Online Guitar Lessons or Private Instruction – Which is Better?

So you want to learn how to play guitar huh?  Is it better to search for a local guitar teacher or is it more advantageous to learn to play using online guitar lessons?

This is a question that grows more heated as time goes on. A few years ago, no one would have even thought to ask this question. Private lessons were the only way to go. Now there are some very fine online guitar lessons to pick from.

On the one hand, you can find an excellent online course that provides online guitar lessons for FREE. These courses teach you how to play guitar in the comfort and convenience of your home.

Now will you get the same level of instruction from online guitar lessons as you would from a private lesson? Maybe. Maybe not. One might think that private instruction would always provide better instruction than online lessons. What online lessons are really best at, is sharing the basics of how to play guitar, and these lessons provide a cost effective way to determine whether or not you really like the guitar.

In my opinion a private teacher is always the best way to go however, it is not the most convenient. When you take guitar lessons from a private instructor you get personalized lessons tailored to how you want to play the guitar.

There are drawbacks to this approach. First is the ongoing cost. For each lesson you take you have to pay the instructor. This can be upwards of or more per lesson. If you take a year\’s worth of weekly lessons that’s over 500$ in lessons!

Many people believe they want to learn how to play guitar. Then after thousands of dollars for private guitar lessons determine that the guitar is just not for them. It would have been much less expensive and much simplier if they had bought online guitar lessons?

So, if you ask me, the very best way for a beginner to learn how to play the guitar is to find a good online course. Start there and then if you find that you enjoy playing the guitar move up to the private lessons. This way you’ll save cash and learn how to play the guitar. You’ll get the best of both worlds. And, even after you begin to take the private lessons you can still go back and review your skills with the online course.

Follow my recommendations and I think you’ll have a great time learning and playing the guitar.

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RICH’S REVIEW.  I am not sure who wrote this BLOG post, because there is no signature or link. BUT…I think online guitar instructors should stick to what they do best; online guitar lessons! They stink at writing articles. When it comes to online guitar lessons, just make sure you like what you see right off. You will know if the instructor on your screen is the one for you.

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