Review(s): DVD Fender Presents: Getting Started on Acoustic Guitar -- A Guide for Beginners
Well made, but not for young children
I purchased this dvd for my 8 1/2-year-old daughter. I viewed the first few lessons with her. This is a very well-made video and would probably be appropriate for a motivated older teen, or a younger child if the parent is willing to sit and explain everything the instructor is saying. It is simply too fast and too comprehensive for a younger child. My daughter found a Marcy Marxer dvd much easier to follow. We'll keep the Fender one for later.
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I have to agree with TDub... I found it odd that this dvd is titled "Getting Started with Acoustic Guitar" When he's using an electric guitar. Albeit I found it useful it didnt give me quite the feel I was looking for because the sound of an electric is different. They should tell you somewhere about this on the cover...
best nonpersonal lessons
I now own three of Wyatt's dvds.
acoustic, electric and blues
In my opinion they are the best dvd lessons for guitar.
I certainly haven't seen them all, but these are all I
have ever wanted in nonpersonal lessons.
He explains it, he plays it and the camera shows it.
I never have to tell him to "shut up, that's all I need for now".
I don't have to pay for him to show it again.
The only complaint I have is that the bass/drum loopable practice tracks are
exactly the same on the acoustic dvd and the electric dvd and they are
exactly the same within the two dvds: key of A; key of G; key of E.
Now, each style on each dvd has its own short practice track and that is good.
I just think that we were shorted by not having longer practice tracks
in different styles, especially on the different dvds.
One month after I recieved the first two dvds I was playing better that I had
been for thirty years.
When I recieved the acoustic dvd, I thought I might have wasted my money but
I learned much that I had wanted to know. Like traveling bass.
If you have ever experienced someone talking for thity minutes and teaching
for fifteen and charging you for an hour, this is worth it.
For beginners and intermediates.
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This is an exceptionally well-produced information-filled beginner course. The practice tracks (complete with looping feature) are exceptionally helpful at getting the beginner playing. Even though I've moved beyond this course, I still use the practice tracks for warming up and keeping me refreshed on the chords I learned from this DVD. I want to echo the positive comments made about Keith Wyatt. He manages to convey a sense that "you can do this." With the confdence that this DVD helped give me I've been playing for four months now and I am comfortable enough to actually play some simple rhythm guitar parts for my church band. After a month or six weeks the "Getting Started" DVD course does start to feel limiting. At 6 weeks I added the E-media Beginner Guitar course to my... More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 26 February 2002 Usually ships in 24 hours
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THIS IS THE BEST TEACHING DVD ON THE MARKET, THAT WE HAVE FOUND YET! WE HAVE BEEN PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS FROM DAY ONE . THE TECHNIQUE WILL NOT BORE YOU THE MUSIC IS GREAT AND THERE IS SO MUCH INFORMATION IN THIS DVD YOU ARE GOING TO BE GLAD YOU BOUGHT IT . More Info about this DVD DVD Release Date: Released the 26 July 2005 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I decided to "try" guitar, and of course found the "guitar for dummies" DVD. The narrator covers the basics, and has you playing a sond within minutes. "Fara jaqua" isn't the coolest song, but it's something. The chords are displayed on the screen, and he goes slow enough to follow. This really is a good beginners guide to guitar.....Good luck and enjoy! More Info about this DVD Actor(s): For Dummies - Jon Chappell DVD Release Date: Released the 20 November 2001 Usually ships in 24 hours
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