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FIRST THINGS FIRST:
The internet has opened up many opportunities to have
information transferred around the world.
One of the more recent developments on the internet has been the
proliferation of 'how to' websites trying to sell their programs
online. This article will focus on this and particularly on
learning how to play guitar sites.
The first things that you should think about when you are
looking into learning the guitar are your goals and ambitions.
It is important to develop are clear vision about where you want
to go. This could be a dream of rock stardom or just simply
having the goal to be able to play a few simple songs.
WAYS TO LEARN GUITAR:
There are many ways you can go about learning the guitar. You
could try and learn the songs of your favorite band go to a
guitar teacher or go online and find an online course.
I personally think just going out and learning songs is not the
best way to go. The reason for this is that you will not learn
systematically. Also you will only learn the techniques used in
one genre of music. This can lead to you having a narrow set of
skills.
I think going to a guitar teacher is a good idea as it is good
to have someone who can lead you though the process to become a
good guitarist. However constant practice with a teacher can be
expensive.
For this reason many people are moving towards buying online
guitar teaching packages. I personally thing going this route is
the way to go. These days there are many affordable and
comprehensive packages available online.
So if you are going to purchase an online lessons program what
should you look for? Like I said there are a lot of good
products out there, but there are also some duds.
For this reason I will give you some things to look for when
deciding what to buy when you are in the market for an online
learning product.
I think the most important part of any guitar learning system is
that it is systematic. An online guitar course should be able to
replace a teacher and for this reason it needs to put in place a
systematic learning program so you can become a complete player.
Teaching all the important chords is a very important thing for
any guitarist to learn. Chords form the basis of nearly all
guitar music.
For the beginner learning chords is a critical part of
developing a comprehensive skill base. Chords are also
relatively easy to learn and for this reason you can build up a
reasonable repertoire without to much difficultly.
Like I said chords are the building bocks for not only most
guitar music, but even non-guitar music is usually based around
chords.
Focusing on rhythm is critical because all instruments use
rhythm. If you can develop a good sense of rhythm your playing
will become more developed. Any course that develops your rhythm
is valuable.
Rhythm can be difficult to learn so it can be hard to find a
course that clearly teaches rhythm. Rhythm is often overlooked
when purchasing a lesson course. For this reason I would
recommend you look into the way rhythm is taught on any course
you are interested in.
Honestly I don't think you need a course that has a lot of
songs. You can go to www.harmonycentral.com and you will be able
to nearly any well known song on guitar. For this reason it is
not necessary to find a course that provides a lot of different
Tabs.
So when you are shopping around for an online course take some
time to think about the factors that I have briefly gone over
here. Also don't forget you are individual and you should look
for something that will also suit you as an individual.
You can find a series of FREE mini-lessons here. If you like it
they will ask you to pay but you can trial the program for free
so it is worth checking out here:
http://www.unleashtheguitarist.com/jamorama.html
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Written by:
Ben Edwards & Samuel Ng
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