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 Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:02 am
Yeah, I totally agree with Magica V2 on that one. I found it much easier to teach myself. I started with tabs, and picked up a few things through reading things online. Eventually through playing enough songs, I noticed patterns in the notes and intervals, and I was able to do a little bit of improv at times.
One thing that a friend told me was that there's no "proper" fingering for a specific riff, it's whatever works and whatever feels most comfortable. But sometimes teachers will tell you otherwise.
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Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:25 am
I started teaching myself, but I kinda like having a teacher so I can learn proper picking and fingering and stuff.
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Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:13 pm
Sure, I'd take a good teacher if it was free. I mean, why not? It can't hurt. I'd love to learn classical guitar.
I started out with a teacher for the first couple years, though honestly I've progressed faster without one. But that's probably more because I've played a lot more recently. (A LOT more free time)
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:13 am
trumpet7 Would you rather fiddle around witht abs and learn cords and figure it out after a yar or get a teacher?
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:27 pm
I actually say both. My music teacher has taught me some pretty important things and helped also with rhythm and reading sheet music. Then she got me a Rock book where I teach myself stuff from that.
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:01 pm
I've been self-taught for the past four years now. I'm pretty damn good, but you have to apply yourself a considerable amount. I'd listen to music, then go and play the songs myself in order to get better. I am kind of embarrased to admit that I didn't know more than three chords until last year... (Thank you AC/DC) But now I know quite a considerable amount... biggrin
You have to do some research on technique and music theory in order to understand your music. Also, jamming with friends has been a big part of the learning process. Whether you realize it or not, you are always teaching each other when you play. I'm lead guitar in my band, but I didn't get there on my own. A BIG reason I got good fast is because my friend and I turned playing into a competition. We'd battle constantly to see who could do what and what we'd figured out recently. It made it really fun to have a friendly rival.
When you apply all that you learn, you'll be surprised by what all you know.
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:16 am
ShadowKin-TNC- I've been self-taught for the past four years now. I'm pretty damn good, but you have to apply yourself a considerable amount. I'd listen to music, then go and play the songs myself in order to get better. I am kind of embarrased to admit that I didn't know more than three chords until last year... (Thank you AC/DC) But now I know quite a considerable amount... biggrin You have to do some research on technique and music theory in order to understand your music. Also, jamming with friends has been a big part of the learning process. Whether you realize it or not, you are always teaching each other when you play. I'm lead guitar in my band, but I didn't get there on my own. A BIG reason I got good fast is because my friend and I turned playing into a competition. We'd battle constantly to see who could do what and what we'd figured out recently. It made it really fun to have a friendly rival. When you apply all that you learn, you'll be surprised by what all you know. Yeah, my former band (In which I was just the vocalist) had two really good guitarists. They both admit that they improved more in that year playing together than they have before or since. They were constantly trying to outplay each other. I'm the same way; I only ever picked up guitar because I wanted to write songs. I've always been more of a vocalist. But recently, I've been practicing a lot and lo, I'm a pretty decent guitarist if I do say so myself.
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:45 pm
Heh, cool! I do a little bit of vocals during shows, but not to much. Just some backup stuff... I'm not too good at song writing, I've had my moments, but normally I just chip in on lyrics and make the sound for us to build on. It (normally) turns out great! ...Normally.
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 11:09 am
i taught myself it was fairly easy
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:39 am
Define fairly easy... cause I know it wasn't the easiest thing in the world, it's just a little more flexible. And BTW, just learned The Art of Shredding by Pantera... I'm pretty happy. biggrin
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:15 am
I started to teach myself,but my uncle was a kick-a** guitarist so I asked for a teacher...and well I got one!
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Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:08 pm
Well THAT'S using your resources effectively. biggrin
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Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 12:04 pm
it depends really if u pik up things quickly then mess around with it till u get it then u hav the choice IF u wanna keep going with ur playing or just being satisfied with how well u know how to play if u want to keep going with however. then u definately need a teacher for at least a couple months to get the basics u probably missed fiddling around with it after learning all basics then ur ready to mess around with ur own style of playing, piking up ur own technique
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:08 am
Guitar teachers are badass.
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Labyrinth Shredder Captain
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Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 3:22 pm
cause teachers know wat there doing thats y there teachers XD
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