5 Things All Self-Taught Guitarists MUST Consider

How to teach yourself guitar in 2024.
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Today we delve into a crucial aspect of learning guitar - self-assessment. Guitar playing is a unique journey for everyone, and understanding your strengths and weaknesses is key to unlocking your full potential. I'll guide you through assessing your posture, evaluating body movement and rhythm involvement, scrutinizing your strumming and chord-making techniques, and emphasize the importance of building a repertoire. Finally, we'll discuss the honest evaluation of your time investment and goals, ensuring a sustainable and fulfilling guitar journey.
Remember, it's not about the quantity but the quality of your practice. Being a self-taught musician brings a unique set of challenges and opportunities, and understanding these key factors can significantly enhance your learning experience. Join me as we unlock the secrets to successful self-taught guitar playing!
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► TABLE OF CONTENTS
In this video, we'll explore five essential considerations to ensure success. Starting with a closer look at your practice routine, we'll analyze the good and bad elements, helping you optimize your learning experience. Body posture takes center stage in our discussion, with insights into maintaining a healthy and effective stance while playing. Uncover the three critical aspects to watch out for as you navigate your self-taught path. Learn the importance of recording yourself playing to gain valuable feedback and track your progress effectively. Discover the significance of memorizing songs and being honest with your goals, creating a solid foundation for your self-taught guitar journey, and more...
0:00 - Intro
1:57 - See The Good & Bad In Your Practice Routine
3:36 - Area One: Body Posture
5:00 - Three Things To Watch Out For
5:45 - Area Two: Do You Move Your Body?
7:05 - Area Three: Strumming & Chord Making
7:35 - Area Four: Record Yourself Playing
10:01 - Area Five: Know Songs By Memory
12:55 - Area Six: Be Honest With Your Goals
16:24 - Tips & Resources
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[@sandragirard8054]

Thanks James! I am intermediate. 76 years old ( late bloomer)! These tips you gave were very helpful and so true! I do recitals with my school and open mic at our local cafe, but the thing that helped me most was videos. I realized how much I slouched. No wonder my back got tired! Lol 😂. My question is, how do you stop looking at your hands? Thanks for these videos.🙏

[@Firas-R]

Thank you for all the great advice. That last one hit a nerve for me as I practice 1 - 1.5 hours a night (married, have kids, full-time job, and other family/personal responsibilities) and some night I still feel guilty that "I haven't practiced enough or well enough". Thank you for the remind to check myself and to prioritize long-term growth and self-appreciation.

[@tmurphy1000]

I really like your point about memorizing your songs. One of the magical things about music is how it works in your memory and there is no other way to make a song your own. You also realize patterns you’d otherwise miss.

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Always great advice and encouragement. Thank you James.

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Good advice. Thank you

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Hi, James! Thanks for another superb video 😊 And YOU are unique too, God bless you 🙏

[@noelwebster9542]

Thank u James you are a good teacher grateful

[@quirkygreece]

The best tip I’ve ever picked up is to leave your guitar out. put it on a stand, hang it on the wall, lean it against a corner . . . it doesn’t matter where, just make it easy to pick up. I pick my axe up several times a day, sometimes I just play a single verse and chorus of Hotel California, sometimes it turns into an hour of songs . . . but the important thing is that it’s easy to start. If you have to go get your guitar out of its case under the bed upstairs, you ain’t gonna do it. Leave it where it’s easy to pick up and it will call you . . . “Hey buddy, I’m over here waiting . . . wanna come play?”

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Great advice 💯

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good stuff. thank you

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Very nice. I'll try these ideas.

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Thank you James. This video was a good motivator for me!

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I love the conceptual lessons!! Not enough people are doing that. Thank you!

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a helpful series of lessons, a lot of details that I wouldn't really be aware - thank you -keep doing it,,,

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Thank you!

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This was a great help!

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Hi James, thank you so much for your effort to help us achieving our goals of playing Guitar

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I appreciate your work - thanks

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Great lesson, James!

[@straightupgamer354]

thank you SO freaking much

[@brendachristopher2693]

Thank you! Your advice has been extremely helpful, I'm a late beginner. I paused your video and recorded myself, I learned a lot about what I need to do and what I shouldn't be doing.

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You are the best ❤

[@annhovland8407]

Sniff your own farts…..I’m laughing my ass off right now. It’s like one of your strumming lessons where you said to practice air strumming but don’t do it at work under your desk because it might look weird. You are so funny sometimes. I own your full course package and you have been the best teacher. I started learning guitar at age 70 and am 71 now. I consider myself further on than a beginner, but not quite yet a full-fledged intermediate. Because I’m retired, I practice a lot and really enjoy it. My nephew and I played lots of songs together at our family Christmas gathering. It was so much fun. Thank you for your hard work and great tutorials.

[@ben-jammin2284]

I have also fallen into the trap that if I’m not playing my guitar at least 3-4 hours per day, I’ll feel horrible. I build my whole life around it. Aside from work, I have no other responsibilities per se, but when it comes to relationships etc, I always put my guitar first. Probably kinda unhealthy, but at 44 divorced and kids all grown and out of the house, I feel like I finally get a chance to put myself and my goals first for once, so why not…

[@hostingwa]

That was the best guitar lesson I’ve ever watched where the tutor didn’t even strum the guitar. Thanks very much for some great advice.

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Thank you...great advice!

[@straightupgamer354]

its my dream to not be afraid to show everyone my improvs, so i can ultimately come out as the next hendrix, stevie ray vaughn, steve vai, and dimebag darrell

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🙏

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You are switching from guitar teacher to guitar shrink. Because you know- the biggest enemy is our head and not our hands :)

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It’s a pity that there is no Chinese translation🥺

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KZbin Teachers dont tell every things on online😢so cant learn completely

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:-)

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He said sniff my own farts. 😂

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hey you good guitarist YOU TALK TO MUCH and so watching you is so boring .

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Then don't watch

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You’re a good guy and talk a lot of sense. 🫡

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Thank you!