Thursday, August 13, 2009

Learn to Play Guitar with Style

By Payo W Perry

Learning how to play guitar is quite intimidating when you're just starting out. Usually all you want is to be able to play something, no matter what it is, just to get a musical sound.

Guitar lessons come in all shapes and sizes, so how do you know which ones are going to be best for you?

Begin by looking at the kinds of things you'd eventually like to be playing. What style of music is it? What we're looking for here is a general compass point which is going to provide direction for future guitar lessons. If it's Jazz or Classical guitar for example then 1-1 lessons are advised.

Guitar styles such as Blues and Rock have much more freedom and on many occasions it's up to you to find your own path in all aspects including technique and style of playing. There will always be things you cant do as you learn to play guitar, no one can do it all, but what you must strive to do is connect with your own musical personality. That is uniquely yours.

Too many students accept bad standards of lessons for guitar. If you are feeling frustrated because you're not understanding everything or are unsure about what it is your supposed to practice and how then it's sign you're not getting good quality guitar lessons. Choose your teacher wisely as they can make or break your chances for success.

Using the internet to teach yourself guitar has grown in such popularity over the last few years. As internet speeds become faster and faster it's no longer a problem to watch streaming video online and replay lessons as many times as you wish. Some of the guitar websites are excellent value for money and do offer high quality tuition.

Remember that everything comes with consistent practice and you'll need to be patient in the beginning. Try to steadily build into more advanced techniques and always practice slowly and perfectly.

As a last point remember that all musicians find their own way. Youre going to have unique musical problems but the answers are always there with perseverance and motivation to get through them. When you learn to play guitar you learn about yourself.

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