Why Online Guitar Lessons are Growing Faster Than Traditional Face-to-Face Private Guitar Lessons

Released on: February 08, 2011, 7:25 am
Author: Tom Hess Music Corporation
Industry: Entertainment

Today, more guitar players than ever before turn to the internet to study guitar online. This is understandable, considering that internet guitar lessons help people to learn to play guitar at a much lower cost and occur in the comfort of the student's home.

Online guitar teacher, Tom Hess, has over 20 years of experience teaching guitar both on and offline. “Teaching, training and mentoring my guitar students through online guitar lessons allows me to help them in more ways than I ever could before, when I used to teach locally,” says Hess.. He adds, “I taught many students in music schools, college and in my home studio before starting to teach guitar on the internet, and I have found that there are unique benefits for students who learn guitar online that many people do not realize. It is also extremely rewarding to be able to teach guitarists from all over the world whom I would never be able to help if I only taught lessons locally.”

Here are some reasons why online guitar lessons are growing in popularity:

-Online guitar lessons give you more choices. When searching for teachers in your local area, you are very limited in your choice of teachers you can study with. Even if you live in a big city, it may be very difficult to find a teacher who 1. teaches the styles you want to learn 2. has successfully taught other students to play guitar at the level you want to play it, 3. is located conveniently enough for you to travel for your lessons every week. The internet gives you so many more options to find the teacher who is right for you, your musical style and your specific needs.

-Learning guitar online saves you money and time. If you add up the number of hours over the course of a year that you spend commuting to and from lessons and the money you spend paying for traveling to your teacher's studio or music store, it adds significantly to the total investment you make into your guitar lessons. Learning guitar online allows you to fit the lessons into your daily schedule regardless of how busy you are during the week, and you can learn from your home at your own convenience. In addition, guitar teachers who teach online guitar lessons do not have the overhead costs of renting space to teach or the need to pay for other miscellaneous expenses that are often included into the cost of a face-to-face guitar lesson. Because of this, online guitar lessons are usually more affordable.

-You receive a lot more content in an online guitar lesson than you would in a typical private lesson. “During a one hour private lesson, a lot of time is wasted between setting up, tuning the guitar, making small talk, distractions and other things. This wasted time essentially adds to the true cost of face-to-face lessons in terms of how much content you are able to receive per lesson,” says Hess. He goes on to add, “When I prepare a lesson for my online students, I take the time to make sure that it contains all the necessary content and specific practice assignments to help my students reach their unique musical goals. A private teacher may take 4-5 lessons to deliver the same amount of content that I can give my students in 1 online guitar lesson.”

- When studying guitar online you can get your questions answered faster. “My guitar students have constant support and guidance as they work through their lessons, both from me and from my exclusive student forum filled with my most advanced guitar students and other musicians I mentor,” says Hess. He adds, “It is a myth that online guitar lessons are not personal or that an online guitar teacher can't track his students' progress. A huge part of being an effective guitar teacher over the internet has to do with how sincere and committed the teacher is to helping his students become successful. ”

More guitar students are drawn to the convenience of learning to play guitar by studying guitar lessons online and this trend is expected to continue.

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