New review of Elmore Music's Speed Learning System
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 | Trackback
Just added a review of Elmore Music's Speed Learning System. The Speed Learning System is a comprehensive online guitar learning course and is basically all of Elmore Music's courses rolled into one package. You will get instant access to Elmore Music's 5 courses as well as 7 additional free bonuses which are valued over USD $ 659.70.
Read the full review here
Read the full review here
Labels: free guitar lessons, learn guitar online, video guitar lessons
Happy New Year!
Tuesday, January 02, 2007 | Trackback
Just a quick post to wish you all a happy new year and I hope you all had a great Christmas! I don't know about you but one of my new year resolutions is to take some time out of my busy schedule and spend more time playing the guitar.
As part of this I'm planning to spend more time on LickLibrary and as luck would have it I received an email today saying they had just launched a brand new design. Having taken some time to look through the site I have to admit its looking very slick (Check out the cool video introduction!) and the site is also much easier to use and navigate around.
I really like te addition of LickSpace which is a community area of the site based on the successful mySpace principle and overall there is just loads of good quality content to keep you amused so its well worth checking out if your after something new to kick start your playing in the new year.
Check it out at http://beta.licklibrary.com
As part of this I'm planning to spend more time on LickLibrary and as luck would have it I received an email today saying they had just launched a brand new design. Having taken some time to look through the site I have to admit its looking very slick (Check out the cool video introduction!) and the site is also much easier to use and navigate around.
I really like te addition of LickSpace which is a community area of the site based on the successful mySpace principle and overall there is just loads of good quality content to keep you amused so its well worth checking out if your after something new to kick start your playing in the new year.
Check it out at http://beta.licklibrary.com
Labels: learn guitar online, lick library, video guitar lessons
Christmas gift ideas for guitarists
Saturday, December 09, 2006 | Trackback
Well we are well and truly into the christmas maze of trying to figure out what presents to buy our friends and family and I don't know about you but I'm always leaving it too late to buy presents online. I'm always left with that last minute rush around the shops which as we all know isn't much fun at all.
So it got me thinking about alternative presents and especially those for guitarists. Typically after guitar strings, picks and straps, presents for guitarists can get expensive especially when you start looking at effects pedals and amps. The answer, especially if you know someone who is just picking up the guitar is an online guitar course such as Jamorama. These online course are good value for money and can be downloaded instantly so you don't have to worry about whether it is going to be delivered on time. Alternatively if you have someone in mind who is more advanced then how about buying them a 6 month membership for Lick Library or a more advanced online course such as video guitar lessons.
Well this should give you some food for thought anway and help take some of the stress out of shopping this time of year. More importantly I hope you have a peaceful and very merry Christmas!
So it got me thinking about alternative presents and especially those for guitarists. Typically after guitar strings, picks and straps, presents for guitarists can get expensive especially when you start looking at effects pedals and amps. The answer, especially if you know someone who is just picking up the guitar is an online guitar course such as Jamorama. These online course are good value for money and can be downloaded instantly so you don't have to worry about whether it is going to be delivered on time. Alternatively if you have someone in mind who is more advanced then how about buying them a 6 month membership for Lick Library or a more advanced online course such as video guitar lessons.
Well this should give you some food for thought anway and help take some of the stress out of shopping this time of year. More importantly I hope you have a peaceful and very merry Christmas!
Labels: guitar, learn guitar, video guitar lessons
Lick Library review added
Thursday, September 21, 2006 | Trackback
Just added a review of the outstanding Lick Library Guitar Community website. Billed as broadband TV for guitarists you'll soon be using this site for jamming along to your favourite tracks.
We loved it! Find out why by reading our Lick Library review.
We loved it! Find out why by reading our Lick Library review.
Labels: learn guitar, video guitar lessons
Do we really need guitar teachers anymore?
Sunday, September 17, 2006 | Trackback
Well the short answer, curiously, is yes and no. But before getting into how and why its important to understand how far we have come in terms of guitar learning methods.
You only have to go back around twenty years or so to the mid eighties when probably the only way to effectively learn the guitar was to go to a guitar tutor. The only other learning resources were restricted to a few music books with little or no tablature. This scenario probably rings a few bells with many guitarists who were learning at the time and who had no choice but to figure their favourite songs out by ear. I still know guitarists that have incredible ears as a result of having to do things this way. But it was time consuming and very frustrating to say the least.
I started learning the guitar in 1989 and by then guitar tablature was taking off in a big way and you could usually find your favourite album transcribed in tab. As I was self taught for over two years I really appreciated this insight into how to play tracks that I was never likely to figure out by ear. Just try learning a Joe Satriani or Steve Vai solo by ear and you''ll see what I mean!
Today with the growth of the Internet and high speed broadband we can look to online multimedia guitar courses as well as DVD's and CD magazines for an amazing range of tuition. Having the ability to watch an experienced player go through a track as slow as you like and as many times as you need in the comfort of your own home is invaluable. These range from complete learning kits such as Jamorama to membership based sites like Lick Library and Video Guitar Lessons which focus on guitar styles and songs. Perhaps the best thing about these courses, particularly the online versions is their price. Some are as little as the cost of a single guitar lesson.
So now we get down to the issue of guitar teachers. Now I was lucky to find a very good teacher after two years being self taught and I was able to go straight into learning scales, solos, chord theory and jamming techniques. As a complete contrast when my wife took up guitar she spent a lot of money learning three blind mice over the course of several weeks and as she'll confess it wasn't much fun. So experience's with guitar tutors can be mixed to say the least, especially when it comes to getting your money's worth.
I certainly don't want this article to be about the negative side of guitar teachers because as with anything in life you'll get good and bad experiences, that just the way it is. But I think there is a good way to use online guitar learning and traditional guitar teachers to get the most out of playing the guitar. I always remember my guitar tutor saying how nice it was to actually teach someone real technique rather than going through the basics each time so by getting to a decent level first you'll be guaranteeing a more rewarding experience for both of you.
So in conclusion you can save a lot of money buy buying a high quality online guitar course and getting your basic playing ability up to scratch before developing more advanced skills with an experienced and recommended guitar teacher. Learning guitar playing has never been easier with all the resources that are now available so what are you waiting for!
You only have to go back around twenty years or so to the mid eighties when probably the only way to effectively learn the guitar was to go to a guitar tutor. The only other learning resources were restricted to a few music books with little or no tablature. This scenario probably rings a few bells with many guitarists who were learning at the time and who had no choice but to figure their favourite songs out by ear. I still know guitarists that have incredible ears as a result of having to do things this way. But it was time consuming and very frustrating to say the least.
I started learning the guitar in 1989 and by then guitar tablature was taking off in a big way and you could usually find your favourite album transcribed in tab. As I was self taught for over two years I really appreciated this insight into how to play tracks that I was never likely to figure out by ear. Just try learning a Joe Satriani or Steve Vai solo by ear and you''ll see what I mean!
Today with the growth of the Internet and high speed broadband we can look to online multimedia guitar courses as well as DVD's and CD magazines for an amazing range of tuition. Having the ability to watch an experienced player go through a track as slow as you like and as many times as you need in the comfort of your own home is invaluable. These range from complete learning kits such as Jamorama to membership based sites like Lick Library and Video Guitar Lessons which focus on guitar styles and songs. Perhaps the best thing about these courses, particularly the online versions is their price. Some are as little as the cost of a single guitar lesson.
So now we get down to the issue of guitar teachers. Now I was lucky to find a very good teacher after two years being self taught and I was able to go straight into learning scales, solos, chord theory and jamming techniques. As a complete contrast when my wife took up guitar she spent a lot of money learning three blind mice over the course of several weeks and as she'll confess it wasn't much fun. So experience's with guitar tutors can be mixed to say the least, especially when it comes to getting your money's worth.
I certainly don't want this article to be about the negative side of guitar teachers because as with anything in life you'll get good and bad experiences, that just the way it is. But I think there is a good way to use online guitar learning and traditional guitar teachers to get the most out of playing the guitar. I always remember my guitar tutor saying how nice it was to actually teach someone real technique rather than going through the basics each time so by getting to a decent level first you'll be guaranteeing a more rewarding experience for both of you.
So in conclusion you can save a lot of money buy buying a high quality online guitar course and getting your basic playing ability up to scratch before developing more advanced skills with an experienced and recommended guitar teacher. Learning guitar playing has never been easier with all the resources that are now available so what are you waiting for!
Labels: jamorama, learn guitar online, lick library, video guitar lessons
Your going to love this website!
Friday, September 08, 2006 | Trackback
We love reviewing online guitar courses and there are some really good ones out there on the market now. However very occasionally we come across a website that really blows us away and this one is no exception.
www.VideoGuitarLessons.com has really set the standard for online guitar instruction and we have just posted a review for you to check out.
www.VideoGuitarLessons.com has really set the standard for online guitar instruction and we have just posted a review for you to check out.
Labels: learn guitar, learn guitar online, video guitar lessons
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