skype guitar lesson?

[welly_59]

anyone here had lessons over skype?

im a lazy player and struggle to force myself to sit down and commit to quality practise time rather than just noodling about and learning bits of songs and not finishing them etc and was thinking they could be a convenient way of getting some structure and motivation.

If anyone has experience of these or can recomend someone then it would be appreciated

[octatonic]

Skype lessons won't help a lazy player.

I sometimes teach via Skype, although I prefer teaching one to one.
Usually if the problem is a lack of application then that is what needs to be fixed- lessons whether they be in person or via Skype won't fix that.

Justin Sandercoe's site has a lot of good 'self teaching' tools.
Have you tried any of those?

[welly_59]

i originally learnt from his site and found it really good!

if im given a task to do or told to do this or that then i will do it, its when im on my own that i just tend to do the same old stuff. I'm sure im not the only player like this and was really looking for a teacher just to try and force me into a routine

[octatonic]

i originally learnt from his site and found it really good!

if im given a task to do or told to do this or that then i will do it, its when im on my own that i just tend to do the same old stuff. I'm sure im not the only player like this and was really looking for a teacher just to try and force me into a routine

If that is how you need to work then cool although I maintain that most guitarists really self-teach and they just get started with a teacher.
There are a bunch of things you can try to self-motivate and IMHO it really needs to come from you.

Feel free to PM me, or ask me here if you want an approach that I think is a good way to go.

[welly_59]

Whats your approach on this then?

[octatonic]

Whats your approach on this then?

It depends- each person is different but if the student is interested and up for it then I teach a combination of rock vocabulary but infer a lot of jazz harmony as it isn't that hard when you take it in stages and it truly gives you a better understanding of how music works.

What genre's do you want to play.
How long have you been playing?

Please answer these questions without looking anything up or picking up a guitar.
"I don't know" is a perfectly good answer if it is where you are at, even if it is for all 10.

1. What are the notes in E pentatonic minor?
2. What is the key of this chord progression? Am7, Dm7, G7, Cmaj7.
3. What is the major 3rd of the note E?
4. What is the V chord in 12 bar blues in A?
5. Without looking at the guitar neck what is the notes at the 9th fret of the 3rd string.
6. How many sharps are there in the key of D major.
7. "A major 7" is the IV chord of what key?
8. What are the chords of a ii V I in the key of Eb?
9. What do you get if you put Bm7b5 over a G root?
10. What is a flat 5 substitution?

[welly_59]

OK.....time to show that my music theory knowledge is practically zilch

1.E, G, A, B, D,
2. NO IDEA
3. G#
4. E
5. B
6. NO IDEA
7. NO IDEA
8. F, Bb, Eb
9. I dont know what a Bm7b5 is!
10. no idea again!

tbh that is right out of my comfort zone and a lot of it i should have spent more time on in the past. None of those answers came to me easily, i probably took about 15 minutes working out the ones i did answer

[welly_59]

forgot to answer the first bit as i was so busy trying to get my head around the rest! been playing on and off for about 5 years but dont spend as much time as i would like on guitar, and play mainly stuff rock related - nothing too heavy though

[Ramirez]

Er... I'm winging this a fair bit, but good quiz!

1. E G A B D
2. C
3. G#
4. E
5. E (G string) or B (D string)
6. 2 - F# C#
7. F
8. Fm Bb Eb
9. G7sus9 ?!
10. #4 ?!

Real pot shots at the last two, and not too confident on the rest!

[octatonic]

Ok I've got a fair idea of where you are at.
It isn't too bad but maybe some music theory would help?
I look at it as 'learning the vocabulary'.

What genre(s) do you want to play?

BTW the answers are:

1: Correct
2: Key is C Major
3: Correct
4. Correct, although usually it will be an E7.
5: Actually it is E. 3rd string means the 3rd from the top, not the 3rd from the bottom.
6: There are two sharps in D major: D E F# G A B C#.
7: If A is the IV chord then the tonic will be E. Key is E major.
8: Correct notes but wrong type. Answer is Fm7, Bb7, Eb maj7. I'd accept Fm, Bb, Eb though. :-)
9: Bm7b5 is the vii chord of C major. Bm7b5/G = G9 (G dominant 9)
10: An example of a b5 sub would be to take this progression:

Dm7 / / / | G7 / / / | C Maj7 / / / ||

And to substitute the dominant chord with a dominant chord off its b5 (so Db7)

Dm7 / / / | Db7 / / / | C Maj7 / / / ||
It works because the G7 and the Db7 have several notes in common.
It is a typical jazz substitution.

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So, there is a well established method for learning all this.
It isn't too difficult but it takes time and it helps to do things in a certain order.

It takes a bit of a time commitment- look at around an hour a day, 6 days a week.
I'm not trying to sell you lessons- I'm happy to give you a few tips about where to start.
It is easier if someone shows you but you can do it by yourself with the right approach.

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Just saw your latest update.
Ok cool- well rock is my preferred genre.
The reason I bolt jazz harmony onto it is it gives you a lot more options and really unlocks the neck and harmony in general.
I don't throw people in at the deep end with b5 subs and such.
You would start with the major scale and how to harmonise it., etc.