THERE'S A PROBLEM LEARNING GUITAR TODAY. Watch If You Need Inspiration!

There is a problem with many of us learning guitar and other instruments today but it's an easy fix! These are simply my own observations and opinions formed from many years of teaching guitar and other instruments. Please subscribe if you like this kind of content!

[@GuillermoGuzman-nm8nb]

Whenever a skilled artist rise up to akind of music it inspires enthusiast like mtself to learn

[@Mark_KE8YCV]

Robert Cray! Ken Bethea! I never strayed from being an album listener, but I'm "old" If a band is any good, they had something very definite in mind when they composed it. Wouldn't it be fun to discover your own interpretation of what that is?

[@mototakahe836]

I have just had that conversation wish my guitar teacher who has told me to come back when I know what I want to learn. Told me to go and listen to music till I settled on something. Thank you for reinforcing that message.

[@rikroberts1754]

Thank you for watching!

[@Brads-strung-out]

Im an 80s kid revisting Jimmy Page and the oldies love it

[@rikroberts1754]

@@Brads-strung-out Yes, me too!

[@WolfgangVedral]

45 years ago I heard Ralph Towner playing a concert in Vienna. This was the greatest inspiration for me.

[@rikroberts1754]

Someone else I should listen to more! Thanks for the suggestion.

[@davidswanepoel9372]

More truthfully than u sir...I have not heard . Well done .

[@rikroberts1754]

Thank you, pleased this video was useful

[@laurajaneluvsbeauty9596]

I think it had more to do with computer simulated music and that there’s not a lot of new innovations on the instrument itself. No new way of playing, no new “electric” sound. We need an out of the box thinker

[@choochoopoppy3240]

Brilliant advice because it's so true. Thanks for reminding me :)

[@rikroberts1754]

Thank you.

[@warren52nz]

*_Great insight! I'm going to refer my guitar students to this video._*

[@rikroberts1754]

Thank you! That's really a compliment, I hope they find it useful.

[@warren52nz]

@@rikroberts1754 I'm always saying "Think of a song that you really want to learn and if I don't already know it, I'll learn it and break it down for you. That way, you won't have to practice, you'll *_WANT_* to practice." When I was a teenager and the Beatles were on fire, I used to come home from school at lunch, wolf down a sandwich and play until I had to go back to school. I have a 13 year old student who can play "Here Comes the Sun" note for note like George Harrison did.

[@martincartwright5461]

Pat Martino, for me, I'm still learning and still haven't got there yet, but it's been lots of fun.

[@rikroberts1754]

Yes, I should listen to Pat Martino more! Thanks for the suggestion. Pleased you enjoy learning and have some inspiration to go to.

[@jimantonino4394]

NP for me. I’m stuck in the 70’s. 🤣

[@rikroberts1754]

@@jimantonino4394 Yes, a good era to be in, plenty of inspiration there

[@RabindraDahal-ie7sb]

Yes, True. Agree 👍 🙏.

[@RabindraDahal-ie7sb]

Yes, True! Agree 👍 🙏 ♥️.

[@johnroberts1141]

I want to play guitar like Paco de Lucia.

[@rikroberts1754]

So do I. Let's keep trying ;)

[@lovrocroatia2]

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[@Lowdenjim]

I can't agree with your assertion Rick. I think it's too simplistic to conclude that there's a problem, and that problem is that folks don't have an inspirational artist to emulate. Guitar ownership has never been higher. If there's a problem for learners, maybe it's information overload given the sheer volume of wannabe guitar teachers on KZbin and the billions of mixed messages and quick-fixes being peddled on it. Everyone seems to claim to have their own answers, and anyone wanting to learn guitar has a problem maybe trying to track down the relatively few relevant ones.

[@rikroberts1754]

@@Lowdenjim Good points there. Thank you.

[@Lowdenjim]

@@rikroberts1754 It's very interesting to look at other tutors approaches, and I suppose for us it's a relatively easy process to separate the minority decent tutorials here on KZbin from the massive amount of fluff that inevitably exists here. For folks starting out on their guitar journey it must be nigh on an impossible task!

[@John-vx7lt]

Kids today need instant gratification. Can't get that with any instrument, except maybe the triangle.✌️

[@michael-fy6uy]

great advice