Any knows any good online lessons for learning guitar?

kiuamith · #1 04-03-2008, 12:40 PM

After sitting around and wishing I knew how to play the guitar, I've finally decided to just go ahead and learn. I’m not new to music by any means, I've been playing violin and piano since I was 5 years old (I'm now 24) and have been in some light touch with the guitar.
My biggest problem now is where to start. I also understand that there are two different types of acoustic guitars: steel-string and classical. I'd actually like to learn a bit of both...to be able to play some classical guitar (John Williams blows me away) along with some more light-hearted Jack Johnson-type stuff. I plan on taking some online lessons to help get me started and want to have a source that can match all the needs I want like learning all the chords,. I just don’t it to be over soon, but practice with daily lessons.
Suggest me something that I can look upon …… Sorry for the long post and thanks for your help!

derek · #2 04-04-2008, 05:34 PM

I really like workshoplive.com. It is put on by the same people who have done National Guitar Workshop here in the states for 20+ years. Many of the instructors who do the lessons are teachers who teach at the camps.

Pick your level, pick your style, and go. Many features, and pretty decent price. Happy hunting.

ramtech52 · #3 05-26-2009, 09:22 AM

You've got to check out guitarprinciples.com Sign up for the newsletter. You'll get a great start.

bobnes · #4 07-24-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kiuamith

After sitting around and wishing I knew how to play the guitar, I've finally decided to just go ahead and learn. I’m not new to music by any means, I've been playing violin and piano since I was 5 years old (I'm now 24) and have been in some light touch with the guitar.
My biggest problem now is where to start. I also understand that there are two different types of acoustic guitars: steel-string and classical. I'd actually like to learn a bit of both...to be able to play some classical guitar (John Williams blows me away) along with some more light-hearted Jack Johnson-type stuff. I plan on taking some online lessons to help get me started and want to have a source that can match all the needs I want like learning all the chords,. I just don’t it to be over soon, but practice with daily lessons.
Suggest me something that I can look upon …… Sorry for the long post and thanks for your help!

Hi, I'm surprised that no one has suggested to you yet but Jimmy Bruno has a really good Jazz guitar instruction site, have a look around, it might suit what you are looking for. I'm signed up to it and I wholeheartedly recommend it! Good luck.

Rick5 · #5 08-22-2009, 06:02 PM

Jimmy Bruno Guitar Institute. It's phenomenal.

wolfy · #6 11-22-2009, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiuamith

After sitting around and wishing I knew how to play the guitar, I've finally decided to just go ahead and learn. I’m not new to music by any means, I've been playing violin and piano since I was 5 years old (I'm now 24) and have been in some light touch with the guitar.
My biggest problem now is where to start. I also understand that there are two different types of acoustic guitars: steel-string and classical. I'd actually like to learn a bit of both...to be able to play some classical guitar (John Williams blows me away) along with some more light-hearted Jack Johnson-type stuff. I plan on taking some online lessons to help get me started and want to have a source that can match all the needs I want like learning all the chords,. I just don’t it to be over soon, but practice with daily lessons.
Suggest me something that I can look upon …… Sorry for the long post and thanks for your help!

Check these out:
visionmusic.com (jam tracks, some free)
jimmybruno.com (JBGI)
markstefani.com (jazz and classical)
robertconti.com (jazz)
jamieandreas.com for classical studies (do a google search on jamie andreas)

kengon · #7 11-28-2009, 12:18 PM

Concur on the thumbs up for JBGI!

kengon

pierre richard · #8 01-18-2010, 11:44 PM

this site is a great place to start....

with all the players here sharing knowledge you could not ask for much more...

posted elsewhere are specific sites to visit..check them out..

time on the instrument..pierre

Big Ron · #9 01-28-2010, 10:38 AM

If you go to YouTube and search for guitar lessons, you will find that there are a lot of people posting free video guitar lessons. Most of these guys are also selling lessons at a website on CD's or downloads or somehow and using YouTube as a means to introduce their teaching to the market.

One of these guys that I would recommend highly for a new player is Marty Schwartz. His website is Guitarjams.com. Marty is not a great Jazz player but he is much more advanced than just a good player - but what makes him different is that when he teaches a lesson he does it at a pace that the student can take it in.

For some reason some of these folks post lessons and will say something like here are 254 chord positions - then rip off 3 minutes of chords that would make Joe Pass switch to banjo, and they expect that you can comprehend all that. Marty is a first rate teacher. I have never bought any of his CD's (but I should) but I watch his YouTube freebies over and over.

Ron