where to go to learn guitar
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can any1 recommend a good place to go to learn guitar???
dont tell me yamaha pls!! -
go where learn also the same de la..learn from somewhere near ur hse lo..better.anyway guitar can self-taught de..so dun have to waste money..
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stick to basketball lah.. trust mi !!!!Originally posted by Allen.Iverson:can any1 recommend a good place to go to learn guitar???
dont tell me yamaha pls!!
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don go all those music centre cos wad they teach you in 1 mth is something you can learn in 1 day. best if you ask a friend to teach you
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i used to do self learning but cant go far...my friends also dont seem to be eager to teach and they also arent that good themselves...
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quite true..but then if u are aiming to play like steve vai that kind of thing..it would be better to take lesson..cause its quite hard to learn that kind of stuff by self taught..
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that why i need recommendations...and i feel that yamaha kinda sucks at this...
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you took lessons at yamaha before?
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alot of ppl i know did....and they say its crap. cos yamaha teachers waste alot of time...they cant teach well...stuff like that...
yeah so i dont think i wanna try yamaha -
hey same here.Originally posted by Allen.Iverson:alot of ppl i know did....and they say its crap. cos yamaha teachers waste alot of time...they cant teach well...stuff like that...
yeah so i dont think i wanna try yamaha
the teacher talk crap for like 30 mins of the 1 hour lessons most of the time. -
try other music centres la.
if you self learn, maybe you can play but ur theory may not be good.
try christophory? -
christophori i thought only piano lessons??? duno, i might try them out.... but i was kinda lookin for those lesser known places where the teachers might be good. cos those popular places tend to have crappy teachers....
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you can try Guitar 77 at peninsular.
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i like it
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go hang out w the malay boys at yr viod deck. some of them r really pretty good... can teach u some more
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Dun ever learn from any music schools in Singapore no matter what, trust me, they suck and u end up spending a LOT of money over the years. Most music schools like to teach very little at a time so that they can eventually conduct more lessons which translates to u paying more over the years.
Self thaught is the best......
Let me teach u how:
Step 1 : Buy a Guitar.
No need so expensive ones. A $45 acoustic guitar will do. Learn how to fix your own guitar strings by taking out the strings on your guitar and changing into new ones. Its more or less the same as taking out your graphic card in you computer and fixing a new one, its easy. For electric guitar, dismantle your whole guitar so that you know the parts well. Learn how to tune your guitar. I tune my guitar with my Recorder, the one i use during primary school music lessons. Some books will also teach u how to tune your guitar. But if all else fails, buy an electronic guitar tuner.
Step 2 : Go for Books.
Guitar books are available anywhere in any good music stores. Try getting begginners's books and books that offers important stuff such as Chord Charts and the various right hand methods such as plucking, strumming, picking etc. No need to learn every single thing in the book. As long as u know some basic chords and is comfortable wif changing from 1 chord to another, and know the right hand methods u can start telling everybody u are a guitarist. U should be able to play simple songs now.
Step 3 : Learn how to read tablature. (optional)
Tabs are very easy to read. It is also a MUST if u are planning to play Metal songs or Rock songs. Figure it out yourself after u completed step 2. U need to learn how to read tabs in order to proceed to step 4.
Step 4 : Guitar online lessons. (optional)
Go to Google to search for whatever u are looking for. It can be a pain to find the right lesson but its worth the effort. However most online lessons are not newbie friendly and consists of very advanced techneques requiring u to understand tabs so make sure u complete step 2 and 3. A good website would be www.ultimate-guitar.com.
Most important: Practice everyday.
Hope u find this useful. -
Steve Vai is 90% self taught.Originally posted by hatemeifuwantto:quite true..but then if u are aiming to play like steve vai that kind of thing..it would be better to take lesson..cause its quite hard to learn that kind of stuff by self taught..
It is also important to hang out people who play guitar, such as joining your school's "live audio" or some "guitar club". Visiting Guitar forums helps too. -
Originally posted by butterNsugar:
but alot of guitar forums say otherwise leh...they say that best go find a teacher....i duno man...me and my friends wanna go learn together...ive done everything u said above but just cant seem to do it....
Dun ever learn from any music schools in Singapore no matter what, trust me, they suck and u end up spending a LOT of money over the years. Most music schools like to teach very little at a time so that they can eventually conduct more lessons which translates to u paying more over the years.
Self thaught is the best......
Let me teach u how:
Step 1 : Buy a Guitar.
No need so expensive ones. A $45 acoustic guitar will do. Learn how to fix your own guitar strings by taking out the strings on your guitar and changing into new ones. Its more or less the same as taking out your graphic card in you computer and fixing a new one, its easy. For electric guitar, dismantle your whole guitar so that you know the parts well. Learn how to tune your guitar. I tune my guitar with my Recorder, the one i use during primary school music lessons. Some books will also teach u how to tune your guitar. But if all else fails, buy an electronic guitar tuner.
Step 2 : Go for Books.
Guitar books are available anywhere in any good music stores. Try getting begginners's books and books that offers important stuff such as [b]Chord Charts and the various right hand methods such as plucking, strumming, picking etc. No need to learn every single thing in the book. As long as u know some basic chords and is comfortable wif changing from 1 chord to another, and know the right hand methods u can start telling everybody u are a guitarist. U should be able to play simple songs now.
Step 3 : Learn how to read tablature. (optional)
Tabs are very easy to read. It is also a MUST if u are planning to play Metal songs or Rock songs. Figure it out yourself after u completed step 2. U need to learn how to read tabs in order to proceed to step 4.
Step 4 : Guitar online lessons. (optional)
Go to Google to search for whatever u are looking for. It can be a pain to find the right lesson but its worth the effort. However most online lessons are not newbie friendly and consists of very advanced techneques requiring u to understand tabs so make sure u complete step 2 and 3. A good website would be www.ultimate-guitar.com.
Most important: Practice everyday.
Hope u find this useful.
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i never go to lessons myself.
not that hard to learn.
my first song was Hey ya by Outkast.
My bro bought for me an acoustic guitar,and a chord book.
i look at the chordbook,see very easy.
sometimes if you wana play songs which consist of only chords,refer to te chord book.it shows you the fingering.
then i started to play my fav songs,which consists of only chords.
kinda simple.
at times i play songs with tabluture,which can really be 'blurry' for me.
see the web www.ultimate-guitar.com for songs tabs/chords.THEY HAVE ANY SONGS YOU WANT.really.cool site.
all you need is PRACTICE LOR! -
wa seh i didnt know that...anyway he talented de mahOriginally posted by butterNsugar:Steve Vai is 90% self taught.
It is also important to hang out people who play guitar, such as joining your school's "live audio" or some "guitar club". Visiting Guitar forums helps too. -
well...i hardly play songs that totally consist of chords...cos the music i listen to are more complex. i listen to rock and metal mostly....and i cant rely on a chordbook
i can handle chords easy..but the harder stuff are really difficult to play. i also visit ultimate guitar all the time for news, articles, tabs, reviews...everything.
but in the end ppl still say that finding a teacher is best... -
I have the same exact problem... still stuck at chord playing most times and then only a few difficult songs i can play ok. That is after 5 yrs of playing. I went to a music school for 1 month and improved quite a bit (This guy taught me to play some jazz chords and opened up me to more ideas of playing).
At the end of the day, I think if you can't find good guitar players to jam with (and steal some free lessons), you should shop for guitar teachers (ask around to see which teacher is good and their style), find out their school and then get lessons from the exact teacher. Shopping for schools is a hit and miss kind of thing... always got some good teachers and and bad teachers. -
what music school did u go to?
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I went to Attitude Music school.... the guitar lessons were alright but I think the teacher has since left the school. Anyway all these schools are like tution centres so the teachers come and go... search for the right teacher rather than the right school.