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Re: Can I learn the quitar by my own?

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Posted by MEHRDAD (from: ) on August 05, 2003 at 03:47:32:

In Reply to: Re: Can I learn the quitar by my own? posted by lalalalala on June 08, 2003 at 10:51:25:

: I really think that investing in a carefully chosen teacher is important. You can learn the basics on your own, but you need a teacher to really show you the more complicated stuff. I started guitar when I was 12, learning from a tutor book on my own for a few months. I learned the different notes, and that was it. I then took lessons for a month, then quit. And I find that without lessons, I did not improve, looking back on it. I didn't even practice. I totally forgot about guitar for 2 years. So I am 14 now, and I started lessons again 6 months ago. I've seen so much improvement and fast progress, and I'm learning new techniques that I wouldn't have been able to learn without someone showing me, right in front of me with another guitar. So unless you feel that you're the next bob dylan or something, you should take lessons. It's really hard to teach yourself without a teacher, and it takes so much dedication and discipline. And lots of talent. Oh, and you can supplement your lessons with tutor books if you want. Don't forget to listen to lots of bands with great guitarists (I like listening to Pete Townshend, for example). If you really like the music, you will find yourself copying those guitarists, and therefore improving. You'll also start to hear their influences on your playing style. And dump your teacher if he starts getting too strict. Strict teachers cramp your growth as a guitarist and you probably won't develop your own style. My first teacher made me copy every single note perfectly, and that really turned me off from the guitar at first (remeber that I quit after a month of that teacher, only to start with a new, great teacher after two years of not even touching a guitar)Choose a teacher carefully. Hope this helps.

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: : I really think that investing in a carefully chosen teacher is important. You can learn the basics on your own, but you need a teacher to really show you the more complicated stuff. I started guitar when I was 12, learning from a tutor book on my own for a few months. I learned the different notes, and that was it. I then took lessons for a month, then quit. And I find that without lessons, I did not improve, looking back on it. I didn't even practice. I totally forgot about guitar for 2 years. So I am 14 now, and I started lessons again 6 months ago. I've seen so much improvement and fast progress, and I'm learning new techniques that I wouldn't have been able to learn without someone showing me, right in front of me with another guitar. So unless you feel that you're the next bob dylan or something, you should take lessons. It's really hard to teach yourself without a teacher, and it takes so much dedication and discipline. And lots of talent. Oh, and you can supplement your lessons with tutor books if you want. Don't forget to listen to lots of bands with great guitarists (I like listening to Pete Townshend, for example). If you really like the music, you will find yourself copying those guitarists, and therefore improving. You'll also start to hear their influences on your playing style. And dump your teacher if he starts getting too strict. Strict teachers cramp your growth as a guitarist and you probably won't develop your own style. My first teacher made me copy every single note perfectly, and that really turned me off from the guitar at first (remeber that I quit after a month of that teacher, only to start with a new, great teacher after two years of not even touching a guitar)Choose a teacher carefully. Hope this helps.

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