• Registered: 2007-03-17
  • Posts: 18

Topic: Teaching basic guitar

My name is Joseph Cormier.  I taught my younger brother everything I know about guitar,  which wasn't much at that time,  and likely still isn't!  LOL!  However,  my experience in that case was to make absolutely sure that he really wanted to play the guitar.  That helps.  Why waste your time on someone who's not really serious about it.  He went on to master eight or nine instruments,  and far surpassed my meager talents.  I'm sure he was serious now.  I would suggest giving your students one lesson to practice,  give them a week,  and see how many return for more.  Only a suggestion.  Thankyou for your time.  Best regards to all newcomers. <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_razz.gif" border=0 alt="Razz">

  • Registered: 2006-08-15
  • Posts: 80

Re: Teaching basic guitar

This reminds me of an old Yorkshire saying auch as a master craftsman would exclaim at an apprentice who had fallen short of the expected standard, in the hope of getting a laugh from the other master craftsmen in attendace: "I've taught thee everything I know, and still tha knows nowt!" [1]


[1]Translated for those who don't speak proper like wot I do, "...still you know nothing."


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