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May 16, 2013 by Paul Bright

It’s pretty easy to look at online guitar lessons as the “easy way out”- a cheaper alternative to ordinary lessons.

I personally have been playing guitar for over 10 years; now I’m not saying I’m Van Halen- but I’m good enough. We live in the internet era, we can do everything on the web these days- and learning to play the guitar is no exception!

So grab your guitar and make sure your Wi-Fi is on, because here are some of the most common questions about Online Guitar Lessons:

Q1. What are the best online guitar lessons? What website should I take online guitar lessons from? Where should I get online lessons from?

A. Site #1: Guitar Tricks
http://www.guitartricks.com/

2 million people have joined this website- so it must be doing something right!

Guitar Tricks is great because of the wide range of genres it covers in its lessons. If you’re sick of being taught the same cliché songs on guitar over and over (“Smoke On the Water” comes to mind) then you can switch it up! They have everything from Jazz/ Blues to Heavy Metal.

Also you can sign up for free and get dozens of initial lessons without even paying!

Site #2: Jamplay
http://www.jamplay.com/

Jamplay breaks down its lessons in a unique manner- It teaches you the basic techniques of playing and theory first- before then moving you on to learning famous songs in time.

Jamplay also has a lot of members- and tutors that teach in various styles- so you’re guaranteed to find something that’s going to suit your aspirations.


Site #3: Guitar KickStarter Program by Guitarist Academy
http://www.guitaristacademy.com/ebook

Saving the best ‘til last- this site is my personal favorite, because it’s my own J

My Guitar Kickstarter Program is unique, because I will teach you how to strum chords and play songs within your first week. While you might think this is ambitious, there are already people speaking of their success with my course!

My course aims to teach you the basics of guitar-playing; explaining everything in the simplest of terms and avoiding guitar jargon that can be very off-putting for beginners. All the videos are filmed from various angles in nice HD quality- you might as well be in the room with me.

My course also covers lots of little things that other courses fail to cover- such as how to hold a Guitar Pick correctly, how to hold the Guitar correctly and how to deal with Sore Fingers. These are all things that I wish other courses had taught me when I was starting out!

All in all, it’s a good one.

Q2. Can I really learn to play guitar on the net?

A. Yes you can! It’s easy to learn guitar on the net- if you have a good course to teach you!

One of the benefits of learning guitar via the net is that you can go at your own pace. There’s no teacher who’s going to lose their patience and expect you to learn more quickly- you learn when it suits you.

Also- when you get good enough- you can practice with whatever songs you like! You don’t have to stick to a teacher’s back-catalogue.

Q3. Online guitar lessons or private guitar lessons?

A. I guess this depends on you- and what kind of person you are. If you want to go at your own pace and learn guitar from the comfort of your living room- then online lessons are the way forward. Though if you prefer having someone to talk to directly- and you don’t mind being challenged a lot- then private lessons would be your way forward.

I’ve personally enjoyed learning online because I didn’t have to feel intimidated by a teacher who was miles better than me; whilst I just sat there acting confused when they mentioned “Harmonics” and “Humbuckers”. Luckily I googled it all and I got it all down now; but at the time it was scary.

The main benefit to learning via private lessons is the inter-activity with a human being. You can ask your teacher questions that you wouldn’t be able to ask Google- and they may tell you little tricks that would be difficult to discover on the web.

Like I said- it really is down to personal preference.

Q4. How much will online guitar lessons cost me?

A. Alas, playing Guitar will never be particularly cheap. Forking out for amps and leads and snapped strings will always be costly- but that’s the life we all chose.

The cost of online lessons varies from site to site so I recommend shopping around- particularly with the sites mentioned in the answer to question number 1.

All I can say is that it’s generally cheaper to learn online than to get private lessons- another pro we can add to the list for online lessons.

I might go and learn “Money” by Pink Floyd now.

Q5. When should I start learning?

A. Start now! Learning Guitar can seem complex and scary- but the sooner you get started the sooner you’ll start getting somewhere!

I was scared to progress when I first started learning- but procrastination will get you nowhere!

Whatever method you should choose- grab your axe and start with the basics. None of us are getting any younger!

Whether you choose to learn traditionally or whether you choose to learn online- I wish you good luck with you learning. I know it may be difficult at first- but there is no better feeling than sitting on some nice green grass on a sunny day- strumming some sexy chords away on your Acoustic. It’s one of the best feelings in the world and it’s completely worth the initial struggles!

(I still recommend online though!)

Filed Under: Guitar Courses

October 9, 2012 by Paul Bright

If you’ve spent any amount of time looking for guitar courses online, then you probably know that there are a heap of courses you can choose from. Some good, some bad.

I have been playing guitar for about 10 years now, and after buying and trying every popular guitar course and membership available online, my goal is to help you pick the best lessons for you.

Here are my Top 5 Guitar Lessons For Beginners:

Disclosure: we are a professional website, and may receive a commission if you choose to purchase one of the courses listed below.

Jamplay.com

JamPlay is one of the most popular online courses right now for guitar players both new and advanced.

It is not a free course, but has a reasonable price considering what you get for your membership fee such as:

  •  2,000+ Lessons In HD
  • 50+ Pro Instructors
  • Live lessons daily
  • Genre based lessons
  • Community of likeminded people

Click here to preview Jamplay.com

Here’s a sample of one of their lessons:

 

GuitarTricks.com

Way back in 1998, long before the days of YouTube (remember that?), a guitarist named Jon Broderick decided to make a website to help others learn to play guitar online.

This was a revolutionary thing at the time, and while many others have followed suit, you could say GuitarTricks.com is sort of the grandfather of them all.

  • Over 5,000 online lessons
  • 250+ detailed song lessons
  • 45 professional teachers
  • Chord and scale libraries
  • Jam Track software included
  • Wide variety of genres taught
  • Intermediate lessons: Skills & Techniques

Click here to preview GuitarTricks.com

Here’s a sample of one of their lessons:

Jamorama.com

Jamorama was one of the first courses I stumbled across when first getting started on the guitar. While it hasn’t been around for as long as GuitarTricks, it certainly has become a popular choice for many beginner guitarists.

The thing I like about Jamorama, is that there is no ongoing monthly subscription like the two course mentioned previously.

Here’s what you get with Jamorama:

  • 250+ pages of step-by-step lessons
  • 216 chord shapes to master
  • 148 high quality video lessons
  • 8 major styles of music and 55 unique strumming patterns
  • 26 professionally recorded JamTracks
  • ‘GuitEarIt!’ – Ear Training Game
  • ‘Jayde Musica Pro’ – Sight Reading Game
  • ‘Guitar Tuner Pro’ Software & ‘How to Tune your Guitar’
  • The ‘Jamorama Metronome’
  • The ‘Jamorama Chord Kit’

Click here to preview Jamorama

GuitaristAcademy.com

While I may be a little biased here, one thing I love about my new online coaching course compared to all the other courses out on the market right now, is that my course is structured in a simple step by step format which consists of 12 lessons that span 12 weeks. This means you receive one lesson every week, similar to if you were to see me one-on-one for lessons.

The biggest problem in my opinion about the other courses on the market right now is that you get so much stuff, that it’s easy to become overwhelmed and frustrated with this avalanche of 1,000’s of videos and lessons to go through.

Here’s what you get with my online coaching course:

  • You’ll get a new lesson delivered to your inbox every week for the next 12 weeks
  • You’ll learn at least one new song on the guitar every week
  • Personalized Q&A With Me Anytime You Want During The 12-Weeks
  • Bonus Lessons Every 3 Weeks
  • Mindmaps, Cheat Sheets & Getting Started Guides In Downloadable .PDF Format
  • And more.

Click here to preview my new online coaching course

Here’s a sample of one of my lessons:

GuitarZoom.com

Guitarzoom.com has become a popular choice for many guitarists lately, and they’ve been hard at work creating a bunch of new courses  such as Music Theory Made Easy, 96 Rock Licks, Total Chord Mastery to name a few.

The one course I didn’t like from them is Guitar Guru Secrets. Not because what they were teaching wasn’t any good, but because the production quality wasn’t up to par in my opinion. For example in a few videos they forgot to key out the Green Screen in the background. This means that instead of having a nice background, you have this horrible looking green screen in the background.

On the other hand, 96 Rock Licks by Steve Stine was a great course for anyone wanting to learn rock guitar. Production quality was good, the lessons were excellent, nothing you could really fault it on.

Click here to preview GuitarZoom.com

Here’s a sample of one of their lessons:

Filed Under: Guitar Courses, How To Play Guitar

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