Learn to Play Guitar From Home

Thanks to the Internet, dvds, and streaming video it’s easier then ever to learn to play guitar. This article will explore your options for learning to play from home, and help you decide which format of guitar lessons is best for you.

Do you like to learn by watching someone? Or do you retain information better by reading it?

When it comes to learning to play guitar most people prefer to watch someone show them something, then they can duplicate it. You have a lot of options for how you can watch someone teach you guitar, and that’s what we’re going to explore together.

Learn to play guitar online

The Internet is revolutionizing everything, including guitar lessons. To learn to play guitar online the only thing you need is an Internet connection (and of course a computer connected to it) and your guitar (acoustic, or electric).

Online guitar lessons websites are generally month-by-month memberships. Meaning you pay to become a member and gain access to their lessons database, and you can stay a member for as long as you want. So if you learn everything you want in the first month you could cancel your membership and never be billed again.

Depending on the type of guitar player you already are (beginner, intermediate) it’s possible that you could subscribe to a learn to play guitar site and after a month or two have learned what you set out to do.

Lessons inside membership sites would include

• basic musical theory
• introduction lessons to acoustic and/or electric guitar
• learn to play guitar chords
• learn to play guitar tabs
• Advanced lessons for scales, and lead guitar

These types of membership sites are often best suited for people that have some basic knowledge about playing guitar already. This way they can go in, find the lessons they want to learn more about watch them and move on.

If you are a beginner you can benefit from online learn guitar sites as well. The lessons are usually short and consice. They focus on teaching you to play more so then theory, and this is what the majority of beginners want. Learn to play songs now, and you pick up the theory later.

Suggested Learn to play guitar online sites are:
JamPlay.com online guitar lessons has the best selection for getting up to speed quickly and learning to play songs and solos.

WorkShopLive.com very in depth site, not as easy to navigate as JamPlay, but has a lot more lessons and focuses on teaching music reading, guitar theory and playing chords and scales.

To learn more about online guitar lessons you can read this article about guitar lessons online.

Learn to play guitar dvd

Very similar to learning to play guitar online, guitar lesson dvds use videos as the instructional tool, then supplement each lesson with a printed workbook and practice sessions. This type of guitar instruction gives you a more in depth foundation of theory and reading music.

If you’re not a beginner then you may not need all of the course content that comes with the package. This makes online lessons a better alternative for you. How ever if you are a beginner then learning to play from dvd lessons is the most in depth alternative available, and lays the foundation for you to become a master guitar player.

Benefits of learn to play guitar dvds

• No monthly fees
• Large amount of content spread across multiple videos
• Don’t need an Internet connection or computer to watch lessons or practice

If you enjoy going through lesson plans, taking it one step at a time, and having an exact road map to learning something then this method is likely best for you.

Example: Learn and Master Guitar is a 20 dvd course that comes with jam-a-long cds a 100 pg. Work book and online reference guide and forum for support. This product is meant to be a complete substitute for a private guitar instructor, and it does it quite well.

There is well over a years worth of content if you follow the course schedule, and teaches everything you’d learn at a music conservatory.

If you are someone who likes immediate gratification, this method isn’t going to be appealing to you. You’ll spend to much time learning the intricacies of playing guitar, and not enough time playing songs out of the gate. What it all boils down to is what you want to achieve by learning to play the guitar.

Suggested Learn to Play Guitar dvd courses:

Learn and Master Guitar as mentioned above is the most in depth course. It is well structured, and provides a clear road map from learning how to tune the guitar to becoming a master of the instrument.

Amazing Guitar Secrets, also a great program but not as advanced in technique and theory. Is probably the best dvd choice if you want to learn solos and songs, but aren’t worried about reading music, or guitar theory.

Best Learn to Play Guitar Method for you?

If you want to learn to play songs sooner then later, I’d suggest getting a simple guitar dvd course like Amazing Guitar Secrets, or subscribing for JamPlay.com. Either of these will have you playing chords and piecing your favorite songs together in a hurray.

How ever if your someone who likes to master everything they do, and want to be the best guitar player you can be nothing substitutes for the Learn and Master Guitar program.

The online guitar lessons site WorkShopLive has a ton of great content, but I’m not a huge fan of how their sites ease of use. The price is right, and the content is top quality. I think personally I just prefer popping a dvd in my TV rather then logging onto the Internet to take my guitar lessons.