Learning how to play the guitar has increased in popularity recently with the onset of the craze that is guitar hero. Unfortunately Guitar hero doesn't actually teach you how to play the real thing, the two being at different ends of the spectrum. Guitar hero does teach you rhythm, it also focuses on accuracy but there are no strings involved, only hitting coloured markers in time with the song and what it displays on your gaming screen.
However learning to play the real thing is a time consuming and takes patience. How to learn to play the guitar often causes a problem as private one to one lessons are often expensive which limits the amount a person can have depending on budget, guitar lessons also involve an appointment which can't always be met. This interrupts the learning process.
All is not lost, many people are now turning to guitar videos or dvd's which feature tutorials about how to play. These can be bought online or from any reputable music shop for a one off payment, after which the video is yours, an investment for the many hours of guitar lessons you will have.
Guitar videos are easier to follow when learning than buying a book and reading how to perform the basic skills which guitar playing requires, with videos, techniques and skills can be easily picked up by watching, however the absence of tutor to tell you where you are going wrong is one downside. Listening to how something is played is also another benefit, hearing how a song should sound gives you the ability to notice when you are playing something which doesn't sound quite right.
I think many of us aspired to be budding guitarists playing air guitar in our bedrooms to many rock groups, learning to play with guitar videos can provide you with an element of this in that many great names such as slash for example have contributed to guitar video lessons.
Other benefit of learning to play using guitar videos is that you can learn at your own pace, splitting your lessons into bite size chunks to suit your learning ability, you're not limited to how many times you go over the same thing, practicing to your heart's content. You can also practice as many times a week as you like without the need for an instructor.
Guitar videos also cater for any age and any ability, so if you are 60 and wanting to start learning having never picked up a guitar before this could be the method you need, they are also invaluable for brushing up on skills or learning new techniques to further enhance your playing skills.
Learning to play an instrument is a satisfying past time, one which you will get a lot of pleasure out of, if you want to learn at your own pace and not be set to a religious routine, learning to play by video tutorial can be the cost effective way of accomplishing your goal.
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Anna Stenning investigates how easy learning to play the guitar can be using guitar videos instead of booking guitar lessons.
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