acoustic guitar lesson

Questions & Answers with Neil Hogan - #1.15

Q. I went to my local store to take my first acoustic guitar lesson and the teacher only had an electric guitar. Should I take lessons from him?

A. This sound like a question that I need to consult my crystal ball about. My gut reaction is that an acoustic guitar lesson should be given with at least one acoustic guitar in the room. Now I guess your guitar would meet that criteria. As a matter of fact, I only have an acoustic in my studio but teach electric guitar and even bass occasionally. Of course sometimes I have to grab the students guitar to demonstrate something that is instrument specific.That is not usually a problem.

I remember as a kid being very impressed with a sixty-year-old music teacher who taught every band instrumentin his studio. I don’t think he actually played any of them. I assume some of his students must have learned something or he wouldn’t have been in business so long.

I don’t think you have to be too concerned about the equipment your instructor has as long as he seems capable, or better, proficient at what he is teaching. Unfortunately, this is usually not an easy thing for a student to determine in one meeting. Hopefully, after your first acoustic guitar lesson you will be happy and inspired enough to continue on to your second, third, fourth, etc.

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