Christine Lucerne asked:


Learning the guitar can mean many things to many different children. For example a child lacking in self confidence will welcome the peer group approval springing from the general popularity of this instrument. The guitar has a major advantage over the violin or piano in that those instruments tend to be regarded as instruments of yesterday, while the guitar does not seem to carry that stigma. 

The classical guitar (or Spanish, or nylon string guitar) is a quiet instrument producing delightful sounds right from the start. The electric guitar on the other hand appeals to those who love to crank up the volume a little more. (Though it can be played for practicing without the amplifier of course) 

There is a vast repertoire of different styles of music at any level of learning and children can be introduced to many different styles of music on one and the same instrument. The guitar has the advantage to come in 3 different sizes to suit the size of the child. Most other instruments are actually designed to fit the body of a full-grown man or woman, not a six year old or even a twelve year old. Only three instruments come in child friendly sizes: the violin, the cello and the guitar. A beginner’s guitar - full size, three quarter or half size - is quite inexpensive compared to the cost of other instruments. It is also easily transportable. 

The guitar is a self-contained instrument and a child who enjoys being alone and independent and has ambitions will most likely do well on the guitar. However, the electric guitar and especially the bass guitar is a band instrument and very sociable indeed. Children who are outgoing and love being in a group will thrive playing electric guitar or bass guitar with their peers. 

Never the less, systematic teaching in guitar technique and basic music theory is important to achieve any satisfactory results. There is a lot of hype in the media and on the Internet portraying the guitar as an easy to learn instrument with instant results. Statements such as “play like a pro in one week” and the likes are bound to disappoint. Unfortunately many young people give up because they did not expect that learning the guitar requires effort and discipline. 

Guitar playing requires and will develop good coordination. Children who are good with their fingers – doing craft, model building or needlework – will make a good start. Children need to have adequate fine motor skills before starting on the guitar. They also need to be mentally ready for the hard work of practice and learning to read music at the same time. 

Though every child is different it is usually not advisable to start learning guitar before the age of eight or nine. For very young children it is better, in my experience, to have general music classes first where they learn rhythm, music notation through singing and playing on tuned and un-tuned percussion instruments. This will provide a good foundation and when they are old enough to learn the guitar – or any other instrument for that matter – they will progress much faster and achieve satisfying results sooner. 

I also recommend that young children (usually under twelve) who want to learn the electric guitar start on a nylon string guitar. Their small delicate fingers often are not ready for the harsh steel strings of an E-guitar or acoustic guitar. Any classical technique they learn on the nylon string guitar will be very useful later on if they want to change to a different style of playing. I found that some children who initially want to learn the electric guitar fall in love with the classical style. They simply had never been introduced to that style of music before. 

The Guitar is unique in that it lends itself to explore so many musical styles and is therefore an ideal instrument for a child that shows musical interest and talent.



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Claude Johnson asked:


Guitar is one of the versatile musical instruments. One of the great assets of guitar is that you can play it without even knowing how to read the music. With this single point, it is bound to stand out. And to play, now there are many alternative systems designed in order to represent the one that is portrayed traditionally on a music sheet. Guitar tabs files (guitar tablatures) are a big popular among guitar players all over the world, and the system itself is truly universal, as there are no discrepancies between the systems that are used in different parts of the world to read tablatures.

Bearing all this in mind, the ever-increasing number of guitar online resources comes as no surprise. If you are a guitar player or are aspiring to learn guitar then you should consider giving guitarists.net website a look. It features guitar chops and lick to set you going, along with a schedule for studying guitar. Guitar warm-ups lessons are also provided, as well as improvisation tips. Lastly, there is thorough information on guitar techniques and guitar scales.

These detailed in-depth lessons of guitar courses are great for beginners, as learning just a few of the basic guitar chords will allow you to play thousands of songs. But these lessons also offer advanced harmony, extended guitar chords, and chord building principles which make this series a valuable resource for guitarists at all levels of development.

They teach by “lesson set” instead of just flopping out a ton of small video clips. They start with the very basics like tuning your guitar, finger placement, and basic chords, and move on to finger-picking, palm muting, hammer ons, pull offs, and many more advanced topics as you progress through the lessons. We found this surprisingly good for the overall experience, because you can follow through these lesson sets just how you would with a normal guitar teacher. Biggest thing is, it’s cheap as well because they get so many members.

The guitar lessons available in this site are created with all stages of guitarists in mind. There are many guitar lessons available for the beginning guitarists with audios and videos. For the beginners it is suggested that they spend at least a week learning the exercises and the songs before they move on. Learning to relax while playing guitar will help immeasurably, so be sure to have fun!



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Rach asked:


Hey, I’m teaching myself bass guitar, and I really want to learn guitar. Would it be better to focus on the bass till I get better, then start learning guitar, or start teaching myself guitar while continuing teaching myself bass. Please don’t say I need to start off on guitar. Any tips? Thanks.

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Avril asked:


I’ve been thinking for days for a new song. I know how to play guitar but i have like song block. Lol. Do you know any guitar chords in major or minor that sounds good together. Like they blend right next to each other?

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Joe S asked:


I’ve been playing about a year, and I’m thinking about getting a new guitar. So is there any kind of guitar that is good and is not too expensive?

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♫Kelsey♫ asked:


I’m going to be taking a class in college next semester to learn to play guitar. It requires that we get an acoustic guitar. I know nothing about guitars so it would be great if anyone could suggest certain ones to look into or certain types of wood/strings/whatever that would be best for me. I also don’t have a huge budget so cheaper guitars that are still good quality would be prefered.
Thanks. :]

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A guy with some bacon DLP MEMBER asked:


What is the difference between an electric guitar and a bass guitar?
i heard that bass guitars can be electric too but they are different. How are they different. Are they in the same category despite being different? Whats the difference between an “electric guitar” and an “electric ‘base’ guitar”? Please explain, than you in advance.

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fantasy209 asked:


They offer elementary, intermediate and advanced guitar at my community college and it’s 2 hours per week vs 30 min of private guitar lesson?

Which one is better?

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Collin B asked:


I am a beginner and i was looking for a store in the FL area that will sell guitar kits or beginner guitars. I was hoping for cheap prices in the 100-200 dollar area. Please Help.

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Amagicalbadger asked:


Is the acoustic guitar room isolated to keep in humidity?
Also, do electric guitars need to be humidified?

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