Originally Posted by: looneytunesI will soon be 59 and I recently took 3 lessons and quit again. The instuctor knew his stuff, but moved too fast for this old man to keep up. He looks at his students as if they were all going to be professional guitarists. I don't have the time to dedicate to that.

i know what you mean! i knew a few violin teachers who would teach complex runs over the entire fingerboard with intonation in the space of 30 minutes

and then expect you to practice the same thing over and over for a week

learning music seems to be a little like college. the teachers rarely spoonfeed. and 90% of the legwork is upto the student