I haven’t had a guitar lesson in like a year, maybe a little more or less…. But I’m really nervous, I get nervous easily… I play classical pretty well, I know lots of chords and stuff, and he’s more of like a modern song and rock teacher. I just don’t know what he’ll expect and I’m nervous. Is there anything I can do to prepare or something? Or be less nervous? Thank you.

I think yOu are pretty well set alrdy

ive been playing guitar for about six months now. i play mostly metal, rock,and some blues.i dont have guitar lessons and when i practice all i do is just play songs i already know. it doesnt seem like im getting any better. i want to know how to have a decent guitar practice.

I would suggest learning some scales to widen your repertoire. Scales allow you to be able to improvise and jam with other players.

Perhaps buying a software course would also be helpful. It would give you structure and goals to look forward to. Check out Jamorama ($40). I own it and it has fairly comprehensive lesson plan with videos/jam tracks. If you don’t like it, you can always get a full refund.

There are some good articles here to help with your playing/practicing. http://www.stampproject.com/guitar_articles.htm

Best of luck in reaching the next level.

i’ve had a little over 2 months of guitar lessons and i can play never too late by three days grace, i hate everything about you by three days grace and smells like teen spirit by nirvana on guitar. are there any recommendations for any new songs (like any of these) i could try to play? Thanks

Breaking The Law-Judas Priest
I Love Rock N’ Roll-Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
Jailhouse Rock-Elvis Presley

I have been taking guitar lessons for a year now. My instructor is a local kid just trying to make some extra cash. He’s pretty cool… loves the classic guitarists and some new. I got him a book on the 100 best guitars & guitarists for xmas last year. does anyone have any ideas? I would really like to get him a cool gift, but am totally empty on ideas HELP

It’s a little expensive, but this place has great statues. Here’s a Henrix one.

http://www.rock-n-roll-action-figures.com/knjihestc.html

1-rock decipline by john petrucci
2-terrifyig guitar trip by paul gilbert
3-speed kills by batio
these are 3 guitar lessons vcd i can get but can u help me to figure out witch one works better … i need to play fast and learn to skill my improvising ….
Thx
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thx kungfu ,,,, im cant rate your answer cos i’m lvl 1 but that was a good answer , btw i like all of them as guitarist but my Master and Hero or maybe i can call him also idol is not a fast player he plays with lotta feelings … and he is MISTER DAVID GILMOUR ,
aw . i like to play fast cos i like to … notting else … just want to improve my tech part abit
once again thx kungfu

I would take a jazz lesson or classical instead……That will help you develop more of a style for improv…..and writing. All i do is just sit down and improv all the time…I never really took any lessons…so im not good at getting lessons advice except…..If you already know the basics….. Learn from yourself…and develop your own style. If you have natural talent this should not be a problem…..Don’t just play guitar to learn other peoples style and music…Be yourself.

Dont give me some stupid answer like, "lessons from a pro" first off I aint got no money, give me a useful answer that will actully help me.

So you want to be a rock & roll star
Well listen now to what I say
Just get an electric guitar
And take some time and learn how to play

And when if your hairs are right
And your pants are tight It’s gonna be all right
(It’s gonna be all right)

Well is time to go downtown
To the agent man he won’t let you down
Sell your soul to the company
They’re all waiting there To sell plastic wares
And in a week or two if you make the charts
The girls will tear you apart

What you pay for these riches and fame
Well it’s all a vicious game You’re a little insane
What you get is the public acclaim
Don’t forget who you are You’re a rock & roll star

Na na na na na…

what do we need to get to make it sound like rock music

You need some effects – distortion, reverb, chorus, delay would be some good ones for starters. It also depends on the amp – you don’t say what you bought but an eight watt practice amp is never going to sound like a 100W Marshall…

There are Travis, Carter, Chet Atkins, Emmanuel, and others.

I want to play love songs and country music songs finger picking. I took 2 years of standard guitar lessons so I know about 60 barre chords including open chords.

Am I ready to take on finger picking lessons or do I keep taking standard guitar lessons to learn more chords and rock style soloing before going finger style and finger picking?

Why limit yourself like that? Narrowing things down to such restrictive labels… ugh, it’s just pointless.

A decent classical player could play with all those styles/methods and not think twice. A good player is versatile. It shows control. If all you can do is Travis picking (or any of those other things) then you’re not a very versatile player. You’re limited.

Hi I’m 16 and I play guitar and would like to play piano. I’ve been playing guitar now for 3 years and taking lessons for 2. I would also like to learn piano. I know a little bit of piano knowledge like how to play scales and things like that and I also have a fundamental knowledge of music theory, but I was wondering if I should drop guitar lessons to take piano lessons or teach myself from piano. It’s worth mentioning that I don’t learn well from books. I play rock guitar but would like to learn classical piano.

You don’t need to completely drop your guitar, however take piano lessons. And get a teacher–especially if you ever hope to learn to play classical piano. I encourage you to learn to play the piano because it really covers so much that is fundamental to music in general. Even voice majors are expected to learn some piano. I ended up learning the piano keyboard because I took guitar lessons (and learned sheet music), but even though I can bang out a simple piano accompaniment, I’m terrible at it because I didn’t take piano lessons and I don’t consider what I do "playing" (I’m usually at the keyboard because my guitar isn’t handy or I need to work on a vocal piece). There is a right way and wrong way to place your fingers on the keyboard for example.

Learn the piano. If you plan to make music either a career or a serious hobby, you’ll wind up at the keyboard eventually anyway.

are there any guitar camps, or something similar to dayjams in puerto rico??

for summer
since there isnt dayjams in puerto rico, would you know of something similar??
or rock guitar/electric guitar teachers/lessons/schools in puerto rico??
thanks a million

There are music teachers/schools in PR that teach how to play guitars / electric guitars. The "Escuela Libre de Musica" is one of the best, there is also the "Conservatorio de Musica" to study at an universitary level. Many teachers provide private lessons in their homes.