fallon222 wrote:What are some ways to find teachers in your area? It seems like the music stores are alot more expensive than finding teachers on your own? Any ideas?
phone book, look on the internet, if there is a performance center or concert hall in your town, ask there. if there is a college with a music program in your town, thats always a good bet
a lot of colleges have string instrument courses. i took 2 semesters of guitar at nyu. padded the GPA a little too! and it's cool, because at least in my case, the classes are 1 on 1, and my teacher was a grad student who spent his life studying music, and built all his guitars himself.
"Forget about what you are escaping from," he said, quoting an old maxim of Kornblum's. "Reserve your anxiety for what you are escaping to."
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I just got my first guitar this weekend and I'm gonna try to learn by myself. Spend a lot of time over Christmas Break, (benefits of College, yay). I'm going to get the Fender Beginner DVD at Guitar Center http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid ... id/961321/. I think it would seem like more of an accomplishment to say that you tought yourself than to get lessons; but I'm not downing anybody that takes lessons, just my opinion.
MonteCristo wrote:I think it would seem like more of an accomplishment to say that you tought yourself than to get lessons; but I'm not downing anybody that takes lessons, just my opinion.
Lol, technicalities, I think we all know that a live instructor and a DVD is not the same thing. Otherwise what else would you consider learning yourself, just plucking strings and figuring out what notes they are?
MonteCristo wrote:Lol, technicalities, I think we all know that a live instructor and a DVD is not the same thing. Otherwise what else would you consider learning yourself, just plucking strings and figuring out what notes they are?
I taught myself guitar. I knew music first though. but yeah, no real help in the beginning at all.
I haven't had to read sheet music for over 5 years now, and that was for a totally different instrument. I'm a visual learner, so seeing someone playing helps me much more than reading things to figure it out.
MonteCristo wrote:Lol, technicalities, I think we all know that a live instructor and a DVD is not the same thing. Otherwise what else would you consider learning yourself, just plucking strings and figuring out what notes they are?
I haven't taken a single lesson in my life regarding music or computer related stuff , so it can be archived with a little work , what you do is read a little on your own , then along the way you'll pick up alot of stuff b4 you even realise it
But im sure you'll have some use out of that DVD , atleast i hope so otherwise you would be wasting money
spose you are trying to self teach yourself... is there a kinda a pattern that you should follow to get the best results? like..learn the names of thenotes on the neck first,,, then learn _____ then ______??
GSRLessard14 wrote:spose you are trying to self teach yourself... is there a kinda a pattern that you should follow to get the best results? like..learn the names of thenotes on the neck first,,, then learn _____ then ______??
To tell the truth I started playing guitar for DMB. I learned how to read tab and started learning dave songs. then learned names of chords I have been playing...So, I am weird
Yea partly why I got guitar was to play some of daves stuff, but I have to work up to all that first. You can learn bits and pieces along the way, but I think having a DVD or lessons are a way to try to jump start learning.
MonteCristo wrote:Yea partly why I got guitar was to play some of daves stuff, but I have to work up to all that first. You can learn bits and pieces along the way, but I think having a DVD or lessons are a way to try to jump start learning.
Yeah its a jumpstart , are you ashamed of it ? You seem like it , there is absolutely nothing wrong with buying a lesson DVD , just practice alot and you'll be a hell of player b4 you know it , but it does take an effort , if you're willing to do that then you don't have a problem
Nah I'm not ashamed of it at all. I really want to learn how to play, so I'll do whatever it takes to reach my goal. I'm gonna have a whole bunch of time off soon, like 3 and a half weeks, so it will be a great time to start. I learned a little bit on Friday Night & Saturday and made my left hand fingers all sore, so I need my calluses to build all up. Once I get done with finals on Thursday I'll be back home ready to crank up the learning.
I tried to play some tabs online, one of which was sweet home alabama, and I'm so bad I just laugh at myself. All in due time, I needed a new hobby. =)
Don't get discouraged if you laugh at yourself or if others are for that matter , you gotta remember that everyone has been there , even Dave , no one just picks up a guitar and know how to play , so all musicians can relate to exactly what you mean
