The Fretboarder conundrum

beed84

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

I guess it all depends on a persons level of commitment and whether or not they're disciplined enough to practice properly after they've had a lesson.

Freebird

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

Most of the players I aspire to are self-taught, and I often wonder if this is what made them unique?

carlos

Freebird said:

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

Most of the players I aspire to are self-taught, and I often wonder if this is what made them unique?

Almost all the players I aspire to had some lessons at some point, either a full uni degree or at least comprehensive lessons. It didn't make them into the players they are, but it (probably) helped structure their progress.

Sporky

Freebird said:

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

Most of the players I aspire to are self-taught, and I often wonder if this is what made them unique?

Probably not. I don't sound like the other people who have lessons from the same teacher. 

No teacher is going to brainwash all their students into playing the same stuff, even if that was possible. But they will help solve technique issues so you can play what you want to play, but more easily. 

Bellycaster

What is this word "need" all about

DLM

carlos said:

p90fool said:

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

It's rock n roll innit? 

Not joking btw, I've always wanted to sound more like Link Wray than like an advertising jingle. 

Learn how to play advertising jingles, only £40 a lesson. 

@carlos I think you'll find you'll not get much of Pete Thorn's time for £40!

Sporky

beed84 said:

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

I guess it all depends on a persons level of commitment and whether or not they're disciplined enough to practice properly after they've had a lesson.

I s'pose it's one of those things if you're determined enough you'll always come up with an excuse not to.

Certainly my experience is that a good teacher means you make progress much, much faster than on your own, and that progress is towards the goals you set yourself (though often via other sub-goals you didn't realise needed to be on the way).

carlos

@DLM ;
Sure, but why Pete Thorn? Anything particular about him that another rock guitar teacher couldn't cover? There's a forum member with 8 published and well-reviewed books that does skype lessons around that price.

DLM

@carlos Oh, I didn't mean it that way. There's a myriad of teachers I'd chose over Thorn. There was a snarky comment on here that your post reminded me of. It made me laugh at the time, and I'll drop it in here if I can find it.

carlos

No worries.
BTW, when I put tuition in the meme I also meant video lessons or books. Heck, buy a tuition DVD and do that from start to finish. You're bound to learn a lot.

LuttiS

Philly_Q said:

carlos said:

Philly_Q said:

Sporky said:

I do find it odd how resistant many people are to having lessons. 

I like the idea of having lessons, but the practicalities of finding a teacher I like, then schlepping around the outskirts of London on public transport, carrying a guitar, at inconvenient times of day and night, let alone finding time to practise... that's what puts me off.

Skype lessons are really good. I use lessons for things I'm stuck at, e.g. polyrhythms. 

I'd be more like "let's start over and try to do it all properly - or at least better - this time".

That's what i did recently...
Got some lessons and went right back to basics to start. Have fixed a shit ton of bad technique so far and properly re-inspired me to play.. 


Still want a new guitar though. 

Freebird

When I practice I tend to record everything as I go along, and then I playback certain looped sections and analyse them. My ears then tell me what I am doing wrong, and it's ususlly an easy fix to put it right. In fact, using this method you can develop your own style and tone by enhancing the parts that you like, while eliminating the lesser sounding bits. I'm a big fan of self-critiquing ones output, some of the greatest music ever made has been achieved this way.