Likui
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yea i know instrumental bands exist, i know of a few also but i know so much more bands with singing rather than instrumentals
"Yes sir, I play the guitar. Therefore I'm a guitarist/instructor."
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yea i know instrumental bands exist, i know of a few also but i know so much more bands with singing rather than instrumentals
If you can teach some cowboy's chords, and play a song or two, you probably can teach beginners how to play the song that you already know. In that case the lessons will probably last at most 2 sessions. Please release him/her after that to explore on his/her own and advise him/her to seek better teachers so that he/she can play BETTER than you. You can then recruit a new batch of students for your mini lessons. This way, you avoid embarassing yourself by teaching only what limited knowledge you have on the instrument, and you get more people to experience the instruments. A win/win situation. Please don't charge $50/hr for this kind of lessons, just do it for a cup of coffee.
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I am thirsty, anyone wants to buy me a cup of coffee. I know Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars and The More We Get Together.
.I am thirsty, anyone wants to buy me a cup of coffee. I know Twinkle Twinkle Little Stars and The More We Get Together.
Yes, and almost all of them seem to have two right hands or two left hands.
It takes them like 3 minutes to change from C to D and another 5 minutes from D to G.
Basically what I am trying to say in my post was that I agree with most of the opinions posted here that you need to know what you are doing before you profess to be a guitar instructor, let alone charge somebody for it. If you are only going to show them how to play simple chords and strum a few songs, and that's the extent of your knowledge on the guitar, please let some other better qualified people do it.
Peace!
.It takes them like 3 minutes to change from C to D and another 5 minutes from D to G.
Basically what I am trying to say in my post was that I agree with most of the opinions posted here that you need to know what you are doing before you profess to be a guitar instructor, let alone charge somebody for it. If you are only going to show them how to play simple chords and strum a few songs, and that's the extent of your knowledge on the guitar, please let some other better qualified people do it.
Peace!
Likui
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omg then there's definately something wrong with my teaching because they can't change smoothly from 1 chord to another after 1 lesson, they still have that muted notes thing u know when u didn't press hard enough or another finger is touching the string? may i know how u teach them and make them learn so fast in 8 mins? care to share?
if whitestrat can cook, so can u.. hehe
why follow the crowd? start our own ipod live revolution...
if ipod is hard, imagine doing it with dx7.. midis & floppy diskettes
:mrgreen:
Superlocian
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What's the name of that band.... Freudian Slip.. ahah..
Whoa! Peace Bro! I did not mean to offend anyone here. Everything I wrote was meant to be tongue in cheek kind of comments, don't take it seriously.Let me clarify, I don't teach, I just give pointers and only when asked, I never solicit my pointers because I feel very inadequate of my own ability. I did not mean that they can change chords smoothly in 8 minutes, what I meant was it seemed to take forever for them to change from one chord form to another. Again I apologize if I seem to have offended anyone.
Peace and let's play music.
Jumpin'Jellybean
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Actually, IMO, a teacher need not have qualification. My former teacher didn't have qualifications. But he was great. Simply fantastic. I didn't know what i wanted when i started la. I just picked it up cause it was cool, the in thing, ya know? Got a teacher and all. Wanted to go rocking live and all. But i could only change chords smoothly after a couple weeks, and that was practicing everyday. And not even barre chords or even mention jazz/modified chords... Kinda a wake up call. In the end after we parted i realized that his influences (jazz, blues, fingerstyle) were part of my influences... Now that's what i call a good teacher. And a fantastic musician. Just my 2 cents though.
hehe..... i remember guitar player magazine used to come with vinyl back then. playback 2 or 3 times and that's it....lol
oh! Rima still performing zt pump room great world i believe. check her out. she's still great1
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hey prof, you're back? good to hear from you again
valentine is coming, i do want to check hear out real badd.. lol
well, you're in luck. she is doing the valentine's day series at the concourse esplanade this saturday. set starts at 5.15pm.
i'll be there before flying over for the java jazz thingie.
no fair! you know me but your nick doesn't ring a bell....
kimura
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Hello everyone. my name is djasli. some of you might know me. if you don't, count your lucky stars....
Always wanted to sign on to SOFT for ages. Finally, I did. Since I'm here, let me pose you a question:
So, I have been browsing thru the various threads here and I happened to be going thru the Teacher available forum. Let me tell you, it's an eye opener. Pardon me, I don't mean to be rude, but it looks like everyone thinks they can teach...., please don't come after me with your (electric)ax and screaming murder....lol.
So, my question is: IMO, would you take lessons from just about anyone? Or, you would examine his/her credentials, knowledge, background etc? What qualities would you look out for in you selecting a particular instructor? His chops? His abilities to shred? his in-depth knowledge? flashiness?
For me, teaching music is like taking up a new language. You just don't learn to speak it. You'd learn the words(harmony), the sentences(cadences) and the structures(rhythm and pacing). Once you know that, you apply them by speaking it. And praciticing speaking it in as many lingos(musical styles) as possible. Do I makes sense?....lol
Thoughts anyone?
Good to meet a fellow GIT alumni. I was there the year Tupac died. You brutha are worth every word you typed not just because I know the R in RnD but because of using language as a metaphor.
My first instrument at aged 5 was a trumpet& I apply its essence to my guitar/bass/drumming patterns.
I served my NS in one of the armed forces band alternating between the alto& tenor sax& the drum corp(s).
Good to read your posting& I would encouarge softies to sign up for lessons both from you and msR.
God Bless.
omg! hahahahaha..... that was soooo long ago.
Likewise bro.....
Fellow GIT unite!...lol. I was Navy Band before posted to MDC all those years ago.The R in RnD is still a powerhouse. Please do check her out this Saturday at the Esplanade.