Online one on one Instructor??

[CTIMOTH]

I have been working through online lesson/songs from Tom Feldmann and David Hamburger. I was considering some lessons with an online zoom or whatever instructor. I am pretty much exclusively interested in old time tunes fingerstyle country blues/Piedmont - maybe some fiddle tunes mixed in. Currently I am just a tablature player and would like to expand. This is my second attempt at committing to play. I had a directionless few years that eventually ended by getting bogged down with very basic scales/theory. I was overwhelmed and my journey was derailed. As a result I set the guitar in the closet and did not pick it up once for about 5 years. I am rejuvenated and enjoying playing again.

Question - are zoom lessons worth it? Any recommendations?

If not - how do I stay on track picking and choosing online material.

What I most enjoy is the learning process but memorization not so much. My playing is on the couch solo artist with no audience so expectations are low - this is just for fun.

[j3ffr0]

Online lessons over zoom are great. You can get access to great instructors without all the travel.

[CTIMOTH]

Have an instructor in mind you would recommend?

[Music-N-Yarn]

I did some internet lesson research recently. JamPlay, and Guitar Tricks seem to be considered the top two for paid lessons. Someone recommended JamPlay on my "Online Technique Classes" thread in the sub forum. Seems like I just saw a thread about country music lesson on here, and a website with old timey music was mentioned. I can see online or in person lessons further down the road for me. Between my post, and some searches, I figured out a plan for the new year.

[rllink]

I am doing them over Skype. I don't think I'm lacking anything. The pros, I don't have to pack everything up and go out. I've got time to get the old fingers warmed up before we sign on so I'm not wasting time getting going. I can record the lessons and go back over it if I can't remember something. I don't have to pack up and go home when I'm done and after we sign off I can keep playing and practicing what I learned for a while. Cons, I can't think of any. Honestly, my teacher is local, but when we can start doing face to face I will probably keep doing Skype.

[PeterM]

Pros:
You are home.
Can warm up first
One on one instruction can not be beat

Cons:
Need good internet...I have lousy, so cannot record the lession. Plus, sometimes I lose audio or the screen freezes. Zoom works MUCH better than Skype (for me)
Cannot play along due to internet latency.

[CTIMOTH]

Thanks everyone thinking one on one instruction could be helpful. No good options local that I can find so hoping for a recommendation for a good instructor.

[SprintBob]

I’ve had a FaceTime teacher for the last 6 years. We do a lesson typically every 2-3 weeks. I plug my iPad via an HDMI connection into a 32” monitor with a powered speaker and my instructor uses his desktop Apple with a large monitor so we are both in landscape mode bigger than life mode.

The only thing we can’t really do is play together. There’s a tiny bit of latency in the internet connection that prevents that. But this type of format allows you access to a world of instructors with very high credentials. Mine has authored books, composed songs, and was part of a group collaboration on an album that won a Grammy. His rate is less than what my local Honda dealership charges me for work on my Odyssey!

And we do it all from the comfort of our homes. Life is grand.

[JJI]

Stevie Coyle

[Piker99]

David Hamburger has an online workshop, "Fingerstyle Five".
Each month a new tune is presented and a series of exercises and a live Q&A are
offered throughout the month. $20 per month.
Check out his Fretboard Confidential website, great stuff.

[CTIMOTH]

Originally Posted by Piker99

David Hamburger has an online workshop, "Fingerstyle Five".
Each month a new tune is presented and a series of exercises and a live Q&A are
offered throughout the month. $20 per month.
Check out his Fretboard Confidential website, great stuff.

I like David Hamburgers lessons I will sign up for that while I look for a one on one option. Thanks!

[rllink]

I've done some online stuff out there in the internet world put on by some really talented people and learned some from them. And at little cost. But to get the most from lessons I need to be able to say, "whoa, stop and show me what you just did again." That's the only thing. I do better one on one.

[Mycroft]

Lesson tip: wear pants.

[Blueser100]

Originally Posted by JJI

Stevie Coyle

I took his fingerstyle course through Peghead Nation. Excellent stuff.

[Blueser100]

I believe Mark Hanson, Mary Flower, Orville Johnson, and Ryan Kimm all offer private online lessons.