Guitar Lessons in Maynooth

karaokeman

Hi all,

I'm learning guitar and would like to know is there anywhere in Maynooth I can get lessons.

If not is there anywhere within 20 minutes drive of Leixlip?

CaoimH_in

Oh, I'm sure there are many, many, good guitarists around to give lessions. My advice: go put up signs in Logic w/ your contact details!

Ostrom

http://www.knbmusic.ie/lessons.html

I found a guitar teacher through this - if you call in, they can recommend someone depending on your level / interests

Norrdeth

karaokeman wrote: »

Hi all,

I'm learning guitar and would like to know is there anywhere in Maynooth I can get lessons.

If not is there anywhere within 20 minutes drive of Leixlip?

A friend of mine teaches guitar in Leixlip, I'll PM you his number later.

karaokeman

Norrdeth wrote: »

A friend of mine teaches guitar in Leixlip, I'll PM you his number later.

Thanks a million Norrdeth, I got your PM and I will contact him asap.

orl677

Are you a complete beginner Karaokeman? I just thought i'd say, if you are, do stick with it, through the frustration and sore fingers (at times). You'll be flying after a few weeks/months! It can be a royal pain sometimes when you're learning.
Very worth it though All the best with it!
Hoping to take classical lessons at some stage this year, so will be searching for a good teacher myself

Addos

<Edited> 'Please post teacher advertisements in the teacher thread on the music forum'
N.

karaokeman

orl677 wrote: »

Are you a complete beginner Karaokeman? I just thought i'd say, if you are, do stick with it, through the frustration and sore fingers (at times). You'll be flying after a few weeks/months! It can be a royal pain sometimes when you're learning.
Very worth it though All the best with it!
Hoping to take classical lessons at some stage this year, so will be searching for a good teacher myself

I'm not a complete beginner, been trying to teach myself for some time now but I'm still very, very bad.

I texted your man Norrdeth put me in contact with so will be making a trip up on Monday.

And yes I am willing to go through the frustration and sore fingers to improve, once you're good you will be for life and you never regret it afterwards (from what I've heard).

Ostrom

karaokeman wrote: »

I'm not a complete beginner, been trying to teach myself for some time now but I'm still very, very bad.

I texted your man Norrdeth put me in contact with so will be making a trip up on Monday.

And yes I am willing to go through the frustration and sore fingers to improve, once you're good you will be for life and you never regret it afterwards (from what I've heard).

Cant beat this in the meantime: http://www.justinguitar.com/

Nothing beats a one-to-one lesson though, helps to nick bad habits before they become ingrained.

Jimmy Iovine

karaokeman wrote: »

I'm not a complete beginner, been trying to teach myself for some time now but I'm still very, very bad.

I texted your man Norrdeth put me in contact with so will be making a trip up on Monday.

And yes I am willing to go through the frustration and sore fingers to improve, once you're good you will be for life and you never regret it afterwards (from what I've heard).

You still have to practice constantly though. You won't be able to leave it for a year or 5 and come back and expect to be the same or better. Life unfortunately doesn't work that way.

How so Joe

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

You still have to practice constantly though. You won't be able to leave it for a year or 5 and come back and expect to be the same or better. Life unfortunately doesn't work that way.

Same for every instrument. I gave up clarinet for about 18 months and when I play now it's awful. My fingering is terrible, my tonguing is woeful, my embouchre is non-existent... And yet I'm still the tutor of my section in the Liffey Valley Orchestra??

Seren_

How so Joe wrote: »

Same for every instrument. I gave up clarinet for about 18 months and when I play now it's awful. My fingering is terrible, my tonguing is woeful, my embouchre is non-existent... And yet I'm still the tutor of my section in the Liffey Valley Orchestra??

My dirty mind went into overdrive with that post! :P

As everyone else has said, the most important thing is to practise. I played guitar when I was younger, but got out of the habit of practising when it came to exam time in school. I can:t play for sh1t now >.<

Norrdeth

Music is full of way too many innuendoes, tis hard to act mature sometimes.

Jimmy Iovine

I played the violin and piano the whole way through school. Didn't play them once when I got to college though. This thread has given me the urge to start them again.

A few weeks and I should have the basics back again. A few more weeks and I'll be playing with ease. And then in 3 months time I'll be ready to play in Carnegie Hall :P.

Even though I don't play them a lot they have been of huge benefit to me. They were one of the main reasons that I was accepted into the PGCE in primary in Bangor. When interviewers hear you can play two instruments like that then their eyes light up. I didn't bother with the "I don't/can't play them anymore". That would have ruined the mood.