P.A. Guns Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Should I get guitar lessons? I have been wanting them for...ever, but lately I've been disputing this. On one hand, I have been practicing my guitar a lot lately and I don't think I am that bad and I know how to play clarinet so I know about music and rhythms and tuning and stuff. On the other hand, I can't hold the guitar correctly (I hold it upwards, not outwards), and some of my playing sounds like shit (I've been playing for three days )Um, input? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 You hold it upwards? I don't get it....like a lap steel or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetness Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Yes, get lessonsyou dont need them for long, just enough to get you on the right track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect_crime49 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Yer lessons they helped me out alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedthoughts Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Lessons are definitely worth it. You'll learn the easy way - and it will help you avoid learning any bad habits. Lessons will fast forward your progress.A lot of people are against them because they think that lessons stop you from being creative with your approach to the guitar. If any of those people tried taking some lessons they'd know better.I spent about 5 years being a "self-taught" guitarist. I decided to take lessons one day and afterwards felt like a fool for not taking them a lot sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pain cake Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Yes lessons... there are things a teacher explains that a guide or the internet can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxlsAngel Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I vote for lessons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browser Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 LESSONS!!!!You just save a lot of time. And all the beginners shit you sorta need to go through goes a lot faster.But lessons won't make you a better player if you don't practice. That being said, jamming out withfriends is really good practice. Even if you can't play more than a few chords.My own opinion is that it's not always about how many chords you play, but rather how you playthem in a band or with others. It gives you more headroom to experiment and it allows you to pushyourself in a different direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santana Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Lessons are definitely worth it. You'll learn the easy way - and it will help you avoid learning any bad habits. Lessons will fast forward your progress.Exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman24 Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I have been playing for half a year now and I try every day to play at least an hour, if possible more.I do not take lessons, though I had many years of saxophone (and before that flute) lessons. I learned playing guitar by buying a book and watching videos in the internet. But I'm thinking about getting lessons, because I don't want tofind out, I'm doing something wrong when i played for 10 years like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slash Guitarist Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 (edited) I would get lessons.I hadnt had any lessons for 2 years until I started music at college and got lessons there for free.And I have learnt so much in just the space of 3 weeks, and I still have 3 years left there.I feel like an idiot now, since I was self taught for 2 years, and there is only so much you can teach yourself really. Edited September 27, 2007 by Slash Guitarist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forsaken Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 Should I get guitar lessons? I have been wanting them for...ever, but lately I've been disputing this. On one hand, I have been practicing my guitar a lot lately and I don't think I am that bad and I know how to play clarinet so I know about music and rhythms and tuning and stuff. On the other hand, I can't hold the guitar correctly (I hold it upwards, not outwards), and some of my playing sounds like shit (I've been playing for three days )Um, input?Well, i've never had lessons before. I guess i'm doing ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Judas Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 True Metal People don't get lessons... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.A. Guns Posted September 27, 2007 Author Share Posted September 27, 2007 Um I guess I'll start searching for a good instructor then. The response is pretty overwhelming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I'm too poor for lessons, they're damn expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitmanhart408 Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 wow i never knew of this. i dont no how to play guitar but i was thinking about taking guitar for beginners at school (college) but i figured it would be to slow and I would get frustrated with it taking to long..perhaps i should take it next semester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsOfTheCarnivalCreation Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 True Metal People don't get lessons...Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browser Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 True Metal People don't get lessons...there are too few good female guitarists. And the easiest way to keep people playing is to help them out a bit.it's bullshit to say metal ppl don't get lessons. if not from an instructor, they get lessons from other guitarists.or pick up stuff from people they play with. And metal might not be the true art form for an up and coming female guitarist any shithead can strum some chords. getting help to define your style aint bad.I for one don't like lessons, but they sure helped out when starting out.it clears out some clutter and gets you into the basics of playing faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway blues Posted September 28, 2007 Share Posted September 28, 2007 lessons are good for fundementals obviously , i unfortunately cannot have lessons for reasons i cannot share.But i would have liked to do a few lessonsalthough if u do take lessons i feel that the tutors style rubs on u , whilest if you manage to learn by ur self from books etc and develop ur skills the way it suites u , u get ur own unique style..maybe im wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swlabr Posted September 29, 2007 Share Posted September 29, 2007 I think you should take lessons for reasons previously mentioned. Plus, knowing the technical stuff - musical notation, etc - really helps out. Sure the best guitarists cant read music for the most part (i dont believe that they dont know ANYTHING about notation) but knowing stuff like that puts you a few steps ahead. when you truly understand the music you're playing everything else comes easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy158 Posted September 30, 2007 Share Posted September 30, 2007 take the lessons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PainInYourBrain Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I started guitar lessons this year and today I got Knocking On Heavens Door to play. rock2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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