Here’s why you should be excited to take lessons!

Learning guitar is without out a doubt one of the most fun things to do. However, learning entirely on your own can bring many frustrations such as not knowing how to correct mistakes, feeling overwhelmed with too many things to practice, not knowing how to get better results when working on exercises, and many more. When you finally take action to begin guitar lessons, you should be very excited... because you're about to avoid all these frustrations and make faster progress in your playing than ever before!

Here are just a few specific reasons why you should be very excited to take guitar lessons:

You’re About To Learn What To Practice!

One of the most frustrating problems self-taught guitarists face is not knowing what they should be practicing. This often causes people to look for as many free lessons, videos or resources as they can find. This leads to massive feelings of overwhelm, limited progress at best and sometimes even causes people to quit.

When you have a great guitar teacher, you gain direction in your playing. The best teachers ask you about your specific musical goals, then create a custom lesson plan to help you reach them as soon as possible. Experts agree:

Tom Hess, guitar player and guitar teacher trainer says: “When you work with a guitar teacher who teaches you based on your specific musical goals, you’re in good hands. If you are taking lessons with a teacher who doesn’t do this, you’re likely wasting your time and missing out on tons of unfulfilled potential to get better.”

You’re About To Learn How To Practice Effectively!

Simply knowing which things to practice is only one piece of the puzzle. However, you won’t get anywhere until you understand HOW to effectively practice those things in order to make progress towards your goals. A great guitar teacher shows you (during your lesson) how to practice what he teaches so you can make progress at home. This is very different than the approach mediocre teachers take. A mediocre teacher simply shows you licks or exercises and expects you to “work on them” on your own at home… then next week he simply shows you something else. Beware these teachers.

To make sure you find a great guitar teacher who knows how to help you practice effectively, look for someone who has been certified to teach guitar through a program or organization. People like this learn how to teach guitar effectively through rigorous training that your everyday, mediocre teacher never got.

You're Going To Reach Your Musical Goals Faster!

Finally, start getting excited about reaching your goals faster than ever. It’s no secret that learning with a guitar teacher skyrockets the amount of progress you can make in a short period of time. Learning guitar on your own is extremely limiting, because you often don’t know what to do to get better, feel overwhelmed, lose motivation and don’t have access to expert feedback. Once these barriers are removed, it becomes easier to fulfill your full guitar playing potential. The feeling of making fast progress and seeing yourself getting closer to your goals is truly exciting. Even better: once you reach them, you’ll find that new, exciting goals present themselves. Then the whole process begins again.

Remember: to get the best results from your guitar lessons, always do what your teacher says. Do this consistently and enjoy the process of becoming better!