Live Lessons

Guitar lessons are available on the World Wide Web, beginning with an abundance of free video lessons on websites like YouTube, and concluding with high quality video lessons by professional instructors on subscription services.

Online video lessons enable beginner guitarists to learn to play the guitar with the same technical information you might read in a book, but with the visual setting too. Now, you can learn to play guitar by not only reading/hearing what you need to do but also seeing it too.

Creative people like artists, writers, singers, musicians, etc are usually “right brain” thinkers, meaning that they like to focus on aesthetics, feeling, and creativity. These “visual” learners like to digest information much different from their left-brain, analytical counterparts.

Consequently, video lessons are very effective at presenting new information that is easy for a right-brain personality to digest and apply. The one drawback? It is impossible to pause a pre-recorded lesson and stop to ask the instructor a question, like you would be able to do during a private lesson.

The answer? Live guitar lessons.

Why Live Guitar Lessons?

Live guitar lessons operate under the same foundation of online video lessons only that they are presented live. Finally, live guitar lessons have bridged the gap between learning guitar and doing so on the amazingly large community known as the Internet. You get the same information, but it is in real-time with the ability to interact with your instructor.

Live Lessons vs. Private Lessons

Live guitar lessons are essentially the virtual alternative to private lessons. You are going to learn the same information, but in a different format. The advantage to live lessons, however, is that the lesson variety is going to be more diverse (possibly even from more than one instructor) and for a fraction of the cost of private lessons.

Live lessons also save additional money and time (no travel costs, more openings for classes) making them by far more convenient than private lessons.

Where do I find live guitar lessons?

Doing your homework on the Internet should never be underestimated. Unfortunately, there are some guitar websites on the Web that are just looking for your hard earned cash. They may make promises of having the best live lessons on the Web, but as soon as you submit your credit card the information is either not applicable or sparse.
Thankfully, you can avoid these types of sites by doing your homework, and checking out our highest rated online guitar courses. Some of these subscription services offer complimentary live lessons that are sometimes one-on-one opportunities, and other times hosted with a group of people.

Regardless, live lessons are a fantastic resource to take advantage of, especially if you are a self-taught guitarist or someone that is learning with very few references. You will be surprised how much a live lesson or two can help with your musical journey.