-[Guitar Tutorial] How to learn to play guitar?
First of all, you must choose a good textbook.
A good textbook is a good teacher, especially for an instrument such as guitar that is very suitable for self-study. Of course, it is best to have a real teacher, but for most people, hiring a teacher is too expensive, and some do not have this condition for the second teacher. There are also some other reasons. Therefore, a good tutorial is especially important. important. It is recommended to choose the "Classic Folk Guitar Tutorial" compiled by Zhang Wenzhong plus 8 supporting VCDs. This set of tutorials is one of the best tutorials I have seen. It is suitable for beginners with no foundation at all. The video explanations are from shallow to deep, step by step. It is very systematic and detailed. It basically covers all the knowledge of guitar learning. It also gives beginners a perceptual understanding and is easy to master. After serious study, your skills will reach a certain level and you will be able to play more difficult pieces of music. Highly recommended! The disadvantage is that the songs in it are relatively old, but I think as long as you practice your skills well, you can play any song, no matter what song you use when learning it. There are many comments about this set of tutorials on the Internet, you can search for them!
This set of textbooks is available in Xinhua Bookstores everywhere. You can choose according to the situation.
I would like to say something special here: Do not just randomly choose those so-called specialized folk guitar teaching materials on the market. Most of them are simple chord exercises paired with popular songs and other models. In addition to cheating money, In addition, it simply cannot achieve the desired foundation-laying effect.
Of course, what is mentioned here is only the playing technique of the guitar itself. For aspects such as chord arrangement and artistic conception, it completely depends on your music theory accomplishment level.
How to learn guitar Part 2: Do you need a teacher?
If you can find a teacher with a higher level, that would be the best. If you have a friend who is a "pioneer" in this area, that's fine too. It doesn't require a high level of skill, but the basic hand shape and finger movement method must be correct. Because the basic movements when getting started are the most critical. If this foundation is laid well, there will be no detours in the future.
If you use excellent teaching materials such as "Classic Folk Guitar Tutorial", you can study by yourself.
A piece of advice: Never take part in social guitar training classes! Dozens of people are crowded together, and a teacher is focused on one thing and not the other. No matter how high the teacher's level is, what can he learn? Moreover, the vast majority of teachers who offer training courses themselves know very well that the only purpose of training courses is to make money quickly, easily and economically. Maybe you can learn half of the romance of love and memorize a few chords in the key of C major, but what's the use? It won't do much for your future progress. In most cases, you have also formed a bad playing posture and it has gradually become finalized. This is the most terrible thing. It is better to spend more money and let the teacher teach you alone, or study with three or five people, so that you can play the role of a good teacher.
In addition to the formal technical requirements, the most important thing for learning guitar is the atmosphere. If you can find a few like-minded friends to practice together, you can always maintain a passion and make it easier to persist. I recall the time when a few of us practiced hard together in the bathroom of the dormitory building during our college days. It was so exciting! That was also the period when progress was most rapid.
How to learn guitar Part 3: Arrange your rehearsal time reasonably
For an amateur, time arrangement is a headache and must be dealt with carefully. Unreasonable time arrangement will make you get twice the result with half the effort.
We know that mastering performance skills is essentially a process of controlling muscles through nerves in accordance with the requirements of musical performance, and gradually forming effective conditioned reflexes through continuous practice. This takes a long time. accumulated. If the practice time does not meet the required requirements, the transformation from quantitative change to qualitative change cannot be completed.
The practice time mentioned here includes two aspects, one is the duration of each practice, and the other is the frequency of practice, that is, the time between this practice and the next practice.
The following arrangement is for your reference:
1. For novices, since there are very few things to practice, the time required for each practice is not much. Generally, one hour is enough; for practice Frequency, my experience is that you must practice every day. If you really don’t have time, the minimum requirement is to practice every other day, no more.
2. For the stage of transition from beginner to intermediate and advanced, since there are many skills to be practiced, each practice must last for more than two hours. The longer, the better. Of course, you can take a break 5 times depending on the situation. to 10 minutes; you must practice every day. No matter how busy you are, you should try to find time and strive to reach a new level within a period of time.
3. After reaching a certain level, the time requirements are not too strict. Generally, there is practice time two to three times a week, and each session should last for more than half an hour. But for classical guitar, if you want to break through a certain difficult skill, such as "ring fingering", you should lengthen the practice time and increase the frequency of practice for a certain period of time. Please refer to 2.
In addition, it is best to fix the daily practice time in order to develop a routine.
How to learn guitar Part 4: How to protect your fingers
Fingers are a guitarist’s most valuable asset. Take good care of your fingers and don't let them get hurt.
Key points:
1. If your fingertip is accidentally scratched, you must go to the hospital for regular anti-inflammatory work to ensure that it does not become infected further and must not be left behind. Any scars!
2. Beginners generally feel pain in their fingers, especially the fingertips of their left hand, and even have blisters on their fingers. This is something that is difficult to avoid. Generally speaking, the pain in your fingers will disappear in about a week. To avoid blisters on your fingers, you should stop immediately when you feel a slight pain in your fingers every time you practice, and practice again the next day. . However, blisters can speed up your fingers' adaptation to the strings to a certain extent, so don't be nervous once blisters occur. Just stop practicing on that finger and wait until the blisters subside before practicing again. Generally speaking, once you have a blister, you will never get it again, unless you are really too lazy and haven't practiced for more than a few months, then...
3. Control the amount of movement of your fingers. Don't practice too hard, especially some advanced techniques too early, otherwise your fingers will be easily injured. One standard is: if your knuckles feel sore, you should stop practicing immediately and wait until you recover before practicing again.
So far, I have mainly introduced you to some introductory knowledge of guitar. I wonder if it will be helpful to you! I hope you can appreciate the beautiful scenery of the guitar world as soon as possible.