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…
Tag: Music Lessons
Ok. So you’ve found the perfect music lessons.
Now let’s talk about practicing.
I’m a guitar player.
I’m a guitar teacher.
I’m a guitar student.
And I have wasted a ton of time practicing…
It goes like this:
- Student goes to lesson.
- Instructor teaches student a new song (or chord, or scale, or whatever).
- Instructor tells student to practice every day for 30 minutes.
- Student goes home.
- One week passes.
- Student practices for 5 minutes before the lesson.
- Instructor is frustrated.
- Student is embarrassed.
- Parent is out another $75 for that lesson.
The bad news… this routine is all too common.
The good news… there is an easy fix. Here’s how…
My last post about how much guitar lessons cost has proven to be pretty popular… So I thought I should do a follow-up with a little more detail (for all of you informed consumers).
Last time we gave an overview based on certain criteria (e.g. lesson length, in-studio vs in-home). This time we’ll try to break it down by, “what you get for the money”…
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School is winding down. It’s getting nice outside.
You know what that means…SUMMER VACATION BABY!!! Oh yeah.
But not for grown ups.
That means the kids are home for the next 3 months. Naturally, you’ll sign them up for summer camps, swimming lessons, swim teams, camping activities, vacations, etc. There’s no shortage of stuff to do. The weather is nice and it’s great to spend as much time outside as possible.
But… what about those rainy days when the kids are all stuck inside?
But… what about when the humidity hits 100% and even the pool doesn’t provide respite?
But… what about when those summer storms strike and the power is knocked out for 24 hours with no TV, no phone, no video games, NO INTERNET!!???!?
Obviously…
It’s Friday. That means it’s time for a lazy guitar lesson.
First – in case you missed it, last week we talked about Django.
This week we talked about Why You Should Never Practice.
Today, you get another video… It’s The Band – Classic Albums
Ok….
“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…
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Should I learn to play the acoustic guitar or electric guitar? Which is better for a child to learn? Which is easier to learn – acoustic or electric? Where can I buy a good child sized guitar?
We get these questions fairly frequently. They’re good questions… with annoying answers…
Ok. Obviously, you should choose an instrument that suits your son or daughter’s style. For example: If your child wants to play heavy metal, a nylon stringed-classical-instrument probably isn’t the way to go… or is it?
No. Probably not.
So – all musical tastes aside – let’s break this down…
Can I learn to play the guitar by playing Rock Band or Guitar Hero?
No.
Ok.
No.
However…
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So… oftentimes when new students approach me about lessons – they ask if their son or daughter is too young to start guitar lessons. Or they will ask “What is the best age to take guitar lessons?”
And the answer is….