Re: Teacher Question



Has your teacher at least taught you the basics? Like major
chords and things like that?

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"MJB" <chefmb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hello from Japan.
>
>
> I'd like to know some opinions on the teacher situation I am in. First
> of all I have only been playing 4 months. I am currently living in
> Japan and it has been very hard to find a teacher. I finally found one
> a few months ago who speaks a little bit of English. I don't really
> feels he is a good teacher based on his attention to detail in his
> lessons. He has more than once said " ok we're going to play this
> now" but there are notes in there that I haven't even learned yet and
> he doesn't realize it until I mention it. The first song he was trying
> to teach me was "Imagine" which I felt was a little too much for me. I
> told him I didn't want to really learn this song and he pulled out the
> sheet music for "Unchained Melody". I stopped him there and told him I
> wanted to learn "Wish you were here" which he didn't know. He knows
> Pink Floyd and probably knows the tune. Anyway, he said he was going to
> try to find some information on the internet and we'll see what happens
> during my next lesson. My question is: Should I continue to take
> lessons and pay $30 a lesson as any teacher is better than no teacher
> or should I continue to try to learn on my own?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
>


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