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Position:Home>Performing Arts> Hey guitar question if anyone can help?Question: Hey guitar question if anyone can help!? I wanna start learning how to play guitar so i was wondering what would be a good brand to start off with and what am i going to need!. prices if you can too!. and does anyone know of some good self teaching methods to learn guitar!.
Thank youWww@QuestionHome@Com Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: 1!. Find a qualified guitar instructor and buy a beginner's guitar chord book having basic music theory!. 2!. Have your instructor show the good habits to form in building chords and playing them, how to string a guitar, how to take care of your instrument, and how to tune it!. 3!. As you learn and practice forming various chords ask your instructor to teach you the basics of music theory!. 4!. As you progress, ask the instructor to help you in: a!. Chord progression b!. Key transposition c!. Determining the key signatures in music!. d!. Writing basic music notation!. e!. Playing rhythm as the guitarist plays melodies and vice versa!. f!. Learning the Chromatic Scale with chords and notes!. 5!. Practice rhythm and strumming techniques--both striking the fundamental bass tone and strumming down and then back up!. Practice fingerstyle methods of right picking different strings in chord backup!. 6!. Keep your instrument clean and in good shape!. Treat it better than you would your own body!. Keep your hands clean and dry while playing!. That cuts back on oily residues!. 7!. Watch other guitarists and their technique or style!. Copy their methods up to the point of forming your own style!. And finally, your fingertips will hurt terribly until you can build the calluses on them!. Until then, you must endure hours of practice!. If you don't have the motivation and strong will to work past the problem of sore fingertips you will never be a guitarist!. I recommend learning on an acoustic guitar before even touching an electric!. It will test your motivation and desire to learn!. A fine beginner's acoustic will cost about $300!. Www@QuestionHome@Com I just started too, and so far this Ibanez guitar -http://guitars!.musiciansfriend!.com/produ!.!.!. for $200 is great!. Its missing some Electric guitar features, however!. You won't have a strummer or pickups, but otherwise its a nice cheap starter guitar!. For self teaching, try eMedia's Guitar Method 4!. It's very interactive, with video demonstrations, tuning, and voice commentary to help you out!. - http://www!.emediamusic!.com/gm1!.html !. Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com http://www!.johnsongtr!.com, http://www!.justinguitar!.com, http://www!.fretjam!.comWww@QuestionHome@Com |