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Learning to play guitar with online lessons
Posted on 11/1/21 at 10:56 am
Posted on 11/1/21 at 10:56 am
I'm considering picking up the guitar as a new year's resolution. I'd like to devote 2 - 3 hours per week next year to learning how to play. I am an absolute beginner at the guitar. I previously knew how to read music (a long time ago in middle school) and grew up in a musical family, if that helps.
I am looking for online lessons, and Guitar Tricks has a lot of positive reviews. Does anyone have any experience with this program they can share? How viable is it for an absolute beginner looking to learn the basics and eventually get good enough to pick some songs with some friends? Are their any other recommended alternatives?
Thank you
I am looking for online lessons, and Guitar Tricks has a lot of positive reviews. Does anyone have any experience with this program they can share? How viable is it for an absolute beginner looking to learn the basics and eventually get good enough to pick some songs with some friends? Are their any other recommended alternatives?
Thank you
This post was edited on 11/1/21 at 2:14 pm
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Posted on 11/1/21 at 11:03 am to Tornado Alley
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I'd like to devote 2 - 3 hours per week
Rookie numbers.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 11:04 am to auggie
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Rookie numbers.
Maybe so. I'm just trying to get the basics down. But 2 - 3 hours per week over the course of a year adds up
Posted on 11/1/21 at 11:07 am to Tornado Alley
I hope you will like it so much, you will want to play that much every day.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 11:14 am to auggie
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I hope you will like it so much, you will want to play that much every day.
That would be nice. Do you have any experience with Guitar Tricks?
Posted on 11/1/21 at 11:35 am to Tornado Alley
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Do you have any experience with Guitar Tricks?
They didn't have that kind of thing when I was learning. Nowadays, I just write and play my own stuff, so I don't use any of those sites.
Edit to say: You never stop learning, but now it seems that I learn more from my own mistakes pretty quickly.
This post was edited on 11/1/21 at 11:43 am
Posted on 11/1/21 at 2:14 pm to auggie
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You never stop learning
You can say that for a lot of things.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 2:19 pm to Tornado Alley
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You can say that for a lot of things.
Depends on how much effort you put into any particular thing. The great thing about guitar, is that when you finally start becoming proficient, you are also starting to enjoy it a lot.
Posted on 11/1/21 at 6:53 pm to Tornado Alley
No idea about the website you mention.
Others that are ALWAYS mentioned.
Marty Music.
Justin Guitar.
Active Melody.
Those 3 are free pretty much on YouTube. Hours and hours of free content from beginner up to high end intermediate.
Others that are ALWAYS mentioned.
Marty Music.
Justin Guitar.
Active Melody.
Those 3 are free pretty much on YouTube. Hours and hours of free content from beginner up to high end intermediate.
Posted on 11/2/21 at 6:22 am to LSU alum wannabe
I use guitar tricks. They have a huge catalog of lessons doing everything from beginner to advanced. I need to use it more tbh. I believe I got it for a year for 99 bucks, well worth it
Posted on 11/2/21 at 4:10 pm to Tornado Alley
Whether you choose an Acoustic or Electric I pray you dont become afflicted with G.A.S like so many of us.
Also, 20 minutes a day > 3 hours a week.
Good luck!
Also, 20 minutes a day > 3 hours a week.
Good luck!
Posted on 11/2/21 at 5:58 pm to Crow Pie
My buddy is giving me his old acoustic he whipped into shape for me.
Posted on 11/2/21 at 6:25 pm to Tornado Alley
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My buddy is giving me his old acoustic he whipped into shape for me.
That's decent of him. Is it a pretty good one?
Posted on 11/3/21 at 10:32 am to auggie
I do not know. It's an Austin he bought approximately ten years ago for $100.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 11:01 am to Tornado Alley
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It's an Austin
I've seen some of those in shops, but I don't know anything about them. Maybe it will be a good one.
Posted on 11/3/21 at 12:34 pm to Tornado Alley
I think an online teacher can help with certain aspects of it, but only a face to face teacher can fully analyze your technique and give you pointers that might take years to discover on your own. One of my biggest regrets - not taking lessons early on.
This post was edited on 11/3/21 at 12:36 pm
Posted on 11/3/21 at 4:26 pm to Tornado Alley
Brian Kelly- Zombie Guitar
Zombie Guitar
Zombie Guitar
Posted on 11/3/21 at 6:33 pm to Tornado Alley
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do not know. It's an Austin he bought approximately ten years ago for $100.
Sounds like something you will replace if you get hooked. You will be “much too good” for that beginner guitar. Lol.
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