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How Long Does it REALLY Take to Learn to Play the Acoustic Guitar? (With real life examples from actual guitar players)

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A question that I get every so often from students is: How long does it take to learn the guitar… or more specifically, how long does it take to learn the acoustic guitar?

Or even MORE specifically:  How long will it take before I become a famous rockstar in the style of John Mayer or Taylor Swift?

All of these are great questions… and they all have a very disappointing answer: “It depends…”

(Before we move on, if you’re interested in teaching yourself how to play the guitar you should check out this article)

So, in an effort to provide good information (so I don’t waste your time), I’ll try to answer this more precisely.  And, like I said above….

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How to Get My Child to Practice Guitar (Or Piano, Flute, Hammered Dulcimer)

Michael Scott holds to key to music perfection. Read on…

I’ve written about practice a bunch of times.  If you haven’t, I totally recommend going back and reading those articles… or you can just get the bullet points…

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If You Know Anyone Taking Music Lesson YOU GOTTA READ THIS!

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Check out to this article to see why you (or your kids are wasting time with music lessons). 

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How Much Should I Practice The Guitar? (Or…Don’t Ever Practice The Guitar)

broken“Don’t practice the guitar”

Period.

The words came out of my mouth during a lesson with a student a few weeks ago.   I found myself repeating them to other students as well.   At first, I’d get a quizzical look – like I’m luring the student into a trap.

Then, I’d explain myself…