OK, I'll just tell you guys basically everything. I have just recently turned 14, and I bought a cheapish acoustic guitar to learn on. I have now had this for 2 months. I have learned all the major open position chords and have learnt them to perfection. I can change them smoothly and very quickly and they sound good too. I have just started on barre chords and immediatly was able to play them without any muted notes (I was once a talented cellist) but obviously I can't finger them as fast as I can with the other chords. I haven't had a teacher, just been reading from the guitar book I have purchased. I can strum along very nicely, with upstrums and downtstrums between beats and such, and have just recently started fingerpicking. I can fingerpick to scarborough fair to a fast tempo.

So. To the point. Am I progessing too slow? I don't want people saying you learn at your own pace and stuff I want the honest truth. I think I am progressing a little too slow, although I have learned over 10 songs, even if they are just with simple chords and use simple strumming and fingerpicking techniques.

I also have another question. Where do I go from here? And what's the best way to finger Barre chords quickly and easily?

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.