How to Practice the Guitar and How a Guitar Teacher Can Help

Here is an interesting article I found on practice and how a teacher can assist in your studies. There are some interesting points throughout- please read on...

"The guitar is a musical instrument that can take a lifetime to master. A typical guitar player will set out a goal and when she meets the goal, will have already set out a new goal.

The biggest obstacle for any new guitar player is losing her belief in her ability and not seeing the bigger picture. Learning the guitar can take a lifetime and no system exists to learn the guitar quickly (although many books claim to teach you to master the guitar in 7 days or less).

Breaking the practice time down into bite size chunks will help you get the most out of your practice session and ultimately help you to achieve your goals quicker. Getting the right guitar tutor will help you also.

There are things a guitar student can do to make learning the guitar easier and enjoyable.

The first thing the student should do is find a guitar teacher that she feels comfortable with. The guitar teacher should have the same interests in music as her, there is no point in having a teacher who does not share the same musical interests as you as the guitar lessons will take you on a wild goose chaise and ultimately this could discourage you from practicing.

The teacher should be punctual and turn up to class on time and give you her full attention. Any less and you have found the wrong teacher! You are paying for lessons and you deserve the best.

The teacher who you choose should also provide you with all of the paper work and keep each lesson progressing from the last one, beware of teachers who jump from one idea to another! This is only going to lead to bigger confusion later on.

The teacher should set you homework to practice at home. Practice should be split into sections to make learning easier and more fun, let's have a look at some of the things you can If you split your session into six equal parts a typical thirty minutes practice session can be broken down into smaller sections lasting 5 minutes each. This will help to make practicing less tedious at the early stages. The sections that I recommend practicing are: "

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