Guitar Lessons
Learning the guitar, acoustic or electric, can be a lot of fun and rewarding hard work.
At Collingswood Sound, our teachers understand the patience and dedication it takes to get to the level you want to be at. We will be there to help make the journey just as enjoyable as the destination.
Learning and practicing do not need to be boring and repetitive, our teacher's creativity will open the door to endless ways to practice and hone your skill. Our goal is to have you, the student, thinking of creative ways to practice and learn guitar, with our guidance of course. Instead of just teaching how to play the guitar, we teach you how you can eventually teach yourself to play the guitar, and this concept will lead you to be able to develop at your own rate. This can take different amounts of time for different people, and not all students will necessarily be interested in learning how to learn. That's alright too, if you have a very specific guitar goal in mind, we will work to achieve it. If you don't know what your goals are, we will work to figure them out and then achieve them. The important thing is, whatever your reason for wanting to learn guitar is, we want to make your experience with guitar lessons as enjoyable, productive, and rewarding as possible. Find a guitar teacher!
Guitar Student Performances
Here are a few examples of the many styles of guitar students at CSound have the opportunity to learn!
New to Guitar Lessons?
Typically students are either interested in starting with electric guitar or acoustic guitar. Within the category of acoustic guitars there are Classical (or Nylon-String) guitars and Steel-String guitars. The nylon-strings tend to be easier on the fingers. In the vein of electric guitars, there are hundreds, if not thousands of different options. However, all different shapes and styles of electric guitar require the same equipment (see equipment list below). Whether you choose to pursue electric or acoustic will come down to what style(s) of music you seek to learn. The strings and notes are all the same between electrics and acoustics so if you start learning on one it will be fairly easy to switch to the other. Rock, pop, jazz, and others are typically played on electric, while classical, indie, singer-songwriter, and some pop are usually played on acoustic. If you’re a young beginner there are also smaller versions of any type of guitar, these are typically listed as 3/4 size guitars.
Equipment For Guitar Lessons
If you’re planning on starting with an acoustic guitar, you’ll need:
- an acoustic guitar, classical or steel string
- a tuner (there are many smartphone apps for this)
- a guitar pick, or several
- a manuscript book or blank notebook to keep track of lessons and goals
If you’re planning on starting with an electric guitar, you’ll need:
- an electric guitar
- a tuner (there are many smartphone apps for this)
- a guitar pick, or several
- a manuscript book or blank notebook to keep track of lessons and goals
- a 1/4” guitar cable
- a practice amp
