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Sunday, 18 September 2011

The Benefits Of Online Guitar Lessons

By Jack Wogan


For a complete learning experience, online guitar lessons are the way to go. Unlike traditional classes and books on playing the guitar, the Internet offers a wide range of support materials, which include audio files, videos, easy to use illustrations on where exactly to place your fingers and even lessons of how to tune your guitar or strum the chords. The great advantage is that you can adapt the learning pace to your own speed and schedule, slow down, replay or pause the files and videos and take the classes whenever is convenient for you.

Hiring a private tutor is often time restricting, but you can hook up to the Internet at any hour, day or night, whenever you find time to practice. This adds a more independent rhythm to your lessons and, in plus, respects your privacy and makes you feel at ease when you make mistakes or take a while to learn specific techniques. Not to mention that you can choose to focus on the parts that are in tune with your style and skip the lessons you are not interested in.

Another great thing about online lessons is that many are interactive, which means that you can communicate with experienced teachers, as well as other students just like yourself, and ask questions or compare methods. You can also get involved in the online community, through the means of specialized forums and message boards, where you can learn about new trends and expand your knowledge.

Since you have the freedom to choose the sites that suit your needs best, you can opt for free lessons and use your budget to invest in music gear, such as high quality guitars, amplifiers and effects pedals. Experimenting with different sound effects will give you the motivations you might need to forget about sore fingers and aching backs, speeding up the learning process.

Also, you can subscribe to specialized forums and message boards for beginners and become part of a very active and friendly community of teachers and students just like you. There you can compare styles and techniques, learn about new trends, ask questions and have interesting conversations that will add flavor to your lessons.




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