Formerly a programmer and analyst for Johnson & Johnson: Personal Products, Inc, John F. Abate now works as the sole owner of Wintrack, Marketforce, and Success Publishers, LLC. John F. Abate likes to spend his personal time playing guitar.
For new guitarists, the majority of their practice takes place in the sitting position. While this may allow you to peak over the neck of the guitar and see what your fingers are doing, you should consider mixing things up and standing while you practice.
If you aspire to one day play in a band or even just to play for a few friends, you will eventually need to learn to play while standing. Once you try, you will see that it is totally different from sitting. While standing, you can no longer hunch your back to peak over the neck of your guitar. Standing will help you to play by feel and memory instead of having to constantly look and see if your fingers are in the right place.
To play standing, you will need a guitar strap. Electric guitars usually come with two endpins on either side of the guitar to connect the body and the neck to your strap. Most acoustic guitars only have one, meaning you will need to use a strap button, thick string, or shoestring to connect the strap to your guitar’s headstock.
