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December 29, 2019 at 6:15 am #154849
Hi, can anyone guide me on where to go next after completing Brian’s beginners course?
I completed the beginners course over a year ago and left this site as I wasn’t making much progress after the beginners course as some of the tutorials were too advanced for me and I didn’t understand music theory references such as Pentatonic scales ect. For the last year I’ve been going to a guitar teacher and I’ve made a little bit more progress. I’ve just returned to this website and hoping I can get some guidance on where to start. I’m happy to try any guitar style….Blues, rock etc.
Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Robert M
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December 29, 2019 at 7:56 am #154850
Robert I think you will do well to follow through all of Brian’s Courses but there are also myriad lessons to choose from. One which is very sweet is LEG022 there is a lot of technique in this lesson to play it perfectly, but you will very soon get a rudimentary ability to play it and then improve from there. The Micro Lessons are also a good source of useful bits such as 048 a 2 chord blues lesson. What I would do is keep your interest alive by looking through to find perhaps half a dozen lessons that you like and that you think will be 90% doable or more given some practice. then work on say two or three of them or perhaps even just one and get it so you can play the fundamentals of it. Then move on to the next but essentially come back to the earlier ones from time to time until you master them properly. This may/will take some considerable time. It will likely take a year or two to get everything of the basics gathered up before you can play the nuances within many of the lessons. It will come over time and what you will notice is that each time you come back to a lesson it will be a little easier and sound a bit better as your ability improves. Make sure to use the soundslice where it is available (from 091 on) and get to use the tab sheets too. you really want to become so familiar with tab that you can almost play the tunes off the sheet … again this takes time perhaps years as in my case but it will progress.
I hope that seems sensible I have not followed the courses my self but have delved into them. I have been here just on five years and think I can now rate my self as an intermediate payer. What happens is that the learning process will gradually speed up and so bringing the tab reading speed along with your playing skill is a very helpful assistance.
So to recap when you get stuck with a particular fingering leave it for a while but keep coming back to it over time until you get there.
JohnStrat
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December 29, 2019 at 9:54 am #154866
Hi JohnStrat many thanks for taking the time to assist me, very much appreciated.
I’ll try what you’ve suggested and see how I get on. I was just overwhelmed with the number of videos to choose from and didn’t know where to start for a near beginner.
I found the Micro lessons early when I went searching after Brian mentioned one for vibrato in a video I was watching…these are really good.
Thanks for the couple of suggested starting points…I’m just about to go check them out.
Thanks again JohnStrat.
Best regards,
Robert M
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December 29, 2019 at 10:21 am #154867
Another lesson that you might consider depending on how far you’ve come along would be EP041 its a BB Ballad which is very beautiful. Again a lot of technique to get it right but not so tricky as to get a meaningful sound up and running and that will give you that leg up. You have to win a few bits constantly, nothing breeds success like successes.
I think the Big tip is USE the TAB for each and every lesson. Listen to Brain but have the tab available. I print them out and keep them in folders so you can have a folder for completed up to initial standard and a folder for to do. Eventually you can have a folder for completed and competent in and that is something every now and again you need to rerun through.
Don’t get too bogged down with the theory at this point just note what you can take in and get playing. Brain is constantly repeating use of bits a as you go along and so you will pick up the theory as you progress without perhaps focusing too much upon it.
What I think is a good bit of theory to get on with is to gradually learn all the notes of the fret board. Its very basic but will ultimately be fundamental for your playing. Start by learning all the notes on the E strings
and get to know them as so well they become instinctive.
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December 30, 2019 at 7:57 pm #154950
Robert, honest answer and opinion just from my own experience.. if you had to ask where to next.. you best reconsider and double up on the beginner coarse…. I am pretty well rehearsed on AM coarses and can always find good more in detail ..
if you could play something /showplay preferably to see what you can do on guitar,, you will get more specific answer ..
generally what you are asking is a beginners question.. advanced players don’t ask such questions.. hope I am making sense lol
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December 30, 2019 at 8:02 pm #154951
I suggest what Johnstrat said,, also don’t rush anything.. just find something be it micro lessons or any genre in the search box on the site.. you should study a bit of theory too learn that from watching the intro videos in each lesson.. Brian has a good bunch of lessons aimed for beginners
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December 30, 2019 at 8:47 pm #154952
Hi Robert
I always suggest that people work on the rhythm lessons – regardless of what you do in the future, you will need to be a good rhythm player. Many overlook the need for this but probably 80% of your playing will be playing rhythm
EP186 Boogie Woogie Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson (Includes 3 Levels) is a fairly easy lesson to begin with and Brian will work into the theory part of it as he goes along.
EP019 Rhythm Guitar Techniques – is a 3 part lesson in the Key of G has a lot of very useful info
One big thing to remember is that you can learn; I remember a statement by an instructor that said that we need to forget about talent because learning to play is about 10% talent and 90% hard work.
Ask questions and for the most part, you will get very useful answers. If you want to chat with a particular member, send them a Friend Request from your Account page.
You can find all of the Rhythm Lessons here: https://www.activemelody.com/guitar-lesson-categories/?_sft_lessoncategories=rhythm-guitar
Listen to some of them and then work on the ones that you like. Take your time. I would work first on the Rhythm Lessons and then the Rhythm with Lead Fills Lessons.
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December 31, 2019 at 6:41 am #154967
Speaking from experience, you can learn to not only play the guitar but truly understand the guitar by choosing lessons that appeal to your interests and style. Work gradually. I for example, branch out to various genres like: swing, rockabilly, blues and country. That way I learn styles and licks in context to what you are playing. You will then be able to apply what you learn to all kinds of playing. Trust me, it works. Soon,you will find yourself creating your own compositions.
John
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December 31, 2019 at 5:41 pm #154999Anonymous
The biggest thing to me Robert M, was learning my way around the fretboard so as to not feel lost. So I found music theory lessons and studied them enough to understand the basics of keys, scales, chords, etc. Then I got to know the five scale patterns maj and minor. Now I’m really enjoying Brian’s lessons as I can understand what he is teaching (I think) and I can add to and change up his lessons a bit and not feel lost. But frankly, there is always the question of what’s next if you want to keep learning, and possibly plenty of frustration mixed in.
Robert B
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