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kerryl · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:24 pm Post subject: Guitar lessons

does anyone have any ideas about how much guitar lessons would cost for my daughter ?,she's 9 years old almost and had a electric guitar for christmas. Very Happy

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beameup · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:39 pm Post subject:

It would vary from region to region, also, if she were to have individual lessons or be part of a group. Your daughter's school should have links with music teachers in your area. If enough parents were interested, perhaps they would organise lessons at school.
Good luck and I'm sure others on the forum may be able to offer something more concrete. Smile

dancingqueen · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 4:16 pm Post subject:

i used to pay about £10 but that was years ago so prob about 15 to 20

but the school may offer them to pupils as a group, not sure if they have to learn on an acoustic guitar tho, rather than an electric one

or if you have a music shop nearby they may have ads in the window for lessons

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kerryl · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:07 pm Post subject:

Thanks folks !

They are doing them in the new year at school but was thinking of letting her have extra lessons out of school. Very Happy

never thought of music shop Idea

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Tiki · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:29 pm Post subject:

I used to pay £15 for an hour a few years ago. Most teachers limit children to half or three quarters of an hour. You can buy some very good tutors on DVD now. why not invest in one.

As someone who teachers children to play guitar and recorder in school can I plead that you encourage your daughter to practise what she is taught even 15 minutes a day will work wonders. Very Happy

You might also like to get her an electronic tuner so that you can tune up the guitar yourself and have a spare set of strings handy.

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Shirazee · Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:17 pm Post subject:

We have a guitar tutor comes into school, some play normal guitars and some electric.

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kerryl · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:42 am Post subject:

Thanks tiki

Think i'll invest in a tutorial DVD can you recommend any ?

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Tiki · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:44 am Post subject:

I play classical guitar and so am not up to date with what is available for electric. I would imagine she'll be learning cords at first. If you have a good music store near you I would ask there advice as they will know their own stock the best. Very Happy

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summertime · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 10:59 am Post subject:

id also say look online, im sure ive used online tutorials that are free in the past but not sure i can remember where but im sure if you google it you'll come up with something

there are loads of sites where you can find chords for popular music around so might be worth checking those out too

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Shirazee · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:26 pm Post subject:

think that's what my daughter did, looked for nline tutorials thumbsup

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kerryl · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 12:58 am Post subject:

thanks folks will do Very Happy

The noise of it is doing my head in swear

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Tiki · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:15 am Post subject:

Be grateful she didn't choose a violin. Now that can be a really awful noise first thing in the morning. Wink

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kerryl · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:43 pm Post subject:

LOL

Well Tiki a violin was at the top of last years christmas list Shocked

but santa was all out of violins Liar

*shame*

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Smilez · Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:52 pm Post subject:

Haha! Good excuse Wink

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Tiki wrote:

Be grateful she didn't choose a violin. Now that can be a really awful noise first thing in the morning. Wink

Hey me played one of them...

Fair cop tho... tended to screech a little to start with.

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