Playing the guitar

[MACpod]

Would you suggest a beginner to take guitar lessons?

I know some who started playing just by learning it themselves. But if i opted to take lessons, would it be advantageous or unnecessary?

TIA.

[NazQ]

it really depends on the type of music you want to play.. if your gonna play some classical guitar or some guitar solos (ala satriani or santana) with a lot of complex fingering techniques, better take some lessons. it'll really help..

now if you just want to play some rock / pop songs mostly using standard and power chords, i think you can do without the lessons.

[badsekktor]

it would take years before you could play like the pro's! ang importante eh you dont lose interest. medyo kailangan din ng dedication pero it really is worth every time and effort you spend once you learn a new piece.

madami ako tinuruan pero once na dumating na sa technical parts eh sumusuko.

[wren]

i think it's always a good idea to take lessons at first, para may foundation ka. i learned on my own and i developed many bad habits na di ma-correct.

[chua_riwap]

Sa akin naman, nu'ng elem. ako, naging member ako ng string band (rondalla), guitar ang hawak ko at du'n ako natuto magbasa ng mga guitar chords. Hanggang sa natuto na ako sumunod sa mga kanta.

Meron diyan talagang merong talent, kahit na walang formal education sa guitar lessons, natuto tumugtog. "Wido" (tama ba?) tawag nila. Meron akong uncle sa province, siya lang ang nakakatugtog sa gitara nya. Iba ung set up ng tono ng gitara nya, pero ang galing nyang tumugtog.

[Yoda]

Lessons will always help, unless magkataong walang kwenta yung instructor mo. So if you have the resources and the time for it, don't think twice.

[russpogi]

Tama sila sir. Depende talaga sa yo. Ako, I tried lessons pero di ako natututo. It was until one time in HS when I met this girl na crush ko na gusto nya matuto mag-guitar so nag self-study kme as a group, together with our other friends that knows and also wants to learn how to play. Dun talaga ako natuto!

[jeffrocks]

Yup...it is very essential to take guitar lessons for beginners or not so that you can read musical notes too. I learned my guitar playing the hard way back in hi school and I used to take up conservatory of music in college but was turned down because it was already late for enrollment and ended up architecture. Buti na lang nagkaganon dahil na realize ko later gutom ang mga musikero sa pinas, ngayon i have Gibson acoustic and Stratocaster electric
guitars with marshal amps & boom box...still playing the rock way

[slyfox]

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[blue1108]

i learned to play guitar on my own. naimpluwensyahan lng kse bestfriend ko nagbabanda. nagkataon din nmn erpat ko bumili ng gitara kse yng ate ko gusto mag aral pero ako yng natuto. hehehe...buti na lng daw at musically inclined ako kaya cguro naging madali...never actually took up formal lessons pro i did benefit a lot from friends who do have formal training. cla n yng ngturo ng finer points and kng pano bumasa ng mga piyesa, cla din ngcorrect ng mga bad habits that i developed from learning on my own...

if you're really interested, i would also go with their suggestions on taking up formal lessons. ika nga, its always better to start the right way

[ooba99]

if you're really interested, i would also go with their suggestions on taking up formal lessons. ika nga, its always better to start the right way

100% Agree.

[mommyblue]

kung musically inclined ka, no need to take formal lessons.. based on my experience, pinag-enroll ako ng mga parents ko sa yamaha before ng piano and organ lessons para daw magamit yung binili nilang piano and organ.. sa kasamaang palad, natuto lang ako bumasa kahit paano ng notes.. si hubby naman, he never had any formal lessons.. sariling sikap lang sya nung bata pa kasi hilig nya talaga.. ngaun, he knows how to play every musical instrument sa :band:.. he even composes he's original music and lyrics.. and he doesn't need to see the notes in order to play it.. pakikinggan lang nya over and over again tapos myamya kayang kaya na nya gayahin yung tune.. sayang lang pinang-enroll sa akin ng parents ko.. buti na lang magaling si hubby.. sya na ngaun ang gumagamit ng piano at organ kapag walang magawa..

[Honda97]

I think it depends on what you want to learn. Most of those I know who learned on their own don't know how to read notes. Kung jamming lang naman, ok na yon. But eventually, note reading can bring to a higher level of guitar playing. The guitar schools teach technique and note reading.

You can learn the same thing from friends or by watching the pros play, but sometimes friends don't teach very well.

Taking lessons also helps you remain committed to learning. Sometimes kasi, people just loose interest when they find the progress to be slow.

[roninblade]

if you have the time, patience, and money - take the lessons.

[caloyski5]

formal lessons pa rin. when i played professionally, kitang kita ko yung difference in skill and technique ng iba versus my self study skills.

[silhouette]

+1, if you have the resources then better to go on lessons.
playing guitar is one of my frustrations. Now, baka sabayan ko na lang son ko when he starts his lessons.

[66bunny]

Take up lessons. It's really an advantage. You'll learn the do's and dont's of playing. Ika nga, parang driving lesson.

I never took lessons. I learned by observing friends, musicians, listening to a lot of genres and asking them how to play it. I took it from there.

But the most important thing is never to lose your interest.

[roninblade]

But the most important thing is never to lose your interest.

makes me think of my own skills, if it can still be called that. i stopped playing seriously around 10 years ago. got to a pretty good level by self-study but lost interest. now im a klutz again, sira na finger dexterity. can't turn out any solos anymore.

[oldblue]

pag nag-aral ka nyan, wala ka ng time magpa-gupit. kaya hahaba na buhok mo

[simplicity]

i myself play guitar. tho not professionally. hindi kaya ng mga daliri ko
yung mga mabibilis na tipa. or hindi ko pa lang kasi pina-praktis.
yan ang opinyon ko kasi. kung gusto matuto, praktis-praktis-praktis.
banat lang ng banat. at kung ayaw pa rin, magpa-turo ka na lang. hehehe
pero kapag matigas ang ulo mo kagaya ko na gusto agad maka-tugtog
at masabayan yung mga sounds mo, oido lang. pero looking back, sana
nag formal lessons na lang ako.
at gaya ng sabi ng iba if you don't lose interest, kahit anong instrumento
matu-tugtog mo. well, mahirap yung flute patunugin. pero yung mga
instrumento sa band - keyboards(my first instrument to play), guitar,
bass, drums, kajon, bongo, conga, etc. ang SARAAP tumugtog niyan bro!
lalu na kapag me ka-jamming ka na marunong din. feeling mo rockista
ka na. hehehe...
tara jamming tayo! yung mga marunong diyan, tara EB jamming!