Let me tell you about something that’s really annoying as a guitar teacher.
In this day and age – so many online guitar courses, products and lessons are marketed as being able to solve all your problems and make you an amazing guitarist overnight.
They’re marketed as being able to take you from where you are now and transport you to were you want to be – cutting out all the years of practice in between.
Ever heard the saying – if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is? Well, this is one of those cases.
I understand there are online materials out there that can show you correct technique, as well as other things that are really helpful.
But nothing, I repeat – NOTHING is going to take away the years of playing and practice required to become a great guitar player.
Even if you have the best teacher in the world – you’ll still need to put in the practice in order to apply their lessons.
Practice shouldn’t be viewed as something that’s annoying and something that can, and should be avoided.
Quite frankly, it annoys the shit out of me when I hear so called online guitar teachers referring to it that way.
The growth you’ll experience while working hard towards achieving playing goals, growth that isn’t only about guitar playing – is the best thing about practice.
If you don’t do the work, you don’t deserve to be there – simple as that.
That being said, it IS possible to fast track your improvement with a good teacher – but again, you’ll still need to practice.
The amount of quality practice you put in is the only thing that’s going to determine just how fast you reach your goals.