My first lesson

[Dirty Bill]

I had my first guitar lesson ever last Wednesday. It went real well,and the instructor was friendly and helpful. He's teaching me to read music at first,which is good,because I didn't have a clue. It all looked liked Chinese to me... :rolleyes:

Any way,now I have a clue at least.. :) . I was nervous about having a formal lesson,but it was cool,and having the instructor to observe and give me tips is really helpful. Combined with the lessons here,I may actually learn to play the guitar... :cool:

[Neal Walter]

That's great Bill, the more you learn, the easier it gets!

[Dirty Bill]

I hope so...time is flyin' by... :rolleyes: :cool:

[Douglas Showalter]

The fact that you are active in both studying online as well as with an instructor in person only doubles you up on the motivation. Even as a professional guitarist and producer, I still take lessons to keep myself in check. I often put myself under the misconception that I know more than I think I do, and further studies always remind me that we are all students for life. Here is a live video of the guitarist I study with Tim Young;

- A tough listen, but none the less interesting.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9QGh7JL4a8

- With Thruster, featuring Matt Chamberlin on drums
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbzQMlXfH-4&feature=related