Learning to play the guitar may often times be a daunting and even frustrating task for beginners.
Normally when we ask around how to learn the guitar, we get a simple answer: "Find a guitar instructor and do what he says.
" Although learning from an experienced instructor may be a good idea, the most basic feelings that motivate a beginner to try to learn the guitar are often neglected by the majority of instructors, turning the learning process into an endless cycle of practice and repetition, leaving the sense of joy and fulfillment that motivate people in the first place out which in turn significantly slows down the learning process.
Is there a better way to learn the guitar? The definition of a 'better way' depends on the point of view, however I personally believe that the better way to learn guitar -and anything else for that matter- is having fun and feeling that we are accomplishing something while we learn.
And when we talk about music, this sense of accomplishment can only be achieved by playing and writing songs, singing along and actually showing people around us how nice is this new skill.
Because honestly these are the main reasons why we try to learn the guitar in the first place; playing to our family, friends, at our church, on a stage, etc.
with the final goal of being successful, attractive and fulfilled.
Today, with the Internet and broadband connections, we are offered a wide variety of choices when it comes to learn the guitar.
We can access downloadable courses, video instructions, millions of tabs and anything else you can think of.
And the best of all is that some of these courses and materials offer the most basic ingredient which is lacking in most private lesson scenarios: the sense of joy and the feeling that we are indeed doing something that we really like, not trying to please our instructor with the amount of practice we did during the week.