Originally Posted by: bryanlcarterI would love to hear some success stories for encouragement. I have been taking private lessons for 4 months and haven't made much progress (not on GT but locally). I can play maybe two chords and very little rhythmn. I have learned a ton of theory. Although theory is important, it is not that much fun. I don't feel it is balanced. BTW - I just started GT.
Since I played forever, I don't have a story per se but, my wife is in much the same boat as you. She just started playing. She chose not to take lessons from me because she didn't want her frustration in learning to play to project to us (smart woman). So she got a local instructor.
She likes the local instructor but given it's weekly for a half and hour, she doesn't feel like it's enough. So, she uses me as an encourager and tutor.
It's only been a few lessons for her but she was a little unsure what/why she was learning. That's where I fill in the blanks. He was working her towards the meat-n-potatos 'cowboy' chords and an easy to play major scale. Getting her to play something musical.
Still, she wants to learn things an instructor weekly can't fill in. She will be working through the Fundementals courses. I'll just be her Sherpa along the way. Not teaching per se but being a guitarist helpdesk.
She's moving along better than she's giving herself credit for so I encourage and point out what I think; she's moving along nicely.
Is that a success story? Not so much but it points out that everyone has similar struggles.