I need some help regarding taking guitar lessons through a teacher?
So, I have an electric guitar and an amp. I was thinking of learning through the intenet. Then people told me that taking guitar lessons through a private teacher is far more benefitial. I checked out the websites of some guitar schols near my house. They said that there will be 1 one hour class every week. How much can they teach you in 1 hour? seriously? I read a review on the website of a guy who said that he was playing "killer" guitar in just 6 months.How’s that possible with just 24 classes, i.e, 24 hours? Plz help me out….are they really worth it or should i learn through the internet???
i might have to go against the crowd here….from personal experience i can tell you that in the initial stages it is better to learn stuff from the internet…u need some good materials for that..need to know good websites (not that "become a killer guitarist in 6 months bullshit.." those are lame)…you’ll get them if u do some thorough research….but it’s definitely more efficient if u learn through the internet initially…if u go to a teacher they spend lots of time with chords and n all that…obviously its very important but i think u get the hang of chord shapes/progression better(and a lot quicker) if u do it yourself..
once u get the hang of chords, a few scales and u develop some speed u can approach a teacher who’ll help u find your own style/voice…basically to nurture you…
here’s a very good website for beginners
http://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa071200a.htm
Get a teacher. It’s not about how fast you can learn, but about finding your own personal style and techniques. Most of those internet things where people say they’re playing killer guitar in 6 months are scams. If you invest in lessons and gradually get better, you’ll be a much better player
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Yeah I would imagine that dude saying he can play killer guitar in 6 months was talking a WHOLE load of crap. It’s not possible, although you can still be playing some pretty neat songs in 6 months time
You can actually learn a lot in an hour, providing you have a good teacher & you’re willing to try your best. I would definitely recommend guitar lessons with a real teacher for at least the first 6 months or so, it’s just not the same with the internet. I mean you can’t ask that website to phrase something differently when you don’t understand, you dig?
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any more than an hour will get a bit overwhelming, the idea is to practice what you’ve learned on your own, then go back for another lesson, if you try and learn too much too fast it will go in one ear and out the other,
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i might have to go against the crowd here….from personal experience i can tell you that in the initial stages it is better to learn stuff from the internet…u need some good materials for that..need to know good websites (not that "become a killer guitarist in 6 months bullshit.." those are lame)…you’ll get them if u do some thorough research….but it’s definitely more efficient if u learn through the internet initially…if u go to a teacher they spend lots of time with chords and n all that…obviously its very important but i think u get the hang of chord shapes/progression better(and a lot quicker) if u do it yourself..
once u get the hang of chords, a few scales and u develop some speed u can approach a teacher who’ll help u find your own style/voice…basically to nurture you…
here’s a very good website for beginners
http://guitar.about.com/library/weekly/aa071200a.htm
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I highly recommend a DVD called "Fender Presents - Getting started on electric guitar with Keith Wyatt"
It’s 50 short lessons. I found it to be a real wealth of knowledge, and you can take it at your own pace and revise as often as you like.
The only real advantage of an actual music teacher is they can correct your mistakes. So in the end I’d recommend the DVD with the odd real lesson here and there to make sure your not developing bad habits.
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http://www.amazon.com/Fender-Presents-Getting-Electric-Beginners/dp/B0000639G7