Guitar teachers? - Page 2

lac29

United States1485 Posts

May 17 2010 05:24 GMT

#21

Don't listen to the ppl who say to go the self-taught over getting a good teacher ... they are in the minority of those who learn that way. To teach yourself any instrument takes a lot of self-motivation and even some natural talent as well as a buttload of free time. It's a lot easier for I'd say 90% of ppl who want to learn the guitar to actually find a good teacher (really doesn't have to be an amazing teacher).

AnodyneSea

Jamaica757 Posts

May 17 2010 12:07 GMT

#22

I took guitar lessons at first and my teacher was really awful, I didn't learn any theory and he just showed me where to put my hands and gave me tabs. It was quite brutal and made me want to quit playing. I decided to quit lessons and teach myself. I'm basically a self taught guitar player, but I would still recommend a teacher. You just need to find the right teacher, I started to take theory lessons again last year and there's no way I could learn that stuff on my own by reading (I guess watching youtube might help). Also my progress was slow, it took me years to play at the level I wanted because I wasn't practicing properly and regularly (I play mostly metal). I think it comes down to what you want to do with the guitar and how far you want to go.

awesomeopossum

United States72 Posts

May 17 2010 16:49 GMT

#23

On May 17 2010 13:03 Kyuukyuu wrote:
Hmm, I guess I dream of playing guitar to an appreciable level, enough to play songs and/or solos from my favourite artists (which are mostly 80's-90's rock. Always wanted to learn Don't Talk to Stranger's solo, RIP Dio

In this case, definitely focus on electric guitar and using a pick to begin with.

ella_guru

Canada1741 Posts

May 17 2010 17:52 GMT

#24

Yep, pick up some plastic if you want to be like your heros and play their tunes!

Feel free to PM / post here with questions.

Lisk

Latvia376 Posts

May 17 2010 19:14 GMT

#25

I'm self taught 100%.
Someone to set you straight and explain you the basics really helps when you're totally clueless and just starting.
Learn some of your favorite songs, work on your technique and actually being able to play something at start. This should be fun and give you motivation to progress further.
Starting with theory is so fucking boring. Learning theory once you can actually play something is actually interesting. Many "ooooh!" moments. : )

Comeh

United States18919 Posts

May 17 2010 22:38 GMT

#26

Guitar Teachers can be a totally great way to learn a lot of basics and things that would take a long time to learn by yourself. Unfortunately, it is completely dependent on the quality of your teacher - a great one can help you a lot, while a bad one can make you feel bored. All in all, it will come down to you practicing a ton to become good at guitar - if you don't practice, then a teacher really won't matter. A good teacher can inspire a player to play more, however, and practice things that are worthy of practicing.
(begin with a pick, IMO, and then you can move to finger picking and hybrid picking later. Pick is a good beginner way of starting guitar and helps build up basic techniques rather then over-complicating things)

red_b

United States1267 Posts

May 17 2010 23:41 GMT

#27

make sure your teacher has good pitch.

I didnt like it because all we ever did was learn songs and that's like going to a math class and only doing problems without going over the proofs/theory which is fine for some people but not how I personally learn best. But Ill be damned, I learned a LOT anyway.

As for the play what you like crowd, I suggest learning classical guitar from a teacher with a SOLID grasp on theory if you ever want to be good. Even though I dont play much anymore (my desire comes and goes) compositional skills I learned really do help.

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