We have a phrase in A.A., "Take What You Need And Leave The Rest".
Kinda how I view this forum

Lunch?

I used to bring my band director donuts.

The problem that I have with 'one on one' learning,
is that I forget what I had for dinner yesterday,
so that expensive lesson is not far behind.

I prefer to learn via DVD videos.
I dismantle them into chunks that I can digest a bit at time with;
https://portableapps.com/apps/music_vid ... x-portable

I'd like to learn the GoodBye PorkPie Hat tune that Greg plays.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeNhSOeHCM4[/youtube]

i would love to see more and more DVDs

kind of a "teacher" that stays with me and give me a lesson whenever i want

DVDs are great. I've made a few. But you can't ask a video a question. Interaction between teacher and student is the most efficient way to communicate. Knowledge can be streamlined according to needs and pace. Lessons can always be recorded or notes taken. If something needs a quick followup, texts or emails are the remedy. Every student is different. A DVD is a documentation. One on one lessons are as flexible as needed without a hard plot.


Steve A
BTW...Pork Pie Hat is a great tune and not very difficult. Just lots of interesting chords. Give it a whirl

My favorite tune to play, and not really hard on a basic level. A few chords and relatively simple melody. What makes it interesting is what you can do with it...

Much of what I spend lesson time on these days is helping students learn songs they want to learn.

To learn a song like this, we would start from a lead sheet (the chords and melody), and tell you how to find things on your instrument. In this process, you are learning more than the tune, you are learning how to learn other tunes.

It's easy to mark on the lead sheet where things are, specifying fingerings, placements, etc.

If you take time to practice, you won't forget things, same with writing them down...

Relatively speaking, my lessons are not that expensive I price them lower than most to encourage people to take more lessons, because I love teaching.

DVDs are great, but take a long time to produce, and with all the different tunings out there,, they are not easy to specifically tailor to each student's instrument, not to mention skill level.

An effective teacher understands where a student is on their learning curve, and pushes the student just enough to keep things interesting...

Why not give it a try...?

...yes, it is...

...What do You exspect from a teacher?...
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...What do You exspect from a experienced teacher?...
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I love Balt a Sar messages : they contain more suspension points than everything else [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

i would like to have more and more videos like this :

Greg not only teach the song itself-but gives great ideas on how to approach any song arrangement for the stick