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Originally Posted by pamosmusic
I'd also still take lessons in jazz guitar if I see a player in a show and there is a particular thing about their playing that I like. The way they comp, something about their technique or their language etc.
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06-08-2023 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by rpjazzguitar
Last edited by unknownguitarplayer; 06-08-2023 at 11:26 AM.
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Jimmy posted this just five days ago. (Less grouchy than usual…although I enjoy his personality.)
How did he learn? All of the above. As he mentions, different players have had different ways of viewing what they were doing. All ways can work.
Learning tunes is clearly the main thread.
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Has been great reading peoples advice and opinions. Too many to quote, but appreciated
Where I am at at the moment would be: I do not think I need a teacher, I rather need to identify some goals and have the motivation to follow them through.
I am only a hobbyist so its is for my own enjoyment that I am learning, I will keep an eye out for any potential opportunity to get out and play with other people as that's a big part of music that I do miss.
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Originally Posted by Maaj12
It's always best to keep things simple. The instinct is to acquire but investigating is better.
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Originally Posted by Maaj12
Which is all to say that it’s okay just to want a teacher.
(or a new book, or to take time to go to a session, or … etc)
Do your thing.
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just my 2 cents.
A first role of any teacher is to influence. If a teacher can not influence you to dig into new world of science, art, culture, ..., any kind of mastery - it's no way to use their service with a pleasure.
I've spend more than 5 years learning piano when I was a kid. I didn't remember any advice from my teacher and have 0 influence from her After studying I have not been playing piano for about 15 years because of no wish doing this.
I have 3 guitar teachers - one of them was great and help me with systematic view on guitar techniques, 'guitar' music theory. He is a really good man with too far music tastes from mine - all these 80' prog/art rock bands. I see his great impact on my guitar playing and 99% I should play worse now without his help. I still think that a good teacher (educational skills, same taste in music, playing skills, guitar wisdom) is a lot more valuable than another guitar, amp or a pedal. Some guitar studying platforms like truefire collect many gems in it with a world known guitar players who can share their 1-2-3 thoughts that can recreate myself as a musician. Life learning principle is close for me, moreover, it helps to diminish the message from the void 'you need to create a masterpiece'.
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Originally Posted by Maaj12
Some people benefit (and thus advance) with having a consistent routine and approach. A teacher with a lesson plan can benefit such people. E.g., Weekly lessons, learn a new song each week, organized practicing plan with a way to measure progress.
Other people are self-motivated. The key is to not believe one is the latter when one is actually the former.
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