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As part of my plan to get playing again, and especially to get out playing with other people, I came across this.
I've put my name down for the first session, which is a free taster, but the whole thing costs £240. So - does anyone have any knowledge/experience of this? Any thoughts gratefully appreciated.
As for "when am I ready?" You'll never be ready. It works in reverse, you become ready by doing it. - pmbomb
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I suspect that the tuition will be aimed at beginner-to-intermediate players and those ready to make the move from bedroom to rehearsal room but lacking the confidence in their own abilities. As a "recovering" player, you may find some of the session(s) a bit slow for you.
£20 is a good price depending you get a benefit from it, my only experience if group lessons as a student was at college, as long as you are somewhere in the middle ability wise it's great.
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Anyway, nothing to lose by going along to the taster session. I've sent in my list of song suggestions, so we'll see how it goes.
Cheers, folks!
As for "when am I ready?" You'll never be ready. It works in reverse, you become ready by doing it. - pmbomb
Worst case scenario, the tuition is pitched at a level that presents no challenges to you. In that eventuality, mingle with others at the session. Exchange telephone numbers. Start something elsewhere.
It's a good idea - but with eight to ten-year-olds it doesn't necessarily work in practice. The teenage students were better equipped to learn, and I assume the adult one would be a great way of getting back into playing.
Its challenge is it's neither a great lesson nor a great jam, but an OK bit of both - and the standard of playing varies too so tough for the teacher. Can be a bit rushed, one minute you're strumming thru the chords with someone who's only been playing a month, next moment you're up in front of a full amplified band trying to remember the tune and stay in time with the (competent) drummers!
No idea if it has long term legs but it's fun for now.
They've not asked us to pay up front.
The group were enthusiastic and of mixed ability and styles and co-ordinating these 2 hour sessions was challenging and certainly allowed me to craft my 'front of house'/audience interaction skills.
They bloody loved it - especially the woman who had spent all her guitar playing years writing hundreds of songs - all in the key of G cos that was the only chord she knew!
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I too have depped as a teacher for rock project and found much the same thing.
There's an emphasis on playing live with other musicians from the get go - which is a great principle. What happens with the young kids in practice is that you have to try to coach them to get through the "Plug 'n' Play" session where they play this week's song live and to do so you have to just get them playing the bass note of the chord or something just so they can get through the song, rather than spending time helping with technique etc.
My daughter attends this (drums) and thoroughly enjoys it.
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Our tutors are doing three 90-minute session in the day - first the juniors, then the seniors, then us lot - so fair play to them.
As for "when am I ready?" You'll never be ready. It works in reverse, you become ready by doing it. - pmbomb
How was it for you, @pmbomb ?
As for "when am I ready?" You'll never be ready. It works in reverse, you become ready by doing it. - pmbomb
what did you do?
my first ever time playing to an audience, great experience.
I reckon everyone sounded better than they thought they did. the people doing Vertigo rocked, and the singers at the end doing Fairytale of NY were great - and whoever did the solo on Since You Been Gone.
My big takeaway was that the audience are on our side and value fun and performance over being note perfect.
It's a buzz to look up and see people smiling, singing and clapping along. Must be doing something right then! Compliments from the crowd were nice too.
(me in the Santa hat).
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