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Basic Guitar Lessons and Learning Techniques - The Seven Best Sources
By J M Jones
The Seven Best Sources of Basic Guitar Lessons and Guitar Learning
Techniques.
You're a beginner, and you want basic guitar lessons to start you off.
But you're confused by all the choices: which would be the best guitar
learning technique?
Guitar lessons are like anything else: there are two ways of learning ,
and they're not the hard way or the easy way, nor are they my way or
the highway. No, they're teach yourself, or get a teacher.
Let's look at teachers first. They come in four guises, and some are
more effective than others. The more effective, the more
expensive--usually.
The cheapest and probably least effective guitar lessons you can get
are from a friend. I don't say that to be disrespectful to anyone's
playing abilities, but simply to point out that unless that friend
plays by the book and is a qualified teacher, you'll probably pick up
any bad habits they have. They're also not likely to be available to
give guitar lessons on a regular basis, and may either become impatient
when you don't pick things up fast enough, or may just let things
slide, allowing you to form bad habits of your own. So your basic
guitar lessons will remain just that--basic. The cost is good,
though--usually nothing.
You may be fortunate enough to be still at school with guitar lessons
available there. If so, take them. You'll get a qualified teacher,
weekly classes, and fellow pupils to swap notes with (and maybe even
get together to play with!) after your guitar lessons.
Night school is the next most effective and cheap source. It differs
from school because you have to make the effort to go after a day's
work. That usually means you've other things going on in your
life--things that may intrude. Not only that, class size will probably
be large, so you'll have less input about what you want to learn. And
there's usually only two levels--basic guitar lessons, then improvers.
The cost as an hourly rate will be very reasonable, though.
A professional teacher is the most expensive option. A good one will
bring out the best in you, may encourage you to take grades, but will
get frustrated if you don't practice. If you have money, time, and are
prepared to put the work in, this is one of the most effective routes
to take, because they'll correct any bad habits, and your guitar
lessons are one-to-one. Obviously, you can save a little if you get
your basic guitar lessons at, say, night school first.
If you can't afford a professional teacher, and you don't have
evening/school classes or a friend handy, the second guitar learning
technique is to teach yourself. You've three possible options.
You can buy guitar tutors fairly cheaply at most guitar shops, or
online. They used to come in book form, but increasingly incorporate
CDs and DVDs. There's a one-off cost, non-refundable, and you progress
at your own pace.
Once you've got past the basic guitar lessons in these tutors, you
might decide the best way to teach yourself is to play your favourite
songs by ear. So you listen to them over and over, work out the chords,
then play. The advantage of this technique is that it'll give you
confidence, and if you mess up, no one will know. It's also
cheap--presumably you've already paid for the music.
Also, there are fan sites online where you can download lyrics and
sheet music to your favourite songs, thus saving you the time of doing
it yourself.
Finally, there's the online course. For the cost of a few guitar
lessons with a professional teacher you can get a course aimed at your
level of proficiency. There are anything from basic guitar lessons
online to advanced jazz. The courses usually come with a money-back
guarantee, too, which is not true of the other methods. Another
advantage is that you learn whenever it's convenient--teachers are
available only at certain times of the day.
So there you have it--the seven basic guitar lessons sources: a friend,
school lessons, night school, a professional teacher, a book or course,
learning by ear, or an online course.
Which is best?
Depends on how serious you are, how much time you can devote to
practice, and what you want to achieve.
If you're just starting, it might be best to go for the cheapest, most
basic guitar lessons you can. That way, if you don't persevere, you
haven't lost much.
If you do persevere, and you want to get really good, you'll eventually
want to consider a professional teacher.
Wherever you want your journey to take you, I hope you get there and
have fun travelling!
About the Author
J M Jones (the Guitar Dog) helps you go from beginning guitarist to intermediate. Get the building blocks for your guitar success: to receive your free online guitar lessons, visit: Free basic guitar lessons online!.
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