UrbanPro
true

Learn Guitar from the Best Tutors

  • Affordable fees
  • 1-1 or Group class
  • Flexible Timings
  • Verified Tutors

Search in

Are You a Bad Guitar Student? I Was!

Sathya Narayanan
06/10/2016 0 0

I was a terrible student as a beginner and intermediate player. Actually, I was a terrible student even before I had a teacher. I tried teaching myself for 4 years. It was so bad, I couldn't even get the teacher in me to make the student in me to do what I was telling myself to do. After a very enthusiastic (but unproductive) start,and spending a lot of money buying DVD and Downloading courses from the internet. I gave up on the self-taught method.

I was determined to teach myself and told my friends, I’m teaching myself, which I was really proud off, I don't need to invest money into a teacher, I can do it as good on my own. Sure I improved some, but I also taught myself incorrectly and that really slowed down my progress. Of course I didn't realize this at first, but over time it became more and more obvious that I didn't really know what I was doing.

As a student, I thought I knew what was in my best interest to learn. I thought I should be the one to tell the teacher what to teach me. I thought it was the teacher's job to teach me whatever I wanted to know whenever I asked for it. And I also thought I had the right to tell him how and what to teach.

Now after having the opportunity to study with some truly great teachers, I still blamed the less than great teachers for my lack of greater progress in my early years. Soon after I began to teach others professionally, I finally realized that my prior lack of progress as a student was much more my own fault than that of my teachers. What is so obvious to me now, was inconceivable to me a decade ago. And this one simple fact caused more damage to my early musical growth than anything else.

 

An average teacher can help a good student much further and much faster than a great teacher can help a mediocre student.

0 Dislike
Follow 0

Please Enter a comment

Submit

Other Lessons for You

Chromatic Exercises.
To play guitar like a pro, your left and right hand must sync well. That means, for each up and down stroke, each finger must work individualy. Chromatic exercises are very powerful exercises for syncing...

Alan walker Alone chords by Prince y kumar
Em C G Lost in your mind D I wanna know Em C G Am I loosing my mind D Never let me go Em If this night is not forever C At least we are together G I know I'm not...
P

Writing Bass line for a melody
Follow these steps to write a bass line for a melody 1. Start and end with the tonic note. 2. Avoid similar motion and use contrary motion to melody and it makes the music sound interesting. 3. Avoid...

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A BETTER MUSICIAN?
Every student of music should read this! A STORY ... The curtain parts. We see a musician seated solemnly with a beautiful instrument. *silence spreads through the halls*. Then suddenly, she plays a...

Link in park in little things gives you away tabs by Prince y kumar
Intro] Am D x2 Am D Water grey through the windows Up the stairs Am D Chilling rain Like an ocean Everywhere C Don't want to...
P
X

Looking for Guitar Classes?

The best tutors for Guitar Classes are on UrbanPro

  • Select the best Tutor
  • Book & Attend a Free Demo
  • Pay and start Learning

Learn Guitar with the Best Tutors

The best Tutors for Guitar Classes are on UrbanPro

This website uses cookies

We use cookies to improve user experience. Choose what cookies you allow us to use. You can read more about our Cookie Policy in our Privacy Policy

Accept All
Decline All

UrbanPro.com is India's largest network of most trusted tutors and institutes. Over 55 lakh students rely on UrbanPro.com, to fulfill their learning requirements across 1,000+ categories. Using UrbanPro.com, parents, and students can compare multiple Tutors and Institutes and choose the one that best suits their requirements. More than 7.5 lakh verified Tutors and Institutes are helping millions of students every day and growing their tutoring business on UrbanPro.com. Whether you are looking for a tutor to learn mathematics, a German language trainer to brush up your German language skills or an institute to upgrade your IT skills, we have got the best selection of Tutors and Training Institutes for you. Read more