I have never had more than one formal student at a time. I have had a number of students, over the many years. I've been paid to give lessons.
If you haven't noticed, I understand the guitar rather well. Gotta tell you, I put a lot of effort into it. I don't have a "music bone." I'm not "musically inclined." I'm not gifted. I'm not exceptionally talented.
I'm very, very fucking well practiced.
That's the difference.
I am none of those things. I don't have a gift for music. Nope... I've just spent a whole lot of time learning about it and practicing.
I am not a virtuoso. I'm just a guy who practiced more hours than is rational and spent far more hours learning about it than a sane person should.
So, I'm not a sith lord, or anything. I've just never felt I would do a good job if I were giving instruction to more than one person, and this was also when my time was much more spoken for. At the end of the day, I can play like I play because I put the hours in. That's really all there is to it.
Well then, even some one like me could get good then all thats required is I put in the hours. I can appreciate thinking you can only teach a single student at a time the sith lord thing was mostly my poor attempt at a joke. I've got a guitar and the rest of my life to practice I quite like the idea that anyone can do it if they practice enough.
The more you put into it, the more you will get out of it.
You WILL hit something we call a plateau.
We'll address that when you get to it. Don't worry, it's normal. You'll experience it many times.
I think I've got a while before I get to all that, but when I do I'll be banging down your door asking what to do about it.
(post is archived)