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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 12:37 pm
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what is the most important thing to look for when lookng for a guitar teacher?? i am new at playing.. ben playing steady for about 2 years.. i know sme cords.. the simply ones.. like the power cords and some others... but i am getting burned out playing the same ol things all the time.. so i just started coming up with my own riffs and what sounds good to me.. but the time has come to get better and learn how to play correctly and realy become a good guitarist.. i live in the the knoxville tennessee area.. transplant from new york.. so i dont know who really to go to.. if there is any one out there that can tell me who to go to or what to look for in a good teacher.. please post it... thanks alot to everyone!!!!


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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 1:15 pm
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I'd start with local music stores. They usually have some number of certified instructors that know their stuff. But I'd say the thing to look for is someone who doesn't continually make it known they are better than you, one that is patient and encouraging. I've heard of a few instructors that are not much older than the students that think they are cool and all high and mighty because they know how to play and you should bow to them for their knowledge. no sir.

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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:51 pm
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In addition to finding a teacher, Are you playing with yourself :lol: or with others? If you are not jamming with others, you need to do that. Find another guitarist, bassist, and/or drummer and get something going. That is a great developmental tool.


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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:06 pm
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I recommend finding a little Mom and Pop music store that has Guitar instructors and see what they can offer. You really do not want some stiff that is going to teach you boring stuff (although you do need to go through that phase as well in the beginning) but one that can teach you the type of music you like to play. If you want to play Metal=they should teach Metal. You want to play Blues=they teach you Blues. That sort of thing. You do not want a person teaching you Classic if you have no desire to play it (although a lot of the legends have that particular skill under their belt).

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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:00 am
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thanks for the replies... very helpfull.. and yes that is one of the reasons i have not checked into a teacher.. is alot of ego's out there.. and i dont bow down to nobody!!!! i went to a music store here locally and damn they pratically ran me out of there... very unhelpfull.. like i wasnt suppose to be there.. and they didnt help me out at all.. i will keep looking for the rite store and teacher to give my buisness to.... thanks again everyone who replied... jason


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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:30 pm
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finding a good teacher is not so easy, i'm 58 yr. now i started playing when i was 12 yr had a couple good teachers for a couple years but learned mostly on my own or from friends who knew more then me, i think you would be best served if you found a good teacher, also there are some good music books to learn from on your own, the trick to that is start out from page one, look, see, do all before you go to page two & so on, IF IT WAS EASY ANY ONE COULD DO IT.
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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 7:09 pm
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you are soo rite... thanks again for the reply.. still looking..


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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:02 am
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well, what i've found is that a lot of the teachers in guitar shops care only about the money. That's my experience anyway. I once had a teacher who privately instructed students (he only had like three or four, some on different instruments) and he was the best i ever had. He was encouraging, inspiring, made it easy for me, and the best pert, charged eight bucks a lesson. Unfortunately i had to move, and now i am self-taught.


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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:17 am
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Iv'e been playing for just under a year now and I am on my second teacher. The best advice I can give to find a teacher in your area in addition to what has already been mentioned is to look up Luthiers in your area, check local collages and high schools that have music programs and contact any of those instructors for advice, post on a number of guitar forums that you are looking for a teacher in the area you live (this is how I ended up with the teacher I now have), talk to any professional guitar players in your area. Hope these help.


As far as selecting a teacher I would advise you to sit down and write up a list of what you want from a teacher. Do you want to be able to read sheet music, do you want to understand theory, do you want to play certain types of music (blues, rock, metal), what are your goals, where do you want to take this?


I think you should interview a person before you hire them as teacher. You of course want to know what they charge but you also want to know what their qualifications are (it doesn't help if they can't read sheet music and you want to learn that), how they will be working with you (from a book - like Mel Bay), will they be teaching you scales, etc. You should know what to expect when you take a lesson.


My last piece of advice is guitar playing and teaching are not the same thing. Teaching is an ability separate from playing. Just because they are a great player (like my first instructor) doesn't mean they know how to instruct (also like my first instructor). You also need to find someone that relates to you and you to them.


Sorry for the length of this post. Good luck and remember to enjoy the journey.


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Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:30 pm
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thanks that is a good idea.. thanks again the reply..


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Doubleeagle gives some great advice about the difference between a good player and a good teacher. When I was looking, I fell for the good player must be good teacher concept. Not to say that I didn't find both, eventually.
I struggled with someone who was able to teach me on my level. I found, after a lot of looking, a guy who knew how to present the material in my language.
Good luck. I hope you find the teacher that can help you become the player you want to be.

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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:35 am
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thanks again for the replys the information is very usefull..


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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:25 pm
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Hey Jasont@charter. In my experience, finding a good teacher helps, taking lessons is a must. I found a school two years ago in the phone book. Took eight lessons but it didn't work well. The teacher was good but over time, he was trying to teach me something else that we agreed on (Blues) so I quit.
The second time it was through my local music shop. This time, we agreed on general music theory and the guy was into metal. So after three months, spring brought an increase of work at the garage and again I quit.
Now, a year later, I found another teacher, he teaches all styles (so Blues it will be). We start next friday and I have a good feeling about this time.
So I guess that you have to be patient, don't rush your decision for a teacher until you can have a thorough discussion with him about what YOU want.
Having said that, we could also say that if you are skilled enough, you can learn by yourself with books, CDs, Youtube and so on. But at some point, having a trained and skilled supervisor is a must. Good luck.

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