Learning Guitar Online Versus A Private Instructor

When you start out as a beginning guitarist, there are plenty of options available to you on learning the instrument well. There are books, DVDs, games, friends, and a number of others.

However, the two most common ways of really learning to play the guitar well comes from either online guitar courses or the personal instruction from a private guitar teacher.

Of course, these are both excellent ways to master the art of guitar, but they have significant differences in their processes. Let's take a look at a few of them.

For one thing, the schedules are significantly different.

If you're thinking about a private guitar instructor, you have to bend to the teacher's schedule and rules unfortunately. Usually during your first visit, they'll let you know what days and hours they're available for you to revisit and it's often only once per week.

With an online guitar course, you're the boss and you decide what the schedule will be. Try one course out and then do the next one two weeks later. It's really up to you.

Money might be more of your concern and again, there's a difference.

Looking at a private instructor, they usually require a small fee of $10 to $15 per lesson per week. This may not seem like much at first, but after a few weeks, the bucks add up and it's not uncommon to notice you've spent $100 or more.

So are online courses cheaper? Actually, they are because the videos and associated files are easily reproducible. And with hundreds of students per day, the price can be set to almost anything.

Maybe you're a stickler about what you actually learn.

Is the most important thing to you actually what you learn? With a guitar instructor, they might be very willing to teach you exactly what your curiosity yearns for. Ask them about lead playing, rhythm playing, or whatever your heart desires.

As for internet guitar courses, sure you can get the same choice of what to learn, but it might not be in the same course. Research exactly what you want before you buy or you may end up purchasing something that doesn't cover any of the skills you need.

Going out to your local music store for private guitar lessons or shelling out the dough for courses over the internet are both great ideas with usually positive results. Think about what's more appropriate for you and your needs and make a well-informed decision on how to learn the guitar.