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Beginner Video Guitar Lessons – Are They Worth It?

Posted on October 26, 2009
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If you do a little searching online, you will find tons and tons of links to beginner video guitar lessons.  You’ll find everything from free videos on YouTube to expensive subscription showing you how to do everything under the sun.

The problem with the internet and with beginner video guitar lessons in particular is that there can be too many choices.  If you are just starting to learn the guitar, whether you are an absolute beginner or you’ve learned a few chords, the last thing you want is hundreds of choices.  After all, you are a beginner.  How can you be expected to know what to learn and what to practice?  If you go the independent route, chances are you will soon become overwhelmed and just stop.

For beginners in particular, I would recommend starting with an online training program.  These programs typically aren’t free, but usually they are very affordable.  In my experience, most will cost less than a single session with a private guitar tutor.  Once you select an online guitar program, you’ll have access to tons of beginner video guitar lessons, interactive tutorials, guitar training software, music, and tabs.

Lately I’ve been working through one of these online guitar for beginners programs.  To give you an idea of how the system works, each lesson will typically have something to read first.  There will usually be some information on new chords, strumming patterns, guitar theory, and some audio to play along with.

But what I really like is the beginner video guitar lessons that go along with each lesson.  It helps to see as well as hear exactly how to play the guitar.  You see exactly how to position your fingers on the frets and how to move between chords.  It is also good to hear how it is supposed to sound as I am usually way off.

Finally, the lessons conclude with jamming practice, in which you listen to and play along with a band using audio files.  This enables you to learn “in context” and to really get a feel of the music.

Not all beginner video guitar lessons and tutorials will be set up this same way, but try to look for features similar to these.  I am really getting a lot out of it and I am sure you will too.

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