How To Find A Good Guitar Instructor

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Learning to master the guitar may not be the easiest thing in the world but it is surely one of the most rewarding. For beginners, it is only the first few months that are hard. Here’s why:

First of all, you are starting to make use of muscles in your hands, fingers and wrists that you have never used in this way, therefore it will take some time for them to adjust to the new positions they have to form when practising chords and scales.

These positions and actions requires a lot of strength so this will also take time to build up, just as with any muscle-building exercises.

Then there is the co-ordination between the left and right hands, and of course you are learning a new subject, so the mind will also require time to adjust.

All these things together can make it seem as if the guitar is a complicated instrument to master. Just remember that this will only last for a few months, and for certain people, just a few weeks.

This initial phase is where you want the most help and encouragement. As a guitar teacher for over 25 years, I witness this problem all the time and constantly try to encourage my students to practise correctly and to keep a positive approach.

Then after the original problem is conquered, they start to enjoy their playing and learning greatly. It is extremely rare that I get a student drop out because they find it too difficult.

If you are a beginner and finding it tough going, then take my advice and find yourself a good, experienced guitar instructor. You can obtain as many books and DVD’s on the subject as you want but in these early days, there is absolutely no substitute for a high-quality instructor.

They will be able to demonstrate the correct way to play the required techniques, give you advice, remedy your mistakes and give you the encouragement you need.

So, how do you know if a teacher is any good prior to meeting them for the first time? Easy, just ask them these questions:

1. How long have they been playing?

2. How long have they been teaching?

3. Do they teach different styles or do they specialise in only one?

4. Do they have a syllabus or program that they teach from?

If you are serious about learning to play the guitar, then you should make sure that they have been playing for at least 8 years and teaching for at least 2.

Teaching the guitar is an art in itself which takes a few years to master as well as requiring a vast amount of head knowledge, as well as the capacity to explain and demonstrate it.

Be on the look out for guitarists who are only trying to make money from beginners. Some of these people don’t know their subject properly and should not be doing it without the knowledge and experience required.

I frequently take on new students who complain that their previous guitar instructor was useless and wasted their money. Don’t let this happen to you, particularly in the early days.

Once you pass this point, you can obtain as many books and DVD’s on the subject as you want, because from this point on, they will be very effective learning aids.

If you are a total beginner and have previously bought a few items like these, just take them along to your instructor, who will be able to help you understand them easily.

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