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> Self-teaching guitar, which is best - book, DVD, CD or app?
linda.ff
post Mar 8 2012, 11:38 AM
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My daughter has decided to give her boyfriend a guitar for his birthday. He had one once before and smashed it in frustration as he couldn't learn it. She says he's "not musical" and clarifies this as "he listens to hip-hop mostly" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) She wanted to know if there was a good book for helping you to learn. I'm sure the best answer is to get a teacher, but assuming he doesn't want to do that yet, what's the best kind of resource for teaching yourself?

A book?
A CD (presumably with a book)
A DVD
A phone or computer app?

I would tend to go for a DVD possibly with a book that comes with it, but I'd like some recommendations, please. Either from first-hand experience or speaking as a teacher.

Thanks in advance!
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linda.ff   Self-teaching guitar, which is best - book, DVD, CD or app?   Mar 8 2012, 11:38 AM
thouston   Hi Linda, Not a teacher, but first hand experienc...   Mar 8 2012, 12:51 PM
linda.ff   Hi Linda, Not a teacher, but first hand experien...   Mar 8 2012, 01:12 PM
Aquarelle   I'm using "A Tune a Day for Classical Gui...   Mar 8 2012, 12:59 PM
JME   He may not want to learn classical guitar, but if ...   Mar 13 2012, 01:29 PM

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