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skidzophonics
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It really depends on what you want to learn and how much you are willing to pay for it. Yamaha music school is a good place to start with, but if you want more theory or something acustomed to what you wanna learn then a private teacher would be better. There are lots of them around, but then again its really up to what you wanna learn.....be it jazz, rock, metal,classical,etc.
I know a good music/guitar teacher who taught me theory,jazz, classical, rock and heavy metal.
Go to Parklane Shopping Centre and look for a shop called 'All Music' on the second floor. Ask for the counter staff you're interested in taking lessons from a guy named Justin Ho. They'll tell you the rates. The last time I was taking lessons with him, the rates were ard $50 per lesson for one hour (but I only attended it once a month;there was too much homework from him, couldn't complete it in time for weekly lessons!)
I know a good music/guitar teacher who taught me theory,jazz, classical, rock and heavy metal.
Go to Parklane Shopping Centre and look for a shop called 'All Music' on the second floor. Ask for the counter staff you're interested in taking lessons from a guy named Justin Ho. They'll tell you the rates. The last time I was taking lessons with him, the rates were ard $50 per lesson for one hour (but I only attended it once a month;there was too much homework from him, couldn't complete it in time for weekly lessons!)
hmmm.. got friends telling me go to schools not so good.
they say private better. suit ur learning needs. so i am set on looking for a teacher . lots of teachers around. how to look out for a good one?
how ab yhamaha one on one? i willing to pay around 30 to 50 per lessons.
i wanaa learnt rock/metal and blues
confused....
they say private better. suit ur learning needs. so i am set on looking for a teacher . lots of teachers around. how to look out for a good one?
how ab yhamaha one on one? i willing to pay around 30 to 50 per lessons.
i wanaa learnt rock/metal and blues
confused....
skidzophonics
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Hmm... well if you're planning to go to Yamaha(Plaza Sing), most of the guitar teachers there would be able to teach you what you want at that price.
Regarding the part about finding a good teacher, every teacher has their specialities. If you're looking for a teacher that teaches blues/rock and metal, well most people can play and teach that in Singapore. I guess what you're trying to say is a specific kind of Rock/metal, maybe if you relate in terms of bands or guitar players. For example, maybe you wanna learn to play like Slash(G'N'R) or shred like Marty Friedman or Steve Vai. If you could relate it like that, then you could narrow down the kind of guitar teacher you wanna learn from.
I could give you lots of guitar teacher's names but its really up to what kind of style you want play and learn. Paul Daniel is one of those good all rounder guitar rock teachers that I know off. There are quite a lot of all rounder rock guitar teachers with a very good reputation.
Regarding the part about finding a good teacher, every teacher has their specialities. If you're looking for a teacher that teaches blues/rock and metal, well most people can play and teach that in Singapore. I guess what you're trying to say is a specific kind of Rock/metal, maybe if you relate in terms of bands or guitar players. For example, maybe you wanna learn to play like Slash(G'N'R) or shred like Marty Friedman or Steve Vai. If you could relate it like that, then you could narrow down the kind of guitar teacher you wanna learn from.
I could give you lots of guitar teacher's names but its really up to what kind of style you want play and learn. Paul Daniel is one of those good all rounder guitar rock teachers that I know off. There are quite a lot of all rounder rock guitar teachers with a very good reputation.
GuitarNoob
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Yea, his a cool guy man, but he looks fierce... and he plays everything!
skidzophonics
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Try to make a decision on what you want to learn not what your friends say. But if you really want Yamaha teachers, well there's a Guitar teacher I know of named Spencer. He's pretty good.
I think you're more interested in Yamaha because of the brand name that provides assurance. Well if you're looking at brand or qualifications of guitar teachers, then Justin Ho is definately a bigger bargain than most teachers you can learn from in SG.
I'm not trying to be bias saying that taking lessons from Justin is better than others, its just that for what he has to offfer is really good value for money. It did take me a while too just to find the right teacher.
He is higly qualified (a Boston School of Music Graduate), a school from where artists like Joe Stump, John Mayer, members from the band Dream Theater, Steve Vai etc. came from. Best thing is his rates are damn affordable. I used want to study from jazz guitarist and they'd charge me like 100 bucks per hour. While Justin taught me all that and much more at a lower cost.
I understand that you are very eager to learn as much as possible at the lowest cost and at the shortest time, but think before you make a decision. Its more worth while....
Hey fretless6 , is that you Joeseph(aka Ruddess)? GO GAINMUSIC!!!!!
I think you're more interested in Yamaha because of the brand name that provides assurance. Well if you're looking at brand or qualifications of guitar teachers, then Justin Ho is definately a bigger bargain than most teachers you can learn from in SG.
I'm not trying to be bias saying that taking lessons from Justin is better than others, its just that for what he has to offfer is really good value for money. It did take me a while too just to find the right teacher.
He is higly qualified (a Boston School of Music Graduate), a school from where artists like Joe Stump, John Mayer, members from the band Dream Theater, Steve Vai etc. came from. Best thing is his rates are damn affordable. I used want to study from jazz guitarist and they'd charge me like 100 bucks per hour. While Justin taught me all that and much more at a lower cost.
I understand that you are very eager to learn as much as possible at the lowest cost and at the shortest time, but think before you make a decision. Its more worth while....
Hey fretless6 , is that you Joeseph(aka Ruddess)? GO GAINMUSIC!!!!!
skidzophonics
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True, money is an important factor.
Even when I was studying with him it was pretty tough for me to manage on the fees. I remembered whne I first started learning with him was at Mandeville Music school. That was a really posh music school with 'really posh school fees'! The school said that I had to pay him at least $60 an hour which means $240 per month for a once a week lesson.
The good thing about Justin was he let me negotiate with him regarding the fees. I told him I could only afford half of that but I was able to come for his classes every week. So I paid him $120 for a month for half and hour lessons each week. Man was I desperate! Even with the half an hour lessons each week I couldn't finish the homework he gave me for each lesson. It was too much, but it was well worth it.
Then when he started giving lessons at All Music, it was a lot more cheaper. Still I found once a week too much for, not in terms of finances but because the homework was a lot. So I took lessons for once a month. If you don't finish the work gives you every week, then you're really gonna waste your money, his time and histemper! He'll be really pissed if you don't do your homework!
If you are having trouble with the fees, try negotiating with Justin about your budget and work out with him the amount of time you wanna spend learning with him each week. For example maybe you can take lessons like twice a month, trust me the homework he gives you will take you more than a week to finish. I remembered he gave me a free trial lesson for my first session with him. I'm not sure if he still has that offer, but just go and have a chat with him. Trust me he's a cool guy.
In response to moggie_54; well when I started learning with him, I could only play bar chords and the pentatonic scale. He called me typical box player and said that I should try playing and thinking out of the box. After attending sessions with him for a span of nine months, I could shred like Vai, understand compositions stuff like Vai, play Jazz compositions, write jazz, classical and understand music at a whole different perspective. His lessons opened my mind towards music and to listen and understand music from different kinds of styles and genres.
Heck man, because of him I got a chance to play a Jazz piece in Victoria concert hall alongside an awesome trio, Brandon Khoo(on percussions,drummer for the Unexpected Band, Aphellion and Enhorted), Seabstian(Jazz Guitarist for Thomson Big Band) and Justin Ho (My mentor). It was an unforgetable experience!
Even when I was studying with him it was pretty tough for me to manage on the fees. I remembered whne I first started learning with him was at Mandeville Music school. That was a really posh music school with 'really posh school fees'! The school said that I had to pay him at least $60 an hour which means $240 per month for a once a week lesson.
The good thing about Justin was he let me negotiate with him regarding the fees. I told him I could only afford half of that but I was able to come for his classes every week. So I paid him $120 for a month for half and hour lessons each week. Man was I desperate! Even with the half an hour lessons each week I couldn't finish the homework he gave me for each lesson. It was too much, but it was well worth it.
Then when he started giving lessons at All Music, it was a lot more cheaper. Still I found once a week too much for, not in terms of finances but because the homework was a lot. So I took lessons for once a month. If you don't finish the work gives you every week, then you're really gonna waste your money, his time and histemper! He'll be really pissed if you don't do your homework!
If you are having trouble with the fees, try negotiating with Justin about your budget and work out with him the amount of time you wanna spend learning with him each week. For example maybe you can take lessons like twice a month, trust me the homework he gives you will take you more than a week to finish. I remembered he gave me a free trial lesson for my first session with him. I'm not sure if he still has that offer, but just go and have a chat with him. Trust me he's a cool guy.
In response to moggie_54; well when I started learning with him, I could only play bar chords and the pentatonic scale. He called me typical box player and said that I should try playing and thinking out of the box. After attending sessions with him for a span of nine months, I could shred like Vai, understand compositions stuff like Vai, play Jazz compositions, write jazz, classical and understand music at a whole different perspective. His lessons opened my mind towards music and to listen and understand music from different kinds of styles and genres.
Heck man, because of him I got a chance to play a Jazz piece in Victoria concert hall alongside an awesome trio, Brandon Khoo(on percussions,drummer for the Unexpected Band, Aphellion and Enhorted), Seabstian(Jazz Guitarist for Thomson Big Band) and Justin Ho (My mentor). It was an unforgetable experience!
skidzophonics
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Yup Berklee College of Music. 8)
skidzophonics
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'9 months --> $2160.. '(moggie_54, 2005)
Nah I didn't spend that much.....The lessons he charged were $120 per month at Mandeville Music school. I learnt with him there for about 6 months; which means I spent $720 for the sessions there for six months(one session per week). Then I carried on taking lessons at All music which was going for $50 per month( I was only taking one lesson per month at that time). I took just three lessons from him at All music in a span of three months; meaning I only spent $150 for 3 lessons. In total I spent $870 for all the lessons including those at Mandeville. Like I said good value for money and it all came from my personal allowance. Didn't eat out much during that time. Most of the money I spent was on my gear and his lessons.
Regarding the homework he gave me, well it started out with basic theory and some basic exercises he took from Steve Vai's Ten hour workout and John Petrucci's Rock Discipline. Then we moved on to scales, chord spelling, inversions, song analysis etc. In jazz we focused on mostly jazz standards, bossa nova stuff, and several contemporary music(eg. Sting, Dian Krall, Billy Joel).In rock he got me into Dream Theater and Vai, but we also focused several rythmic concepts from Metallica, Megadeth and Pantera. That's only a gist of what I can remember. Till today I still keep the work from his classes. See where the homework comes from!
Usually most of my sessions with him are filled with Questions and answers based on what he teaches and what I've came up over the week. I really enjoyed it as he loved entertaining my lists of questions every week (I usually come to his classes each week with at least a list of ten questions!), and he usually manages to answer all of them. Some of the questions also ranged from guitar and amp tech situations.
Nah I didn't spend that much.....The lessons he charged were $120 per month at Mandeville Music school. I learnt with him there for about 6 months; which means I spent $720 for the sessions there for six months(one session per week). Then I carried on taking lessons at All music which was going for $50 per month( I was only taking one lesson per month at that time). I took just three lessons from him at All music in a span of three months; meaning I only spent $150 for 3 lessons. In total I spent $870 for all the lessons including those at Mandeville. Like I said good value for money and it all came from my personal allowance. Didn't eat out much during that time. Most of the money I spent was on my gear and his lessons.
Regarding the homework he gave me, well it started out with basic theory and some basic exercises he took from Steve Vai's Ten hour workout and John Petrucci's Rock Discipline. Then we moved on to scales, chord spelling, inversions, song analysis etc. In jazz we focused on mostly jazz standards, bossa nova stuff, and several contemporary music(eg. Sting, Dian Krall, Billy Joel).In rock he got me into Dream Theater and Vai, but we also focused several rythmic concepts from Metallica, Megadeth and Pantera. That's only a gist of what I can remember. Till today I still keep the work from his classes. See where the homework comes from!
Usually most of my sessions with him are filled with Questions and answers based on what he teaches and what I've came up over the week. I really enjoyed it as he loved entertaining my lists of questions every week (I usually come to his classes each week with at least a list of ten questions!), and he usually manages to answer all of them. Some of the questions also ranged from guitar and amp tech situations.
skidzophonics
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All music is in the Parklane building, its beside the building City Music (which is in Peace Centre).
Haha so are you convinced of taking lessons with Justin?
Haha so are you convinced of taking lessons with Justin?
