Jonathan, it makes sense what you are saying. Every guitarist I've heard asked their influences say he or she learned the songs from their favorite records. Thanks for the tip.
Thanks, Jonathan for the advice and tips. Earlier today before watching this video, I picked on a fave as you mentioned in this video, and truly, I'd learned a few things and a new style of playing. I'm a total beginner at playing guitar but I've learned a lot from your course. I will stick to your advice from time to time as I proceed to learn from the Breakthrough Guitar.
Great advice! Currently, my inspiration and goal is to learn some Tool, (Adam Jones), and Chevelle, (Pete Loeffler), songs. As a new guitarists, this has been very challenging, but after learning certain parts of a song that were difficult, in the beginning, it gives you that sense of, "hey, I can do this"! As I've continued to do this, learning other parts has become accelerated, since my brain and fingers are now, somewhat cooperating...lol. I can now, play along and get through a few songs, which only leads to more inspiration..wish I had started this many, many years ago, but at 62 y/o, it's never too late. Thanks for your program, (I am a subscriber to Breakthrough Guitar), and keep up the good work!
I actually think there is another way to do it, of a fashion. You absolutely can develop unique tonality and all that artistic stuff without an external reference. Take the frets off the instrument and that gets a lot harder… your ears will guide you. You’ll struggle to step away from your history of exposure to certain themes and stylistic choices though, but even that’s not impossible with the right mindset and equipment. It’s an interesting chat though cos on one side competency meeting knowledge can come at the cost of extrapolating rather than “creating” until you start experimenting and intentionally tackling your muscle memory and pattern/habits but without it you’re free and wild to do all sorts of things that others wouldn’t. It comes at a cost though. I’d argue do both if you can but the most important thing I defo agreed with: have fun. Continuing motivation and enjoyment/reward of the thing is the only factor that is gonna make or break your development cos if you aren’t inclined to play then you will absolutely quit. What do you think to the idea of trying to learn a song waaay above your skill level? Good idea or bad? Why?
It's why we play guitar is to play songs and playing songs let's you know what you're problems areas are what you need to work on my take on the this question.
Who made you. Who made you. Theory vs, doing. :) Funny about the last 100 year never listened. Opps. Orr. Did they? Takes 100000 hours to be a master in most fields. :) Opps me and my right to grow old. Love, creativity here. Opps. :(
I only have a few questions. I continuously get emails you send me of different guitar players. Lot of talking, blah, blah, blah. I see you have a guitar in your hand that you never play. Do you actually play? Knowledge is gold, but when you listen for hours and nothing is shown, it makes me wonder how good a player are you? I bought the program to learn to play. I know I have to hear the why part. How about showing the how to do it part without me getting to be a 100 yrs old. I don't have hours to listen to words. I want to see how it is done, in order to put it into practice. Also, why would I buy any more of your programs if you haven't come through with the first one yet? I know most will critize me for this. It's ok. I am just getting tired of getting emails promoting other courses when the first one is a boring statement of how everybody else did it. With very little, if any, actual playing.
I have always had the philosophy to consider everything. Accept the useful and reject the useless. But keep in mind that what may not seem useful now, could possibly be the key to move forward in the future.
@antonboehm5515 I have no problem with that fact. I believe that information is a key element to growing and success. I do, however, believe that guitar lessons or any other instrument for that matter must be backed by the practice and not just theory. If I want to learn the guitar, it is necessary to have one and practice with it. In the same way, lessons must be backed by the practice and exercise of that particular subject. I receive daily, maybe three or four emails from this program. All of them are forwarded or sent to a RUclips video of someone else with their theories of how to. If I wanted to see videos of someone else, I would just simply go and search for it myself. If I wanted to listen for long winded hours of boring ideologies, I would take psychology. He states in his ads. that he has discovered something new. I have not heard or seen anything that will teach me more than what I already know, which I must admit is limited. To make matters worse, I get bombarded with all of his last chance offers for other purchases of more boring, worthless promises. So, considering this fact, I stand by my first comment. I do thank you for your insight and respect it. I also believe in taking the best and rejecting the worthless. At this time, what has been provided as training is very limited, and it has not met my growing expectations. That is why I commented in the first place. Have a blessed day!
@@estherld123 I understand your frustration receiving emails for more courses when you just want to learn to play guitar in the first place. For what it's worth, I discovered Jonathan's course(s) when I've known how to play for 40 years already. I was looking particularly how to learn songs and solos more efficiently and quickly. I didn't know what I would find with the courses. But to your point, in the navigation courses Jonathan teaches most if not all those courses which have practice lessons that Jonathan shows how to play. If you are wanting to learn to play, I personally believe Jonathan makes it simple and easy to understand. The first course I took was Ultimate Guitar Grid Mastery. In my opinion, it is brilliant the way Jonathan teaches major and minor scales in the course. Same for Pentatonic Fluency course. In other navigation courses you will learn chords and other things. I wish I had some of the insights the courses teach when I first learned guitar 40 years ago. To me the most important is there are only 7 notes in a major or minor scale and those 7 notes are used in the chords of that major or minor Key. Hang in there.
Jonathan, it makes sense what you are saying. Every guitarist I've heard asked their influences say he or she learned the songs from their favorite records. Thanks for the tip.
Thanks, Jonathan for the advice and tips. Earlier today before watching this video, I picked on a fave as you mentioned in this video, and truly, I'd learned a few things and a new style of playing. I'm a total beginner at playing guitar but I've learned a lot from your course. I will stick to your advice from time to time as I proceed to learn from the Breakthrough Guitar.
Great advice! Currently, my inspiration and goal is to learn some Tool, (Adam Jones), and Chevelle, (Pete Loeffler), songs. As a new guitarists, this has been very challenging, but after learning certain parts of a song that were difficult, in the beginning, it gives you that sense of, "hey, I can do this"! As I've continued to do this, learning other parts has become accelerated, since my brain and fingers are now, somewhat cooperating...lol. I can now, play along and get through a few songs, which only leads to more inspiration..wish I had started this many, many years ago, but at 62 y/o, it's never too late. Thanks for your program, (I am a subscriber to Breakthrough Guitar), and keep up the good work!
Love these guys appreciate ....what you bring!
Hey Jonathan what you are saying is Gold! Learn songs you like from other people you like until you build your own style
Awesome! Thanks, I like that nugget, I am putting it into practice immediately
I actually think there is another way to do it, of a fashion. You absolutely can develop unique tonality and all that artistic stuff without an external reference. Take the frets off the instrument and that gets a lot harder… your ears will guide you.
You’ll struggle to step away from your history of exposure to certain themes and stylistic choices though, but even that’s not impossible with the right mindset and equipment.
It’s an interesting chat though cos on one side competency meeting knowledge can come at the cost of extrapolating rather than “creating” until you start experimenting and intentionally tackling your muscle memory and pattern/habits but without it you’re free and wild to do all sorts of things that others wouldn’t. It comes at a cost though.
I’d argue do both if you can but the most important thing I defo agreed with: have fun. Continuing motivation and enjoyment/reward of the thing is the only factor that is gonna make or break your development cos if you aren’t inclined to play then you will absolutely quit.
What do you think to the idea of trying to learn a song waaay above your skill level? Good idea or bad? Why?
Awesome!
It's why we play guitar is to play songs and playing songs let's you know what you're problems areas are what you need to work on my take on the this question.
Thanks for clarifying. There are certain types of songs love and try to learn, but others I have no interest in.
Who made you. Who made you. Theory vs, doing. :) Funny about the last 100 year never listened. Opps. Orr. Did they? Takes 100000 hours to be a master in most fields. :) Opps me and my right to grow old. Love, creativity here. Opps. :(
I only have a few questions. I continuously get emails you send me of different guitar players. Lot of talking, blah, blah, blah. I see you have a guitar in your hand that you never play. Do you actually play? Knowledge is gold, but when you listen for hours and nothing is shown, it makes me wonder how good a player are you? I bought the program to learn to play. I know I have to hear the why part. How about showing the how to do it part without me getting to be a 100 yrs old. I don't have hours to listen to words. I want to see how it is done, in order to put it into practice. Also, why would I buy any more of your programs if you haven't come through with the first one yet? I know most will critize me for this. It's ok. I am just getting tired of getting emails promoting other courses when the first one is a boring statement of how everybody else did it. With very little, if any, actual playing.
I have always had the philosophy to consider everything.
Accept the useful and reject the useless.
But keep in mind that what may not seem useful now, could possibly be the key to move forward in the future.
@antonboehm5515 I have no problem with that fact. I believe that information is a key element to growing and success. I do, however, believe that guitar lessons or any other instrument for that matter must be backed by the practice and not just theory. If I want to learn the guitar, it is necessary to have one and practice with it. In the same way, lessons must be backed by the practice and exercise of that particular subject. I receive daily, maybe three or four emails from this program. All of them are forwarded or sent to a RUclips video of someone else with their theories of how to. If I wanted to see videos of someone else, I would just simply go and search for it myself. If I wanted to listen for long winded hours of boring ideologies, I would take psychology. He states in his ads. that he has discovered something new. I have not heard or seen anything that will teach me more than what I already know, which I must admit is limited. To make matters worse, I get bombarded with all of his last chance offers for other purchases of more boring, worthless promises. So, considering this fact, I stand by my first comment. I do thank you for your insight and respect it. I also believe in taking the best and rejecting the worthless. At this time, what has been provided as training is very limited, and it has not met my growing expectations. That is why I commented in the first place.
Have a blessed day!
@@estherld123 I understand your frustration receiving emails for more courses when you just want to learn to play guitar in the first place. For what it's worth, I discovered Jonathan's course(s) when I've known how to play for 40 years already. I was looking particularly how to learn songs and solos more efficiently and quickly. I didn't know what I would find with the courses.
But to your point, in the navigation courses Jonathan teaches most if not all those courses which have practice lessons that Jonathan shows how to play. If you are wanting to learn to play, I personally believe Jonathan makes it simple and easy to understand. The first course I took was Ultimate Guitar Grid Mastery. In my opinion, it is brilliant the way Jonathan teaches major and minor scales in the course. Same for Pentatonic Fluency course. In other navigation courses you will learn chords and other things. I wish I had some of the insights the courses teach when I first learned guitar 40 years ago. To me the most important is there are only 7 notes in a major or minor scale and those 7 notes are used in the chords of that major or minor Key. Hang in there.
@MrMattp19 Noted. Thank you for you input. I hope to get those videos soon. Have blessed day!