Lessons

Lazzaro · 11th August 2003, 11:10 PM

Who takes lessons, where, and do you think it's worth the money ?

I have bass lessons every wednesday down at Stage which costs me £10 a week, and I've been going for well over a year now. I'm thinking of dropping it soon and switching to guitar lessons, because I'm really just learning songs now instead of techniques so don't think it's really helping my anymore.

What about the rest of you ?

Becca Bomb · 13th August 2003, 04:50 PM

ive never had a guitar lesson in my life. I just taught myself from a book, I also got help and tips from guitarist mates along the way. I think its better in a way as you can develop your own style without pressure

njw · 13th August 2003, 04:54 PM

i learnt from nothing with the help of websites n stuff at first... then after about a year of playing basic stuff i began to play bass in last years fall with an amazing guitarist. 2 years of playing bass along to him has improved my guitar playing 500%...

Tommy Sports · 13th August 2003, 05:01 PM

i started a band the day i got my first bass, i just picked it up and made the coolest sounds i could make, i messed around all the time untill after a few months the sonds i was making were actually good.
i learned guitar the same way.
being inventive is something you cant teach.

Misanthropy · 13th August 2003, 05:15 PM

I learned all my lessons from the school of hard knocks, yo

which explains why I'm such a shit guitarist

Bobsy · 13th August 2003, 06:46 PM

I want drum lessons, i want to learn how to do all of this technical metal and punk drumming and double bass and shit that seems to be all the rage nowadays. Anyone know a fife based guy who can teach that?

*Lynz* · 13th August 2003, 07:00 PM

I got bass lessons when i was at school and it did help me slightly but i wasn't really interested cos i wasn't getting to play stuff i wanted to so after that i just got tabs off the net and pretty much taught myself, which probably explains why i'm still shit, hehe. I'm thinking about getting sining lessons though so i can learn how to use my voice to it's fullest potential cos i'm sure that with some help i could be far better than i am now and would be able to hold notes more easily.

scottmilo · 13th August 2003, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Cornell

I have bass lessons every wednesday down at Stage which costs me £10 a week

are your lessons with Kenny? i got lessons from him for about a year and a half, they helped me loads and he was a really nice guy.

Lazzaro · 13th August 2003, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by scottmilo

are your lessons with Kenny? i got lessons from him for about a year and a half, they helped me loads and he was a really nice guy.

Yeah they are, I used to see you down there quite a lot, I think I've been there about a year and a half too, why did you leave ?

Afro Joe · 13th August 2003, 11:15 PM

I really wanna start getting guitar lessons again cos I've got stuck in a bit of a rut where i just play the same old shit over and over again. My friend Rob (not ayearbehind) goes to John Curran and has been going for a while and is actually one the best guitarists i know, and he's only been playing for 2 and a bit years! So i'm thinking of maybe trying to get a slot with him.
I've been thinking a lot about getting proper bass lessons because so far I've just really taught myself from knowing the notes on a guitar, which explains why i'm baws! And of course you get more session work as a bass player because there are sooooo many guitarists, and this is something I would really like to look into. I've already been asked by a couple of producers in Glasgow to do some sessions for funk and dance stuff, so i better get good..quick!
I also get drum lessons at school from a local percussion instructor called Iain Robertson. He does like five of the schools in Dundee and is seriously awesome at every instrument...ever! His lessons are totally brilliant because he really opens your eyes to lots of new music. I wouldnt have heard have or be listening to half the bands i know if he hadnt have told me about them!

Man, i talk shit

[edit] oh yeah, just remembered. I've been advised to stay away from stage for bass lessons, it's just really hard to find a bass teacher in Dundee. There's not very many apparently

Lazzaro · 13th August 2003, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Afro Joe

I've been advised to stay away from stage for bass lessons,

why ?

Afro Joe · 13th August 2003, 11:45 PM

cos 'i was told' by this bass player (who's 'one of the best around' blah blah blah) that it's not that good
i don't fancy paying 10quid for half an hour to find out to be honest

Lazzaro · 14th August 2003, 12:12 AM

I really think it's time I left, but I can never think of what to say to Kenny

daniel_goldbloom · 14th August 2003, 12:32 AM

I got lessons from when I was about 11-15. I remember not really practising a lot of what I was meant to, my guitar teacher was a nice man, but he liked a lot of stuff which i've grown to hate (van halen, pointless bluesy noodling).

I'm not too bad now though

11th August 2003, 11:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lazzaro Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 6,065	Lessons Who takes lessons, where, and do you think it's worth the money ? I have bass lessons every wednesday down at Stage which costs me £10 a week, and I've been going for well over a year now. I'm thinking of dropping it soon and switching to guitar lessons, because I'm really just learning songs now instead of techniques so don't think it's really helping my anymore. What about the rest of you ?

13th August 2003, 04:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
njw Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: DD1 Posts: 8,155	i learnt from nothing with the help of websites n stuff at first... then after about a year of playing basic stuff i began to play bass in last years fall with an amazing guitarist. 2 years of playing bass along to him has improved my guitar playing 500%... __________________ You can put a cat in the oven, but that doesn't make it a biscuit.

13th August 2003, 04:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Becca Bomb Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: the ghost train Posts: 3,738 Band: The Leatherettes	ive never had a guitar lesson in my life. I just taught myself from a book, I also got help and tips from guitarist mates along the way. I think its better in a way as you can develop your own style without pressure

13th August 2003, 05:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tommy Sports Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,650 Band: Juliet Kilo	i started a band the day i got my first bass, i just picked it up and made the coolest sounds i could make, i messed around all the time untill after a few months the sonds i was making were actually good. i learned guitar the same way. being inventive is something you cant teach.

13th August 2003, 05:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
Misanthropy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 4,101	I learned all my lessons from the school of hard knocks, yo which explains why I'm such a shit guitarist

13th August 2003, 06:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Bobsy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 3,333 Band: Concurrence, Priveleged Girls After School Club	I want drum lessons, i want to learn how to do all of this technical metal and punk drumming and double bass and shit that seems to be all the rage nowadays. Anyone know a fife based guy who can teach that?

13th August 2003, 07:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lynz Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 2,189	I got bass lessons when i was at school and it did help me slightly but i wasn't really interested cos i wasn't getting to play stuff i wanted to so after that i just got tabs off the net and pretty much taught myself, which probably explains why i'm still shit, hehe. I'm thinking about getting sining lessons though so i can learn how to use my voice to it's fullest potential cos i'm sure that with some help i could be far better than i am now and would be able to hold notes more easily.

13th August 2003, 11:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Afro Joe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 7,272	I really wanna start getting guitar lessons again cos I've got stuck in a bit of a rut where i just play the same old shit over and over again. My friend Rob (not ayearbehind) goes to John Curran and has been going for a while and is actually one the best guitarists i know, and he's only been playing for 2 and a bit years! So i'm thinking of maybe trying to get a slot with him. I've been thinking a lot about getting proper bass lessons because so far I've just really taught myself from knowing the notes on a guitar, which explains why i'm baws! And of course you get more session work as a bass player because there are sooooo many guitarists, and this is something I would really like to look into. I've already been asked by a couple of producers in Glasgow to do some sessions for funk and dance stuff, so i better get good..quick! I also get drum lessons at school from a local percussion instructor called Iain Robertson. He does like five of the schools in Dundee and is seriously awesome at every instrument...ever! His lessons are totally brilliant because he really opens your eyes to lots of new music. I wouldnt have heard have or be listening to half the bands i know if he hadnt have told me about them! Man, i talk shit [edit] oh yeah, just remembered. I've been advised to stay away from stage for bass lessons, it's just really hard to find a bass teacher in Dundee. There's not very many apparently

13th August 2003, 11:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
Afro Joe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Glasgow Posts: 7,272	cos 'i was told' by this bass player (who's 'one of the best around' blah blah blah) that it's not that good i don't fancy paying 10quid for half an hour to find out to be honest

14th August 2003, 12:12 AM	#13 (permalink)
Lazzaro Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 6,065	I really think it's time I left, but I can never think of what to say to Kenny

14th August 2003, 12:32 AM	#14 (permalink)
daniel_goldbloom Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Foodieash Posts: 2,302	I got lessons from when I was about 11-15. I remember not really practising a lot of what I was meant to, my guitar teacher was a nice man, but he liked a lot of stuff which i've grown to hate (van halen, pointless bluesy noodling). I'm not too bad now though

14th August 2003, 11:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
Johnny is latin for sexy. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Glenrothes Posts: 5,137 Band: Aces High