// JavaScript Document var dt = new Date(); var day = dt.getDate(); switch(day) { case 1: tip.innerText="Keep your guitar covered when not in use. Extra care is needed during the humid season."; break; case 2: tip.innerText="Clean guitar strings regularly. Strings with dust particles and precipitation would degrade the vibrations of strings and suppress the sound quality"; break; case 3: tip.innerText="Try to avoid buying cheap guitars. Their lifetime would be less as compared to a good guitar. They are vulnerable to have irreparable damage after a certain time period."; break; case 4: tip.innerText="If a string breaks, prefer to change the entire set of strings. A combination of old and new strings would not output quality sound."; break; case 5: tip.innerText="Change your guitar string after a certain period of time. If playing jam sessions, then you must change it after 3 or 4 months. If plying less, then you can wait for some more time."; break; case 6: tip.innerText="Practice regularity. This is the only key to be a successful guitarist. Don't wait for a magical golden key."; break; case 7: tip.innerText="You can improve your performance technique by performing in front of a mirror. Watch yourself while you play. That will also bring up your confidence."; break; case 8: tip.innerText="Make realistic goals, day wise and week wise. Don't waste your energy and efforts by practicing beyond which is you are not aware of."; break; case 9: tip.innerText="A complete song might seem a hard nut to crack. Break the entire song into small chunks. Practice these small pieces individually till you feel confident. Then merge these pieces and play the entire song."; break; case 10: tip.innerText="Not getting the exercise done even after trying too hard. Relax! Give yourself a break. Rest for the day. Start up the next day. You would see noticeable difference."; break; case 11: tip.innerText="Oh Nails! Especially girls! If you have mind set for playing guitar then you need to sacrifice your long beautiful nails. Either opt for beautiful hands or hands performing beautiful music."; break; case 12: tip.innerText="Do not play too hard on fingerboard just after cutting nails. Some times it may cause pain due to over cutting of nails. You might have noticed pain when we accidentally over cut nails."; break; case 13: tip.innerText="Keep your guitar at a safe place. It should not be at a place from where it is more likely to damage. Avoid placing it on height, behind door, on window etc."; break; case 14: tip.innerText="If you are not able to tune your guitar, then take help from an expert. Over tuning the strings may cause irreparable damage to your instrument."; break; case 15: tip.innerText="Hear more and more music everyday to play guitar more sensibly."; break; case 16: tip.innerText="Practice to be a performer from day one. Play in front of yourself, in front of your family members. Perform in front of your friends. Grow gradually this way."; break; case 17: tip.innerText="If you are not sure then take someone along with you to purchase a guitar. You need to be very careful while selecting a good sounding and non defective instrument."; break; case 18: tip.innerText="Record while you play. Listen to your recordings repeatedly. That will help you to analyze your playing skills."; break; case 19: tip.innerText="Keep a chronological record of your learning. Later it would help you to analyze your improvement over a period of time."; break; case 20: tip.innerText="Always keep a spare set of strings and some spare plectrums. If anything goes wrong then you would not required to run to the music store for these small accessories."; break; case 21: tip.innerText="Your body language speaks a lot about your playing. If your body posture is not good or you are not holding guitar properly, it would reflect you as an amateur."; break; case 22: tip.innerText="Never think that your fingers are too small to learn guitar. Anybody with normal fingers and average intelligence can learn guitar."; break; case 23: tip.innerText="There are certain skills in guitar playing that you would develop gradually."; break; case 24: tip.innerText="If you want to amplify the sound of acoustic guitar, then always prefer to buy guitar having a pick-up. Amplification of acoustic would not produce quality output of an electric guitar."; break; case 25: tip.innerText="The accessories you must buy while buying a guitar includes a guitar cover, guitar strap, connecting cable to amplify the output, additional plectrums, a tuner and an additional set of strings."; break; case 26: tip.innerText="There is an amazing fact that two guitars of the same make, same company, same size or even manufactured by same craftsman or assembly will hardly produce same sound."; break; case 27: tip.innerText="Make habit of writing what you have learned. That will help you to recall easily if you play that lesson after a long period of time."; break; case 28: tip.innerText="Whatever you do, don't be discouraged because playing the guitar is isn't quite easy as you expected it to be before you took the plunge. If you feel so then give rest to your hands and mind and start after some time with new energy."; break; case 29: tip.innerText="If you are feeling a bit down, then think of your favorite guitarist and remind yourself that he was once at precisely the same stage you are now. And after all, he is only human."; break; case 30: tip.innerText="A stupid question: In how many days I would be a good guitarist? Smart answer: Wait till you take your last breathe."; break; case 31: tip.innerText="No one can teach you how to play guitar - but they can help you to learn. If you are going to play guitar then you are the only one to do the work. If you want to see heaven then you would have to die."; break; }