Originally Posted by: Matteo MillerHey actually being a guitar teacher myself, it's quite untrue that we only give tips, feedback, and information. The BEST guitar teachers will actually have you PRACTICE in front of them. That means, they WONT teach you new things. They'll just sit there, and watch you practice for an hour. Then you go home.

Thing is, most guitar players don't practice very effectively, so they put in a lot of effort and get small results. Having a teacher in front of you while you practice will make sure that you get MAXIMUM effectiveness out of your practice time! Then, when you go home, you know HOW to practice....

Jamey Andreas relates a story of a great guitar player taught by his father starting at the age of four...the young student wasn't allowed to practice unsupervised for years. That is, he was not allowed to do anything wrong during practice and not allowed to practice on his own until he could be responsible for practicing correctly.

While thinking about this, I got a picture of a stern father wrapping the son's hands with a ruler. Obviously, that wasn't the case and I think we all can understand and benefit from the idea of correct and efficient practice.