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How to take guitar lessons by Theskysthelimit1976

It took me

1 month

It made me

Musical

"Brushing up can never hurt"

How I did it: I am a self taught guitarist. Studied piano for years, played flute for years, I'm a vocalist.... tried my hand at violin.... jack of many instruments, master of NONE! So I decided it was time to get myself into lessons.

I am extremely motivated to perfect the craft for a couple of reasons. I am playing guitar now with a VERY talented guitarist and his bass player friend. I am the worst player of the bunch so I need to get up to par! And.... we will be playing out within a few months so it's important for me to once again sound professional as I have in the past...

So I started asking around and looking in phone book and googling guitar lessons in my area. I asked them if I could do a trial lesson to see if I mesh well with the teacher before I committed to a month and it was agreeable.

What I learned in a 30 minute lesson convinced me... if I could even learn 1/2 of that each time, I'll be in good shape.

Lessons & tips: Try your teacher on for size before you commit.

Set aside at least 3 hours a week in between for personal practice... AT THE BARE MINIMUM! : )

Jan 03, 2009, 03:50PM PST | 6 comments | 3 cheers

Comments:

Deskdude "Shine on you crazy diamond..."

Good tip!

I like the part about asking for a “trial lesson”. It’s always a little awkward if that understanding isn’t there and you decide after one meeting that you’re not with the right person for you.

Jan 07, 2009, 10:02PM PST | Thread | Respond to this 1 cheer