| My 20 year guitar playing career has yielded a | | | | strategy to do it. Second, and more practically, |
| number of important personal lessons which I try | | | | seek help in the form of advanced guitar lessons. |
| to pass on to my own students. For beginners, a | | | | Here there are two options. Advanced one-to-one |
| good quality instrument and an allocated amount | | | | tuition and downloading online advanced guitar |
| of practice time each day are the two most vital | | | | lessons. The former is an excellent - albeit |
| factors in getting off the ground. From the | | | | expensive - option way of improving your playing |
| beginner's perspective the learning curve appears | | | | providing that you can find someone who is able |
| steep during this time but as intermediate players | | | | teach effectively at an advanced level. In my |
| will know it is nothing compared to "the wall" that | | | | experience such people are numerous in large |
| many proficient - but not yet advanced - players | | | | cities and very scarce or non-existent in rural |
| experience! I know from my personal teaching | | | | areas. In terms of online advanced guitar lessons, |
| experience that the learning curve seems to | | | | product selection is vital. With respect to value for |
| become vertical for many players and as time | | | | money the online advanced learning systems are |
| goes on there are inevitably casualties as players | | | | (overall) of superior value for money than |
| finally convince themselves that they simply lack | | | | one-to-one tuition as you are not paying for the |
| the talent necessary to achieve an advanced and | | | | teacher's personal time once or twice a week. In |
| professional level of guitar playing. | | | | addition, the online or download option gives you |
| If this rings true for you then I have two pieces | | | | the chance to work at your own pace. |
| of advice based upon my own personal journey in | | | | In summary, my advice as an experienced player |
| becoming a professional player. First, dismiss the | | | | and teacher of 20 years is to first go for the |
| negative thoughts that lead you wrongly "accept" | | | | cost-effective option of advanced guitar lessons |
| that you can never play at an advanced level. It | | | | online and supplement this later on with occasional |
| can be done - you just need an appropriate | | | | and more expensive one-to-one tuition. |