A guitar instructor’s job is to support you in your progress as a guitarist; not to hold your hand through every single step!
Think about it. The average lesson time is 30 minutes per week, which means that you have 167 and a half hours until you see your teacher again. A good student knows that what they do with that time can make a tremendous difference to their progress as a player.
A teacher might have a good reason for not showing you a technique in beginner lessons; usually because they’ve determined you just aren’t ready for it yet. They may be right, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try!
Here are seven guitar playing techniques they won’t teach you in beginner lessons.
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