Acoustic Guitar Lessons
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Shine Music Beginner Acoustic Guitar Lessons
As a beginner taking guitar lessons, students will expect to learn simple chords and notes to play along to well known popular songs. Beginner students will need to concentrate on strengthening fingers to produce a good, crisp sound and confident strumming and picking technique. Students may find that fingers will get sore at the start, when practising, but the pain will go away after a few more weeks of practising.
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Intermediate and Advanced Acoustic Guitar Lessons
Intermediates who are looking to advance their playing technique and repertoire are advised to come into Shine Music School for a complementary interview to assess the student's playing level and to discuss the students' goals and interests.
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Jade Miller, accompanied by Daniel Babekuhl, performing at Shine Music School charity
Frequently Asked Questions:
Should students start with electric or acoustic guitar?
What is guitar tab compared to reading music?
How much does the student need to practice?
How much do acoustic guitar lessons at Shine Music School cost?
Should students start with electric or acoustic guitar?
Here at Shine Music School, our guitar teachers are experts at acoustic, classical and electric guitar. Our teachers advise students to start on the instrument they are most likely going to practice more with. Before you make your decision, here are some facts that you may like to consider.
Electric guitar strings are smaller in gauge and strung with less tension than acoustic guitar strings, so it takes less pressure to play the notes. This does make it slightly easier to play. The acoustic guitar causes you to develop strength in your hands and calluses on your fingers faster than an electric guitar. Electric guitar is used more often in rock, metal and pop music.
Almost everything you can do on an electric guitar, you can do on an acoustic guitar. The acoustic guitar is very portable. You can take it anywhere and pretty much play anywhere you like. Acoustic guitar is used more often in classical music and ballads.
Note to parents: When picking out a guitar for your child. Try to realistically assess what they would like best, as opposed to what you would like them to play. They will achieve far more improvement when they are playing the instrument that they like.
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What is guitar tab compared to reading music?
In the world of guitars, there are many successful guitarists who can read music and many successful guitarists who cannot read at all. But they can read Tab. Tab is like reading a picture of the guitar on paper. There are 6 lines to go with the 6 strings on the guitar. The numbers on the lines tell you which fret needs to be pressed down. It is fairly simple to read and is used by many teachers. Of course it is extremely advantageous if you can read music staff lines It is slightly more complicated to work out how to play but with regular practice, will become as easy as reading a book.
At Shine Music School, our guitar teachers are well experienced in teaching with music scores and Tab. Please mention whether you have a preference for either system before you commence lessons.
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What are music examinations?
Music examinations are a good tool for students who want to continually improve
their playing and performance ability and to have their playing ability graded on
a recurring basis. Music examinations allow students to grade their performance
ability every six months ( certain instruments ), provides goals for students to
aim for and provides a professional grading system for students. Shine Music School
encourages exams but are not enforced on students. Our primary aim is for students
to have fun exploring their chosen instrument.
Students are only encouraged to attempt examinations when they have attained a certain
level of competence and ability. At Shine Music School, all our teachers are Australian
Music Examinations Board ( AMEB ) , Contemporary Popular Music ( CPM) and Associated
Board of the Royal School of Music ( ABRSM UK) registered and we cater for Jazz,
Rock, Pop and Classical exams for all instruments.
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How much does the student need to practice?
Practicing everyday is the most effective and fastest way of improving your skills
as a musician. If you practice only every now and then, your improvement will be
inconsistent. Even with just 10 minutes every day, you will notice an improvement
week to week. Of course, the longer you practice every day, the better, 30 minutes
is a good goal to aim for, as long as it is everyday!
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How much do acoustic guitar lessons at Shine Music School cost?
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