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yes since december last year.. i'm relatively new to guitar playing, having a physical teacher in the room has been awesome and we have blitzed through the basics, some of it very repetitive. But I understand why, my tutor wants me to excel to the highest standard.
previously the fender app I bought wasn’t cheap, now consigned to history..
we started at the beginning using all written formats. reading music also helps me understand how chords and scales relate and I keep a diary of notes, tips, reminders.
I can read music, played oboe in my teens, self taught some piano when the kids were young and they had lessons.
i mostly bring the fender strat to weekly lessons, its totally knackered but the perfect instrument for learning.. teacher brings.. acoustic, les paul, whatever.. when both of us are amped up.. it can be powerful, engaging, insightful, educational.
every lesson has a surprise, we role switch alot, chord progression vs. licks.. metronome gets used every week to ensure i play under pressure, this all adds discipline/structure but ultimately repertoire and without practice, i get called out and more homework noted to get to the acceptable standard.
I have a listening list of songs, I am tasked with understanding the dynamics, pick out and apply the techniques I’ve learnt and if possible improvise.
This weeks homework
Metallica - Nothing elses matters, with finger picking patterns, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides.. so it’s study first, then step by step in lesson with practice plan. Until I can play that completely, then others will follow.i'm sure there are a ton of good on-line tutorials thanks to YouTube. I subscribe to Marty Schwartz for the simple reason that he covers many genres and this broadens my knowledge. But for now weekly lessons IRL, tasks, tests I believe will get me to the standard of live performance in the musical styles I want to play.
My appreciation for other genres has also grown beyond my CD collection.. whilst I want to play Bob Marley and Nile Rodgers guitar solos.. Def Leppard, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Thin Lizzy, Black Sabbath also need to be in my locker..
the journey i guess can be anything i want.. so my 2022 target is a dozen songs I can play solo from memory. Then pick up new / old / classic songs there after with the knowledge acquired.
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have you got a physical teacher?
I need to be taught somehow. It doesn't have to an actual person but I've played guitar over 23 years or so and all I know is pentatonic minor scale.
How do I unlearn? I need beginner lessons for a veteran hahah. I just need some structure really. Im almost jealous that its all new enough for you to be able to learn everything!