Tuesday, June 21, 2011

What You Need To Learn On The First Guitar Lesson

By Jack Wogan


The information that you receive during the first guitar lesson is the most important, so you need to pay very much attention to what the teacher says. In order for the student to become fond of guitar lessons, the teacher has to encourage communication between them by getting to know the preferences and the expectation of the student. These discussions will eliminate the embarrassment between the two and will enable the pupil to feel at ease while performing in front of his/her teacher.

Most guitar lessons are structured to contain both theoretical and practical notions; however, during the first session, you will focus more on practice than on theory. Knowing how to tune in the guitar is an important fact that all students have to learn as soon as they take up guitar lessons. In addition, they should understand the function of other instruments, such as, guitar effects pedals and how they may be used to improve the sound.

Once you have gone through these first stages, you may start practicing the four basic chord shapes, that is, G, E minor, C and D. These are the notions that you have to master very well; therefore, you will have to learn by heart the sheets and the fingerings that the teacher gives you at the end of the class. During the hour, you will probably repeat them several times until the teacher considers that you manage to master them.

The teacher may diversify the lesson plan in case you are quick to learn; thus, you will try to make the changes between the chords faster and you may even mix the chords. Nevertheless, there are many chances for you to continue to fumble before executing the chords by the end of the first lesson. This is perfectly natural and even desirable because it means that the teacher has given you enough information to keep you interesting in playing the guitar until your next meeting.

Students are all different and they have different needs that the teacher has to take into consideration when producing the lesson plans. It is only after the first lesson that the teacher will be able to tell what your level is, so until then, he will most likely teach you the four basic chord shapes and all the information you need to know about guitars or guitar effects pedals and their maintenance.




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