Sunday, August 7, 2011

How To Look For In A Good Guitar Teacher

By Jack Wogan


When you are taking into consideration starting to learn to play the guitar then you should know that you will have lost of decisions that you will have to take. One of the first things that you will have to decide about is whether you are going to opt for a second hand guitar or if you are interested in investing in a new one. Something else very important that you will have to figure out is whether you are going to learn on your own or you are going to start taking some lessons from a teacher. Learning how to play a musical instrument is something that will require a lot of dedication and practice so this is the moment to decide if you can learn on your own or you need someone to motivate you.

The person that you hire to teach you to play music has to be a special and talented person that will not make you hate music. Your teacher should be able to control your progress and also give you some much needed advice and valuable insight that will surely help you a lot. Here are some characteristics that you should be looking for in a teacher.

1.Make sure that you can communicate with your teacher all the time. You should be able to talk to the person that is teaching you otherwise you will have much to lose in the learning process.

2.The teacher you choose should be talented and also very relaxed all the time. Someone who puts unnecessary pressure on people is definitely not doing a very good job as this is not a good teaching method. There is no student that can learn if their teacher is continuously yelling at him and looking angrily. When the teacher seems to get furious every time you make a mistake then you should part ways.

3. When you are choosing a teacher you should make sure that you hire someone that will be an inspiration. One thing is very true: if your teacher is not interested in guitar music then you won't be either. When you come across a passionate person then you can be sure that you will inherit that passion also.

4. It is important that your teacher explains the entire lesson and not only half of it. Someone that will teach you only some details and leave some out is definitely not doing a good job.




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