I'll warn you I'd be happy to do it but I'm not a proffesional writer. Sure I can create a wall of text on poal but you would probably need to edit an article quite a bit. It could be fun though. How would I go about making sure I learn good form from the beginning(other than just youtube and the lessons that come with the guitar)
I'd actually suggest that you read a lot - and that you take 1 to 6 months of professional lessons, preferably from someone who specializes in classical guitar. However, that seems unlikely to happen.
So, read a lot... Watch a lot of videos. Pay VERY close attention to what you're doing. What you want, more than anything else, is a clean tone. In other words, you want to avoid muting strings by accident and not fretting properly - so that you end up with a buzz. Practice until you're clean - then worry about speed.
Don't worry about speed - it'll happen on its own. Instead, slow and metered.
It's really not easy to convey this stuff in plain text.
Well if you ever felt the need to say it I do run a mumble server that I host myself. Perhaps sometime if you ever get the time you could do a quick lesson for me. outside of that I will take your advice I will read a lot I'm good at that. I'm also very good at copying what I can see, so I'm betting if I watch some classical guitarist on youtube I can probably pick it up.
https://www.uberchord.com/blog/10-tips-technique-how-to-play-the-guitar/
https://www.guitarhabits.com/how-to-hold-a-guitar-proper-posture-and-hand-positioning/
https://www.libertyparkmusic.com/5-must-know-fretting-techniques-for-beginner-guitarists/
Those are some starter form articles that are worth reading.
Note: Very few people just 'pick it up.' It's usually thousands of hours and I'd say that I wasn't a good guitarist until about a decade's worth of learning. I do have high standards, but a decade seems to be pretty common. Prior to that, I was able to perform but I'd not really call myself good. I'd say 'passable' is an appropriate term. I'd fool a layman into thinking I was good - but a skilled guitarist would see that I was still very early on in my learning process.
It also helps if you have friends to jam with. I'm assuming your real goal is to have fun and not actually to dedicate your life to becoming the next Django Reinhardt.
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