what else should i ask my guitar teacher to teach me? Professional guitarist help.?

Question

i take guitar lessons but i only have 3 more left. i going to try to leran on my own after that from a book or off the internet. but till then what else should i learn i know how to play chords and read notes. but is there anything else i need to know like the scales or something??? pls and thnx for your help

Answer 1

Hi, here's your professional guitarist answer. You may not like it ! Do not quit your lessons, keep them going. That's the best answer...but of course, ppl quit for a lot of reasons. If it's money, just get the lessons going again as soon as you can. If it's not money, then get back there, and keep at it. Don't give it up because of any other reason than no money. You have to keep at it, keep studying, keep practicing.
There is so much more to learn. You show that you need a lot more study by your questions. What should you learn? You need to study everything you mentioned and more. Scales, yes! Chords more! Reading music - more! Whatever you did in the lessons, repeat that, and then repeat it again. Read the book you had from cover to cover. Practice everything in it over and over. Be skeptical about the endless books, tabs , guitar sites and so on that are out there. Everyone is selling something about the guitar since is a massively popular instrument. Most of it ranges from the blind leading the blind, to mediocre explanations of music and technique.
Above all, take your time, don't rush, be patient with yourself, and never give up.
And get back to those lessons as soon as you can.

Answer 2

Don't pay this guy a penny if he's not getting you anywhere, that's a waste of your money and your time. He may be a nice guy, but it doesn't mean he can't try to put in some effort to get you somewhere, using a guitar for bass lessons was the biggest mistake, I would have said goodbye after seeing that. I know you don't want to hurt his feeling, but you have to look out for you, you're the one getting the lessons and you want to learn it, so again, before wasting anymore of your time and money, ditch this guy and find a suitable teacher.

Answer 3

Yes there are lot of things to do now you start learning classical western which will help you to get best hands on guitar it will make your fingures very flexi in future you doesnt feel any pain or difficulty in learning or practising any new song or tune of ur own or others.

All the best keep learning

Answer 4

Have him teach you as much about music theory as possible. Keys, basic chord progressions, 7th chords, modes, how to improv.

Answer 5

i recon u should get a heads up on picking out melodies whilst strumming chords Ive been plaYING FOR TWENTY YEARS AND ITS NOW THE ONLY STYLE i REALLY ENJOY PLAYING rock is ok if you got some one to jam with but acoustically youneed this skill in your reporteur....keep on picking.

Answer 6

That's not enough.....

Hang out at your local guitar center....hook up with the guys that sell guitars as they all know how to play well....ask them if they can help you....Most times they will.

Answer 7

for electric ,, technics and how to make some sounds sound how they are. .... maybe what the PM symbol means and how to use it when reading the music

Answer 8

music theory

Answer 9

picking patterns and techniques i.e. sweep picking and string skipping.