Guitar lessons or downloads?

Guitar lessons or downloads?

Article by Mike Hayes

All guitar lessons are not the same, just as all teachers are notthe same. Guitar lessons or downloads what’s the best way tolearn? Today there is a variety of ways to learn guitar thechallenge is finding the most effective way for you.

Firstly what are your goals, what you do want to achieve, in whattime frame? Do you want to be a non-professional, semi-professional or professional guitarist? These are the type ofquestions you need to ask. Which style of learning will serve youbest guitar lessons or downloads.

Guitar lessons can be a marvelous opportunity for adults to taketime out of their day-to-day routines and find new outlets fortheir creative expression and they are certainly cheaper thantherapy sessions.

So let’s take a look are your goals, realistically what do youwant to achieve in the next twelve months?

- do you want to jam with other musicians?

- do you want to play for family and friends?

- do you want to learn that cool song you’ve always wanted toplay?

Do you see how I’m thinking?

Lessons are a discipline like anything else you need to make adecision & stick do it. Guitar lessons with a private tutor ordownloads from the internet, here’s a snapshot of both styles oftuition.

Internet lessons

Before choosing the lessons of a certain online tutorial-providing website over the lessons of another, it isrecommendable to ask for the advice of your friends or otherpersons in whom you trust in order to find out whether thoseparticular guitar lessons are efficient or not.

How much do you value your time?

It’s very easy to blow 5-10 hours a week mindlessly surfing thenet looking for tips, if you’re focused you could spend that timelearning the things you really wanted to play.

Yes, internet lessons do appear to be cheaper than privatelessons… internet lessons are convenient – learn when you wantto in the comfort of your own home, no traveling etc, andthere’s the various free guitar lessons to get your feet wet inthe learning process of guitar music playing.

Private lessons

If you have money, time, and are prepared to put the work in,this is one of the most effective routes to take, because they’llcorrect any bad habits, and your guitar lessons are one-to-one.

Guitar lessons are offered under the instruction of qualified,experienced and professional teachers. Private guitar lessonsare once a week, half an hour, and one on one.

Now, just because the teacher has a qualification does not meanthat can help you. What type of teacher is best for you willdepend on:

- the type of music you want to play, just because a guitarteacher has a qualification does not mean they can (a) play themusic you are interested (b) have any understanding of the theorybehind that style of music.

The world is full of classically trained (and qualified) guitarteachers who don’t have a clue about modern music.

There’s just as many un-qualified teachers who don’t have thefaintest idea about (a) reading music (b) anything outside thecurrent pop song on the radio or the latest tab they downloaded

By the way, if you’re going to pay for private lessons, makecertain you do some research on the teacher :

- has the teacher had a successful performing/teaching career?

- has any of his/her students been successful in the musicindustry?

The bottom line

Guitar lessons or downloads they both work, if you’re clear aboutyour goals, if you’re focused, internally motivated anddisciplined, guitar lessons or downloads will both deliver… thequestion is always what is the source of the information?

Good players don’t necessarily make good teachers and visa versawhilst online you can easily find a website that offers 2,599videos for an unbelievable price, but, fair warning: it’s notthe quantity of the information, it’s the quality of theknowledge and how to put it all together that’s the key!

Guitar lessons or downloads they’re great options why not try acombination of both? Do your research first and avoid thefrustration and confusion!

About the Author

Mike Hayes is a teacher, author, speaker and consultant. Get histips and tested strategies proven to boost your guitar playingvisit his membership site athttp://www.guitarcoaching.com today.