| Have you always dreamed of learning to play | | | | various applications and musical styles attributed |
| worship guitar but didn't know where to begin? To | | | | to worship guitar playing. Understanding how chord |
| learn worship guitar is a desire of many Christians | | | | patterns and changes work together and how |
| and others to express their love for God through | | | | they inter relate to each other helps the student |
| music and lead others in worship to the throne of | | | | understand the concept that will have them |
| God. However, the thought of learning to play | | | | learning and playing songs much faster and in |
| worship guitar overwhelms beginners and even | | | | some cases, even memorizing chord patterns to |
| those who already play guitar. There are many | | | | some degree and not even looking at a song |
| resources online offering Christian guitar lessons | | | | sheet after a few times playing through it. That is |
| out there but very few of them address the | | | | really exciting for a new student! All this while not |
| issues that make learning difficult for those of us | | | | paying extra for each time they want to learn |
| who have never touched a guitar before. | | | | something new. Some online courses charge a |
| I want to give you some things you must look | | | | recurring monthly member fee while others do |
| for when choosing which an online guitar course | | | | not. |
| so you will know which one is right for you. I am | | | | 3) How do we get there? How do we achieve |
| going to list 4 main points that will help you in | | | | the goal? Let's face it, lessons are not a walk in |
| your quest for the right course for you. | | | | the park. You will have to apply yourself and learn. |
| 1) Starting point. The daunting task of learning to | | | | So there will be a challenge. But you shouldn't be |
| play worship guitar can really turn you away even | | | | left on your own as to how and where to go |
| before you get started because so many courses | | | | next. You should decide in your own heart and |
| don't really tell you HOW they will go about | | | | mind what you want to accomplish and how |
| teaching you to play. When a student begins, | | | | much time you will spend to accomplish your |
| instead of jumping right into teaching scales, and | | | | goals. Many courses don't do a good job of leading |
| fancy tricks and styles, students need to be given | | | | you in the right direction to help you accomplish |
| the big picture of how the instrument is used in | | | | your goals. The lesson plan should lead you down |
| the context of worship. Worship guitar is unique | | | | a clear path to help you meet your desired goals |
| and it's application should be understood from the | | | | in a realistic time frame. To ensure success and |
| very beginning. Those who take the time to | | | | avoid burning out, the lessons should be well |
| teach this have realized tremendous success in | | | | mapped out so that all you have to do is learn. |
| relaying the mechanics of how to play the guitar | | | | The other thing that is really important to new |
| to their students. Many students have found that | | | | students is being able to watch and learn and be |
| they are quite successful in a short period of time | | | | able to repeat the process over and over until it |
| once these concepts are learned. Also, students | | | | is mastered before moving on. This is the beauty |
| should not be overloaded with too much | | | | of learning online and at your own pace. |
| information. Scales and workouts are good and will | | | | 4) Playing Songs. How many times have you |
| be needed but to a new player, this can be boring | | | | learned bit of this song and a bit of that song, |
| and does not inspire one to learn because the | | | | never really being able to learn a song all the way |
| student does not see how this will be used to | | | | through? Because you were limited by how many |
| play songs. | | | | chords you knew, this is why many students get |
| 2) Costs. Taking Christian guitar lessons shouldn't | | | | frustrated and give up. The other thing that is |
| break your budget. Sitting down with a | | | | frustrating is taking the time to go online, search |
| one-on-one teacher costs a lot of money. $40 to | | | | for christian guitar chords to your favorite |
| $60 per hour on average. Teachers are paid for | | | | worship song to learn, only find out it's too hard |
| the time to give a lesson. If you need to work on | | | | because there are chords you don't know or |
| or practice anything with the teacher, you are | | | | better yet, the chords are in the wrong place on |
| going to pay more to them depending on how | | | | the sheet over the wrong words making it near |
| much time they spend with you. The alternative | | | | impossible and frustrating to make it sound right |
| to this costly method is to go online. There are | | | | when you play it. Sound familiar? What about how |
| some great online courses that are extremely | | | | to strum it? Many lessons don't teach how to |
| effective in teaching students how to play their | | | | strum or give strumming patterns to the songs |
| favorite songs, while being very easy to follow | | | | being taught. Well there is hope for you. |
| and effectively helping the student understand | | | | |