Nothing is as attractive as the lifestyle of a rock star, going place to place making fans freak out, and getting paid exorbitant amounts to do it all. Whether this is your motivation or you just want to make some simple, beautiful music with your friends, guitar lessons is the way it begins. After signing up for them, here’s what you can expect:

Whether you’re a child or adult, it’ll take some time for your fingers to get use to pressing down on the strings. It won’t be painful in a big way, but there’ll be some minor, annoying little pains that might bother you a bit when playing. PLAY THROUGH THEM! Soon your fingers will callous, actually harden, and you won’t feel it any longer. Also, your fingers will get used to shifting into contorted positions, and what seems like random finger formations will get more and more familiar as you play.

Tell your teacher what your goals are. If you want to learn classical guitar you’ll likely be in a program, or taught by an experienced teacher from the conservatory. Otherwise, your teacher should know a fair amount about different types of music. Set a target by the end of the year and work towards it. The structure will help you stay motivated to practice. While you should stay focused in the lessons, especially if they’re half-hour and not a full hour, it’s natural to chat while tuning and periodically before, after, or during a lesson. This builds rapport with your teacher, and it’s good so long as you don’t lose focus. He isn’t only there to tell you what to do and make adjustments, but you should personally be inspired to impress him. Likewise, he should make you want to sound like him. It’s a mutual relationship, but because it’s founded on the beauty of music it’s truly important.

No matter what, your teacher will insist, correctly, that you practice. Nothing is more important than playing regularly. No matter what he teachers you in class, if you don’t do it on your own time you won’t steadily improve. Every day is ideal, even if it’s only for a bit. Psychologically, the foreign world of notes and chords closes when you make it a part of your lifestyle, and soon it becomes easier and easier. Strumming is frequently the thing that throws off students the most, but doing it regularly is the solution. You’ll make gradual improvements until one day you’ll realize you can strum. At first, it may be just enough to carry a tune and maintain the beat, but soon you’ll be accenting and changing the pattern. (First, you’ll do something like a down-down-up-up-down pattern). You’ll be adding to these more ornamental things consciously and then unconsciously so that after a while you’ll be responding to the music instead of thinking through it.

The key to lessons, in other words, is having fun and playing a lot. Remember, you may not notice yourself getting better right away, but your practice is making you better! Have trust in yourself and your teacher and you’ll be having fun and making music in no time.

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