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Reasons are is most of them take almost 30 minutes to get here and by the time we've made small chit-chat, unpacked/tuned guitars and recapped on last week we've lost 15 minutes. Also I wind down/wrap up 5 minutes towards the end so in reality you've only got about 40 minutes actual lesson time. It takes most of my learners a while to get into the zone as well so if we're tackling an exercise they'll have to repeat it numerous times for it to stick. If we're doing songs 30 minutes isn't enough for me to cover the parts properly. Keyboard might be different, but for me I'd always want an hour lesson.
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90 minutes is too long for me. An hour (with the losses to chat and faffery that Lestratcaster mentioned) feels right.
“Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay
Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
*I do chat with the kids as well, but this can obviously be quite random.
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I make it 'my time' I try and stay away from chit-chat and try to just talk guitars/amps/leads/headphones etc. So the lesson isn't just about learning theory or just playing stuff, it's also about building knowledge and drawing on my tutor's experience.
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Theory can come from a book, not sure worth paying a teacher for. The role he takes is playing partner and mentor, helping push my envelope of ability and pulling me up when I'm on the wrong path. We use the songs I'm learning for my band, but they're the vehicle rather than the point.
Only a human could do that. I think of them more as a guitar workout (or on a bad day, guitar beasting) rather than a lesson.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
Ultimately though, everybody is different, and a good tutor should be able to identify when a student has reached the point where learning has stopped, and good learners will be able to realise they've reached that point.
The point at which you start making stupid mistakes, and not understanding what you're trying to learn, is the point you should stop.