What To Look For In A Guitar Teacher No Matter What Style Of Guitar Playing You Want To Master!
If you’re looking for a great guitar teacher then you’ve come to the right place! No matter what ability level you are or what style of music you want to master, here is a list of 12 essential guitar teacher traits that should help you find the very best teacher for you.
1. They Teach Guitar Professionally
One of the most credible traits of a great guitar teacher is they have developed a successful teaching studio out of their ability to help other guitar players improve themselves. Guitar teachers who teach professionally will also be more experienced and better equipped to help you improve your playing. The great thing about teaching guitar is that anyone can do it!
If you own a guitar and know a few chords, you can teach those chords to someone else. The not so great thing about this is that as a result there are a lot of people out there who call themselves guitar teachers but are just teaching the odd lesson after work or while travelling for some extra beer money, and aren’t very experienced or well equipped to help you improve. If its quality guitar lessons you’re after and you’re serious about your musical improvement, then its best to find a guitar teacher who teaches professionally.
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2. They Play In A Band Or Perform Solo
A great guitar teacher should lead by example, if they talk the talk they should also walk the walk. This may sound surprising, but a lot of guitar teachers aren’t, or have never been performing musicians and have no interest in doing so at all.
Guitar teachers who play in bands or perform as solo artists show they are confident in their musical abilities as well as their teaching abilities and can pass on valuable advice for playing in a band and performing live for when the time comes when you would like to perform.
3. They Are A Master Of The Music You Want To Learn
When looking for an appropriate guitar teacher look for one who has mastered the style of music you really want to learn. You may even find guitar teachers who specialise in teaching that style completely. Guitar teachers who specialise in teaching certain styles of playing will always be more knowledgeable, more experienced and better equipped to help you master that style.
4. They Have Successfully Helped Other Guitarists Become Great Players
Another definite sign of a great guitar teacher is a glowing history of having successfully helped other guitarists become great players. When searching for an appropriate guitar teacher look for one who’s students are well known as great players and who have plenty of satisfied testimonials on their website or social media pages.
If ever you just want to check whether the guitar teacher you have found has successfully helped other guitar players the way you would like them to help you, don’t be shy about contacting them for a reference from current or passed students.
5. They Are Well Known, Respected And Reputable
An undeniable sign of a great guitar teacher is a good reputation. Guitar teachers who are well known for their skills and professional services and are well liked and respected for their caring, positive, friendly and motivating demeanours are exactly the type of teacher you should seek to study with.
Guitar teachers with bad reputations, who aren’t respected or liked in and outside of their industry are not a good choice for your musical improvement as well as your self-esteem and confidence.
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6. They Are Organised And Professional
One of the traits that can help you instantly separate the great guitar teachers from the hobbyists is whether or not they are organised and professional. Professional websites and social media pages, professional business cards pamphlets and posters, professional invoices, lesson scheduling and studio space, professional phone and email manner are all good signs that the guitar teacher takes what they do seriously and can be counted on for a professional service.
7. They Charge The Standard Lesson Rate Or Above
There is a saying out there we’ve all heard many times, “you get what you pay for.” When it comes to guitar lessons this saying couldn’t be more appropriate. When searching for a guitar teacher you should look for one who charges the standard lesson rate or above. This is an obvious indication that their lessons are of high quality and you can expect to receive a professional service.
Whenever you see hour long guitar lessons advertised for $15, you can’t help but think what it is about those lessons that cause them to be so ridiculously cheap. A great guitar teacher will also have you secure your lessons through pre paid blocks, guitar teachers who insist you pay by the lesson tend not to be very reliable.
8. They Are Kind, Patient And Caring
Music lessons are a people business so a great guitar teacher absolutely must be kind, patient and caring. This should go without saying, but unfortunately not all guitar teachers posses these critical traits. Some guitar teachers out there simply aren’t people orientated, they just give lessons for the money, or give lessons to round out their income between paid gigs. This is where stories of impatient and disinterested guitar teachers come from.
It’s a shame for all the teachers out there who like helping people and take their job seriously, as well as all the guitarists who want to improve but are apprehensive to return to lessons because of an experience with an impatient and disinterested teacher. Also, whether deliberately or not music lessons tend to touch on much deeper topics than simply playing an instrument.
Topics like self confidence, self worth, self belief and self-esteem all play a major role in your potential to develop the guitar playing ability you want. Therefore, you should seek to learn from a guitar teacher who will treat you with kindness, care and patience through the entire process of your musical development.
9. They Are Motivating And Enthusiastic
Musical improvement is a journey of peaks and valleys. Sometimes you can feel like you’re improving faster than you can keep up with, other times you can feel like you’re beating a dead horse. This is why you should always seek to study with a guitar teacher who is motivating and enthusiastic.You want to learn from someone who has been through musical ups and downs themselves and know how to traverse them without losing motivation.
You want to learn from a guitar teacher who sees your potential and believes in your ability to become the guitarists you want to be even when you’re feeling unsure of yourself. A great guitar teacher will pick you up and inspire you to keep going with their presence and personal enthusiasm alone.
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10. They Are Genuinely Interested In You And Your Musical Development
One of the most important traits a great guitar teacher should posses is a genuine interest in you and your musical development. They should be interested in you as a person, what makes you tick, what doesn’t make you tick, how you view the world, your philosophies, what interests you have outside of guitar playing and music, what you do for a living, etc.
They should also be interested in your musical development, why you want to improve your guitar playing, what you want to do with your guitar playing, what techniques or musical concepts you want to improve, what guitar players you would like to be able to play like, your musical tastes and ambitions, etc. Guitar teachers who harbour a genuine interest in you and your musical development show they care and are serious about helping you achieve the guitar playing ability you want.
11. They Listen To You
We have two ears and one mouth for a reason, therefore a great guitar teacher should listen to you. They should listen to you when you tell them what you’re struggling with, what you want to achieve, what your guitar playing ambitions are and anything else you would like to share with them. There are an unfortunately high amount of guitar teachers out there who seem to teach only to stroke their own ego.
These teachers love nothing more than to waffle on and on about their musical ability, their performing experience and pretty much anything else that pops into their heads. Who ever you choose as a guitar teacher make sure they listen to you when you talk, and when they do talk, they talk to you not at you.
12. They Have The Ability And Willingness To Help You In Life As Well As Music
Great guitar teachers aren’t just great musical mentors, they are also great life mentors. So many factors that directly affect the quality of a person’s life also directly affect their potential to develop the guitar playing ability they want.
Topics like motivation, achieving goals, developing self confidence, self worth and self believe are all covered in great guitar lessons. These topics are just as applicable away from the guitar as they are with it, so a great guitar teacher should always be ready, willing and able to mentor their students in the successful qualities of life as well as guitar playing.
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