I'm trying out GuitarTricks. I've been practicing with different teachers over the years and moves have gotten in the way. I'm 49 and at a point where I can dedicate a lot of time to practice each day. My hope is to continue with the lessons so I can show meaningful improvement in my playing. My major concern with online learning is the lack of a feedback loop to point out what I could be doing to make my playing easier and better.
Looking forward to seeing where the journey goes!
Thanks,
Caleb
Originally Posted by: cbpage[p]Hi Calebthe lack of a feedback loop to point out what I could be doing to make my playing easier and better.
IME you'll nuance that yourself in the doing. That feeling when realisation hits is a light bulb moment. A real high, but IME it comes after practising something for a while when you either progress it to a new discernible level, or in trying to. i.e. finding that faster change, more efficient fingering, cleaner notes in the song or exercise learning process.
Record your playing with a video camera, record into a HAI or a looper. They're all pretty honest 'critics'.
Originally Posted by: cbpageI'm trying out GuitarTricks. I've been practicing with different teachers over the years and moves have gotten in the way. I'm 49 and at a point where I can dedicate a lot of time to practice each day. My hope is to continue with the lessons so I can show meaningful improvement in my playing. My major concern with online learning is the lack of a feedback loop to point out what I could be doing to make my playing easier and better.
Looking forward to seeing where the journey goes!
Thanks,
Caleb
There are benefits to both instructor led and online. When I learned to play a few decades ago (hey, I got a few years more on the life clock than you ;) )...I took a few lessons from a couple of different instructors. Didn't like any of them. Particularly the guy that said 'Let's teach you you're style'. What? I hadn't been playing for more than a few months. After a few months on my own, I wasn't terribly bad anyway.
Anyway, I had bad experiences with instructors. But I just never found the right one that could connect to what I needed. It happens.
Though you lose the feedback loop online, you have unlimited ability to learn, review, play again and even go to this forum when you're stumped. There are few instructors who pop in this forum and give great and detailed answers.
If you pine for that type of one-on-one connection, you can also take advantage of GT's Online Coaching. No idea the cost but it is there for you and I'd assert that you are safer using one of these guys than taking a crapshoot on who's down the street. We'd all like that local guy to be Randy Rhoads as a teacher but sometimes you end of with the 'teach you your style' guy.
Good luck!!
