Effective way of learning Guitar 'Free video tutorial vs Private lesson'

 All guitar lessons are not the same, just as all teachers are not
  the same.  Guitar lessons or downloads what's the best way to
  learn? Today there is a variety of ways to learn guitar the
  challenge is finding the most effective way for you.

  Firstly what are your goals, what you do want to achieve, in what
  time frame? Do you want to be a non-professional, semi-
  professional or professional guitarist? These are the type of
  questions you need to ask. Which style of learning will serve you
  best guitar lessons or downloads.


  Guitar lessons can be a marvelous opportunity for adults to take
  time out of their day-to-day routines and find new outlets for
  their creative expression and they are certainly cheaper than
  therapy sessions.

  So let's take a look are your goals, realistically what do you
  want to achieve in the next twelve months?

  - do you want to jam with other musicians?

  - do you want to play for family and friends?

  - do you want to learn that cool song you've always wanted to play?

  Do you see how I'm thinking?

  Lessons are a discipline like anything else you need to make a
  decision & stick do it. Guitar lessons with a private tutor or
  downloads from the Internet, here's a snapshot of both
  styles of tuition.


  Internet lessons

  Before choosing the lessons of a certain on line tutorial-
  providing website over the lessons of another, it is
  recommendable to ask for the advice of your friends or other
  persons in whom you trust in order to find out whether those
  particular guitar lessons are efficient or not.

  How much do you value your time?

  It's very easy to blow 5-10 hours a week mindlessly surfing the
  net looking for tips, if you're focused you could spend that time
  learning the things you really wanted to play.

  Yes, Internet lessons do appear to be cheaper than private
  lessons ... Internet lessons are convenient - learn when you want
  to in the comfort of your own home, no traveling etc, and
  there's the various free guitar lessons to get your feet wet in
  the learning process of guitar music playing.


  Private lessons

  If you have money, time, and are prepared to put the work in,
  this is one of the most effective routes to take, because they'll
  correct any bad habits, and your guitar lessons are one-to-one.

  Guitar lessons are offered under the instruction of qualified,
  experienced and professional teachers.  Private guitar lessons
  are usually once a week, half an hour, and one on one.

  Now, just because the teacher has a qualification does not mean
  that can help you. What type of teacher is best for you will
  depend on:

  - the type of music you want to play, just because a guitar
  teacher has a qualification does not mean they can (a) play the
  music you are interested (b) have any understanding of the theory
  behind that style of music.

  The world is full of classically trained (and qualified) guitar
  teachers who don't have a clue about modern music.

  There's just as many unqualified teachers who don't have the
  faintest idea about (a) reading music (b) anything outside the
  current pop song on the radio or the latest tab they downloaded

  By the way, if you're going to pay for private lessons, make
  certain you do some research on the teacher :

  - has the teacher had a successful performing/teaching career?

  - has any of his/her students been successful in the music
  industry?


  The bottom line

  Guitar lessons or downloads they both work, if you're clear about
  your goals, if you're focused, internally motivated and
  disciplined, guitar lessons or downloads will both deliver... the
  question is always what is the source of the information? 

  Good players don't necessarily make good teachers and you can easily
  find a website that offers 2,599 videos for an unbelievable price, but,       fair warning: it's not the quantity of the information, it's the quality of       the knowledge of how to put it all together that's the key!

  Guitar lessons or downloads they're great options why not try a
  combination of both? Do your research first and avoid the confusion and   frustration!

What scales are best for country music

 The trick with music theory is to break everything down into
  baby-steps i.e., guitar scales for country music, guitar scales
  for bluegrass music, guitar scales for jazz music, guitar scales
  for rock music.

  Let's say your primary style of music is country music. we could
  subdivide the subject of music theory into: what guitar scales
  for country, what chord progressions for country, what style of
  country music, what guitar techniques for country.

  What guitar scales for country:

  major pentatonic, major diatonic, cascading scales ...


  What chord progressions for country:

  two chord songs, three chord songs, four chord songs ...


  What style of country music:

  Traditional country, modern country, country rock ...


  What guitar techniques for country:

  Hammer-on's, pull-off's, bends, slides ...


  As you zero in on the specific skills you need to learn the
  complex subject of music theory becomes a lot less stressful
  and much more achievable.

  By dividing and sub dividing any complex subject you also learn how
  to accelerate your progress on guitar. What scales you would
  learn for country guitar would be determined by what style of
  country music you intended to play.

  Instead of just saying "I want to play country guitar", if you
  are prepared to dig a little deeper, you will decrease the amount
  of information and skills you need to acquire by looking at each
  area of country guitar playing i.e., chord progressions, if you
  predominately play three chord songs in the keys of G and D,
  you would only have to learn four chord shapes.

  Three chord songs in key of G:   G - C - D

  Three chord songs in key of D:   D - G - A

  Although country guitar has spawned no shortage of modern greats
  (Albert Lee, Ray Flacke, Danny Gatton, and the Hellecasters come
  quickly to mind, although there are many others) in general,
  however the music buying public doesn't really know how popular and
  entertaining instrumental country guitar is.

  Here's ten top country guitarists to get listening for specific
  country guitar playing techniques.

    1. Chet Atkins
    2. Merle Travis
    3. Jerry Reed
    4. Roy Clark
    5. Hank Garland
    6. Albert Lee
    7. Maybelle Carter
    8. Doc Watson
    9. Norman Blake
  10. Tony Rice


  The classic electric guitar sound for country music is
  characterized by the undistorted sound of single-coil guitar
  pickups, usually a Fender Telecaster or Fender Stratocaster, and
  the employment of fairly undistorted amplification most often a
  Fender Twin Reverb 100watt amp.

  Guitar scales for country music are: major Pentatonic, major
  diatonic, and to a lesser degree the minor pentatonic scale and
  the blues scale.

  The most popular guitar scale for country music without
any  doubt is the major pentatonic. the two most common ways of playing
  this scale for country music are :


  A major pentatonic scale

  --------------------------------------------------2------5---
  --------------------------------------2----5-----------------
  ----------------------------2----4---------------------------
  -----------------2----4--------------------------------------
  ------2----4-------------------------------------------------
  -5-----------------------------------------------------------




   A major pentatonic scale (pattern #2)

  -------------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------10--
  ---------------------------------------------9-----11--------
  ----------------------------7----9----11---------------------
  -----------------7----9--------------------------------------
  -5----7----9-------------------------------------------------