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The Pros & Cons Of Guitar Lessons For Beginners:
By John Sizemore
The guitar is the most popular instrument to learn in the world. Why do you suppose that is? Is it because you can bring it anywhere? You can easily sing to it? Or, as the famous David Gilmore of Pink Floyd said, “when you strum a guitar you have everything. Bass, rhythm and melody”. Whatever the reason, it has become the most popular instrument to learn. This is why you must be extra careful when taking lessons since there are so many available options for you . Many just fall short of quality.
Let’s take a look at the choices you have available to learn how to play guitar:
Private Guitar Lessons
“The Best For One On One Individual Attention”
Up until about 10 years ago private guitar lessons were the only way to go. Let’s take a look at the outline. Your first lesson will start with the instructors’ curriculum and your goals as a guitarist. He/She will take you through basic music theory, chord theory and you will move on into playing scales and barre chords and if you’re lucky you may even have an instructor that will teach you your favorite songs from time to time. This method is probably the best for one on one individual instruction. The instructor will guide you through exactly where to place your hands, timing and strumming progressions. However, private guitar lessons can be very expensive and time consuming. You will be practicing the same thing over and over again for at least 15 min/day until the instructor feels you’re ready to move on which can cost you upwards of $40/hour. Plus, you will have to fit these lessons into your tight schedule. All in all it might be a good place to start to see if you’re disciplined enough to learn guitar.
Class Room Instruction
“This Can Be A Very Cost Effective Way”
This is a great place to start to learn the basics. Usually these types of lessons are for a set period of time once a week for about a month and a half. You will only learn the basics unless you move on to the intermediate classes. With this instruction the teacher will generally be teaching you chords and rhythm only. The classes just aren’t long enough to teach much more unless you move on to other classes. This can be a very cost effective way to see if learning the guitar is something you want to continue to pursue. However, you could get bored or fall behind since there will be minimum one on one help. I’d check them out for the true beginner though.
Guide Books
“Picking Up A Guide Book Is Always Good For Reference”
This style of learning is for the self motivated individual who likes to figure a lot of things out on their own. You see guide books are only going to give you photos of where to place your fingers. You will not be listening to the way it sounds or even if your guitar is in tune. I would recommend guitar guide books to the student who has already taken lessons before and wants to take some more advanced lessons. Picking up a guide book is always good for reference. However, it’s the cheapest method if you’re looking for cost savings. I learned my first six chords from a guide book without any physical instruction.
DVD’s & Video Instruction
“Over the Years This Method Has Improved 10 Fold”
These can simply be wonderful. Over the years this method has improved 10 fold. The video quality is outstanding and they’ve pretty much perfected and revised the lessons over the years from frequently asked questions of students. However, you will usually be taught by one instructor and lessons are not updated unless you buy the latest copies of DVD’s. All in all the latest guitar lesson dvds a great place to start!
Online Guitar Lessons
“These Instructors Will Be Specialized In The Music Genre You Want To Learn”
This is where all the buzz has been lately and for good reason. This is the closest to private instruction as it gets. However, there are many more advantages. You will be taught by several different instructors. These instructors will be specialized in the music genre you want to learn. The lessons plans are updated and many online guitar lessons have live instructors that you can ask questions to once a week. Also, they have online communities set up like social networks where you can hook up with other aspiring guitarists like yourself. The prices are very reasonable. They range from $14.95 to $19.95/mo for very high quality lessons from instructors with degrees such as from the Berkley School of Music. These by far outweigh any of the advantages that you might consider from the above methods.
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Choosing The Best Beginners Guitar
Whether you’re playing Rock, Country, Classical or Jazz….
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It’s very important that you pick a guitar that is going to work for the type of music you want to play. Here we will take a look at most of the genre’s of music and lay out for you some recommended guitars for what you want to achieve in your guitar playing….
I would stick to the major brands when purchasing a guitar. The reputation of the brand is very important for quality and resale value. These major brands also have guitars that can be manufactured outside of the US for a much cheaper price that don’t compromise quality.
THE GUITARS RECOMMENDED BELOW ARE THE LEAST EXPENSIVE OF THE MAJOR MODELS AND ARE NOT MADE IN THE USA. GREAT FOR STARTING OUT.
Rock
If you’re interest is in rock and roll, then you’re going to want an electric guitar. Pay mind though; you will also have to purchase an amplifier and distortion pedal(I’ll go into those in another post) Here are the Guitars I recommend for Rock. Fender Stratocaster, Gibson Les Paul or if you’re playing METAL… Ibanez or Hamer
Squier by Fender Affinity Series Stratocaster Electric Guitar Black Rosewood Fretboard
Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Studio Deluxe Electric Guitar Wine Red
Ibanez RG2EX1 Electric Guitar Black
Country
If your interest is Country, then you’re going to want either an acoustic or electric, I would recommend a Fender Telecaster for an electric and a Martin for an acoustic.
Squier by Fender Affinity Series Telecaster Special Electric Guitar Butterscotch Blonde
Martin LXM Little Martin Acoustic Guitar Black
Classical
this is a very different type of guitar. This guitar is mostly picked with your individual fingers and contains nylon strings. I would recommend a Yamaha for starting out. Good classical guitars can be quite expensive for higher quality.
Yamaha CGS103A 3/4-Size Classical Guitar Natural
Jazz
This is primarily played on an electric guitar. I’d recommend a Fender Jazzmaster with it’s smooth hollow tones or a Gibson Les Paul. The Les Paul has a very rich classy smooth sound.
Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster Special Electric Guitar Black
Epiphone Limited Edition Les Paul Studio Deluxe Electric Guitar Wine Red
