tools, Videos and
Audios from Bible Teachers on the books of the Bible.
It even has maps. Thought you might enjoy using this
useful website too.

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FROM YOU
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I’ve been getting very positive feedback from the new Reading
Music & Music Theory Guitar Course.

Hello Dear Sister in Christ,
I want to let you know this course could not be closer to what
I hoped for; the focus being on learning how to read and use music
for guitar. Terrific!

Even though only Christopher (our oldest son) and I are using
the course, I know our whole family will benefit from it eventually,
as we are more able to use what we learn, and hopefully arouse
the interest of some of the others in learning to play
the guitar. We have one precious daughter and four marvelous sons.
God be praised!

God bless you for following His leading in preparing and making
available this wonderful course. I have looked at the first five
lessons briefly in the ebook and am so excited about
learning everything that I can hardly wait!

Feeling better than a child with a new toy,
Christina Witmer

THANKS Christina!

Worship Him with all of your heart because
He loves you with all of HIS!

God Bless,
Jean Welles
http://WorshipGuitarClass.com

New Guitar Course

September 8, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Blessings in His Name!

1. A New Guitar Course
2. Worship Contest
3. In Closing

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A New Course
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Would you be interested in learning to read notes
on the guitar and in learning music theory too? I’m
thinking of producing a 17 week guitar course.

Many of you have expressed a desire to learn more
about music theory. But it’s easier to understand
it if you actually know the notes on the guitar.

Fred Noad’s book is an excellent book for learning
to read notes, but it’s not in a video format. I
think it’s easier to learn by hearing and seeing
the lessons. Plus, I like teaching with a Christian
perspective.

Live near Los Angeles? Am thinking of offering the
material in a class setting as well as over the Internet.

To make it affordable, was thinking of offering
the online class for $5 a lesson… or less.
Let me know if you are interested.

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WORSHIP CONTEST
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Congratulations to our winners Hannah Covington and
Kriya Herzog (Crow). Their guitars and lessons have
been sent. Thanks to all the song writers and
all of you who participated.

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IN CLOSING
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In the storms of life, Jesus is the only Solid Rock.
We’re experiencing storms this week in Southern
California. We even had a tornado yesterday, rare
for this area. We are well acquainted with
earthquakes, but tornados are rare.

When the rains stopped for a few hours yesterday,
looking out the window you could see massive white
clouds with brilliant rays of the sun beaming through.
Beautiful!

Worship Him with all of you heart, because He
loves you with all of His!

God Bless,
Jean Welles
http://WorshipGuitarClass.com

New Year Goals

September 8, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

Blessings in His Name!

1. A New Year
2. Worship Contest
3. From You
4. Relax
5. In Closing

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A NEW YEAR
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There is something nice about starting a ‘New Year.’
It’s a good time to ‘turn a new page’ in your life.
What would you like to change? How can we be more
like Christ? How can we be more thankful?
I posted a blog on ‘Goals for the New Year.’
http://jeanwelles.com

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WORSHIP CONTEST
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The contest ends at midnight, Jan 9th, PST. Thanks
for all of the people who shared their songs with
us and for all of you who have participated with
your votes and comments. The page is up at:
http://worshipguitarclass.com/contest2009.html

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FROM YOU
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I got this precious email from Wendy Young in
South Africa.

“Jean, my 8 year old has watched the DVD all day
and mastered the first lesson. He was particularly
touched with the “getting in tune with God” puppet
skit at the end and has asked me to write out the
prayer for him as he says he needs help to stop
doing “naughty” things.

Thank you for this tool to use in my home,
I pray God blesses you and your ministry
Wendy”

Don’t you just love the heart of this young boy?
The Worship Guitar Class for Kids program ends
with a gospel invitation through a puppet skit.
http://worshipguitarclass.com/kids-worship-guitar.html

Doreen is an accomplished organist/pianist. She
writes:

“Learning to play guitar has been such a blessing.
It got me singing and worshiping every day at home.
It’s really helped me draw nearer to the Lord.

You are a gifted teacher and your newsletters, tips
and videos have helped so much. I’m praising the
Lord for the gift He’s given us all through you.

With sincere appreciation,
Doreen”

I LOVED reading that she’s singing and worshipping
every day at home! Our God saved us to be in
relationship with HIM. How pleased He must be
when we make Him central in our lives!

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RELAX
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Yeas ago I went to a Master’s Class where the
teacher listened to each student, then had them play
their pieces again with a more relaxed face.

The results were amazing. Music in an expression
of your inner soul and when the excess tension is
gone, the music can come out more freely.

Relaxing your face helps you to relax your shoulders,
which helps your to relax your hands. You do need
energy for each pluck or strum, but the hands should be
relaxed between each pluck, strum or chord change.

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IN CLOSING
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We are God’s ‘instruments.’ He has a wonderful song
to sing through our lives. I love this quote from
Beth Moore, “When we trust our lives to the unseen
but ever-present God, He will write our lives into
His story and every last one of them will be a great
read. With a grand ending.”

Worship Him with all of you heart, because He
loves you with all of His!

God Bless,
Jean Welles
http://WorshipGuitarClass.com

Sore Hands Solutions

He Is Risen!

New Guitar Course

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