Learn and Master Guitar Review – Cheaper then Private Lessons & Quality Instruction Makes this a Win-Win for Beginners and Intermediate Guitar Players

There have been hundreds of books, tapes and videos created that claim to take you from a beginner guitar player to intermediate to master. While a complete home study program isn’t anything new none of the other learn guitar dvd programs I’ve tested have provided the quality, practice materials and support of Learn and Master Guitar (they have online support forums and a 60 day money back guarantee).

I have owned the course for almost 2 years, but have been using it a lot for the past three months and I am confident that Learn and Master guitar is capable of taking a complete beginner guitar player all the way from the most basic of steps (tuning, strumming chords) to playing advanced styles and songs in a variety of genres, even if you’ve never picked up the instrument before. Of course, it will require time and practice on your part, but the content in this course will get you there.

Part of the reason I feel so strongly about this course is because of the instructor, Steve Krenz (read his bio). Steve is a Nashville based session guitar player and teacher. He’s taught large workshops internationally and taught hundreds of students one-on-one. As soon as you put on the first guitar lesson DVD Steve’s soft spoken & friendly style of teaching really invites you in, and helps you feel like “Hey I can do this”.

The new Learn and Master Guitar Expanded Edition (Re. $249 currently $100 off for $149) comes with 20 lesson dvds, 5 jam along practice cd’s and a lesson book. Not included in the package, but just as important, is the unlimited access to Learn and Masters online support website and community. These online tools allow you to ask questions directly to Steve if you need help and communicate with other owners of the course that learning at the same time as you.

First Impressions

My first impressions when I popped guitar instruction DVD #1 in my player was “wow that’s a lot of information”. In total there are 20 different sessions in the course. Each Session is further sub divided into 10 or 15 smaller lessons (See video below for more information). These smaller sections are very digestible in one sitting and don’t overload you with too much information. I found the course most useful when I sat down and watched one or two parts of a session rather then the whole thing at once.

The Lesson Book

The Lesson book mates nicely with the dvds. The book is divided into 20 different sections (see video below for more information), one for each session on the dvds. At the beginning of each section in the lesson book there’s an estimated time to complete that section. This appears to be a rough guide as to how long it should take the average beginner to master the skills in this section. Of course if you choose to learn faster or slower the time it takes you will be different.

The Jam CD’s

The Jam Along CD’s are also introduced in the lesson book. The Jam CD’s are backing tracks you can use to play along with while you practice the songs in the lesson book. There’s three different versions of each jam track: slow, medium and fast.

These tracks make you feel as though you’re really playing music and not just practicing. I found myself jamming to these tracks for much longer then I would ever sit and practice from a book. Click here to Listen to some Sample Jam Tracks Now.

Going the Extra Mile

Something Learn and Master guitar has done that other programs have not is focus not just on chords, strumming and tablature, but also introduces the beginner player to musical theory and more advanced concepts. These are the building blocks of really unlocking the guitar and most beginner guitar dvd programs avoid them.

Concepts such as reading music, time signatures, scales, keys & modes and chord relationships are all explained as the lessons progress. Steve doesn’t overwhelm you right at the beginning with massive amounts of theory, instead he takes his time and gets you playing your guitar first, then introduces new concepts.

Conclusion

All in All Learn and Master Guitar is a solid course that is designed to take a beginner all the way down the road to being an intermediate and advanced guitar player. Like any guitar lesson program it takes practice and time, but these videos are designed in such a way that you can learn at your own pace and if needed take a break and can come back to it at any time.

If you’re not going to hire a private teacher I feel Learn & Master Guitar is the best home study program you can find for the money. They have sold more then 50,000 copies of their self study courses and just released their newest title Learn and Master Bass Guitar. You cannot go wrong with a company committed to quality like this one.

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