Finding your child a lovely guitar teacher that’s right for them

The success of your child learning the guitar can depend on which guitar teacher they get. Even for adults, having a bad learning experience can put them off for life.

How do you go about finding a guitar teacher if you don’t play the instrument?

This article will help you to solve this question.

First of all.

What is the most important reason for your child learning to play the guitar?

Is there a reason why your child wants to play the guitar?

Is it because they are passionate about songwriting, or wants to be in a band?

Or do they think playing the guitar is cool and want to be able to show off to their friends?

These are great reasons for your child to get started with playing the guitar. Lots of our child students look up to famous pop stars as inspiration and want to emulate them.

As long as they feel inspired, and you know the reason why they are enthusiastic about playing the guitar. You can find a guitar teacher who can help fulfil their dream.

For example, if your child wants to play like Ed Sheeran, but you took them to a classical guitar teacher. They might not get to learn their favourite songs.

On the other hand, if you took them to a contemporary guitar teacher who knows Ed Sheeran well. And the teacher knows the process to get them there and be confident. That is a start on where to look for guitar teachers.

Where are these guitar lessons taking place?

A lot of parents have different views on where the guitar lessons should take place. Let us share our own experience.

A lot of parents are uncomfortable with a complete stranger in their home.

Make sure the lessons are in a professional environment. If your child can be with other children, that’s even better.

On top of this, if the child is in lessons outside of their home. They have an environment that inspires them. A place that can help them focus.

When they are at home, there are so many distractions. So you get less value out of their guitar lessons!

How experienced is the guitar teacher?

Find out where this guitar teacher is with their teaching and where they have learnt to teach.

You get a lot of great guitar players who are not great teachers.

You want to find out what the track record is, or how they have learnt to teach as well. Many guitar teachers may have a degree. But for teaching purposes have no formal training. I’m sure you would prefer it if your child weren’t an experiment when it comes to their guitar lessons.

How much are the guitar lessons?

Guitar lessons will vary and like most things. The main factors that affect the cost of lessons depend on:

-How experienced are the guitar teacher

-What level of service are you getting

-The location you are in as well

With your child learning guitar, the results you get can vary a lot between guitar teachers.

Cheap lessons may mean you end up needing more of them to get the same result. My nanna always said, if you buy cheap, you buy twice! And from what we've seen, it can be as much as 12 times with some guitar teachers before students come to us!

The best investment for guitar lessons for your child is for them to enjoy the experience. And want to carry it on so that it becomes a life skill rather than giving up. Or for them to get more progress in a shorter period of time.

I hope these few things help you with the essential factors to look at when it comes to looking for a guitar teacher for your child.

About author:

Guitar Tuition East London, based in London, England. They provide different programs tailored to kids guitar lessons and adults. Focused on getting student results and also getting them to have lots of fun in lessons.