I've been playing the guitar on and off for around 40 years, but I don't consider myself a master by any stretch. I have some amount of technique and a certain amount of theory knowledge, but I feel a bit stuck in a rut. A few years back I started looking at getting lessons again as I'd not done that for a long time. I tried a few teachers, but ended up using the Artistworks on-line school with the amazing Paul Gilbert as the teacher. That was a lot of fun. There are loads of lessons on there and Paul will do a personal critique of videos that you send in. It was really cool to get his feedback, but I've lost access to this since my subscription ran out. I wasn't finding the time to work on it so much.
I'm not totally sure where I want to take my playing. I'd love to be able to play more complex music. I see the cool stuff @dreamrafa does and wish I could do that. I also want to expand my knowledge so I can get more adventurous with chords and scales. I'm not sure I want to be come a full-on jazz player, but some elements of that appeal to me.
Luckily for me there is a mass of free educational material out there. Guitarists seem very generous in sharing their knowledge. For example, here's Steve Vai giving a lesson that's part of a series. I think this is aimed at beginners, but he covers a lot of things. It's hard to ignore his guitar with wobbly frets. This is supposed to give more accurate intonation. I also notice his vibrato is different to most other players. His fingertip seems to go in circles. Vibrato is a personal thing, but we should take account of the experience of others.
I've also been watching some videos by David Walliman. This one is about making blues solos are interesting. I knew some of this, but it's good to have it explained again and I'll be looking to apply this.
There are thousands of other guitar teachers on Youtube. You can find a lesson on just about any song or technique you can think of. It maybe an idea to find one teacher and work through their lessons to get consistency. This is one of the teachers I went to a few times. He has some cool lessons.
And of course there is Steemit's own @melbookermusic.
The important thing is to put what you learn into practice. I need to develop the ideas into something musical. I'll be looking to record some of these experiments. I need to set time aside for this. I really need to spend less time on Steemit and more with a guitar.
I welcome suggestions on good lessons to look at.
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