How to Learn Guitar for Beginners: Guidance for Beginners to Learn Guitar 1) I have no foundation at all. Can I learn guitar?
In my opinion, a person without a foundation is like a blank sheet of paper, and it is easier to learn guitar successfully than a person who has learned a little but formed bad habits because of improper practice. Ignorance of music score is not a problem. Music scores and necessary music theory knowledge will be taught in the courses of elementary or basic classes. But it is not enough to be interested, but also to have perseverance and perseverance and enough practice time. Guitar was not taught by the teacher, but practiced by myself. From the first day of learning piano, we should make up our minds to give up watching TV, shopping and playing games, and ensure that we practice piano 1 hour or more every day. Therefore, everyone who learns guitar should buy a guitar he likes, treat it as a friend, cherish it and cultivate feelings. The best way to maintain the guitar is to play it every day.
2) What kind of guitar is better for beginners?
Some people who want to learn guitar become hesitant when they hear that they want to buy a guitar for daily practice. In fact, if they don't want to buy a guitar, they will give up the idea of learning guitar as soon as possible. Not only to buy a piano, but also to learn to tune it (besides the commonly used adjacent string comparison method, is there anything more scientific and effective? Harmonic tuning method? )。 It is best to bring your own guitar in every class, because beginners are not familiar with the timbre of guitars, and their listening skills have not been fully trained. It is difficult to ensure the accuracy of string adjustment. New guitars or strings are easy to loosen and it takes some time to gradually stabilize.
3) How long does it usually take to learn from scratch?
That depends? Study? What are your standards? How high are you demanding of yourself? The author is now a beginner for ten years, focusing on classical solo, with solid playing skills and rich teaching experience. I remember that the preface of an authoritative guitar etude set used in that year said that it would take at least five years to practice this etude! My experience is that guitars can't be finished quickly. Even learning to play and sing folk guitar takes some time to get used to it, and at the same time, you have to accumulate knowledge of music theory. But if the method is scientific and the practice is diligent, beginners can lay a good foundation in three to six months, and then they can teach themselves completely. The author made the fastest progress when he studied for half a year, and all the important foundations were mastered before college. The first few weeks of practice are boring, but when you practice to a certain extent and can play a complete piece of music, it becomes more and more interesting.
4) Is it suitable for girls to learn guitar?
Guitar is not a boy's patent. Intelligence and understanding have nothing to do with gender. Girls are cautious, skilled and patient, but some people are busy shopping and dressing themselves, so it is difficult to ensure enough time to practice the piano. Girls can play the guitar well as long as they concentrate on hard work, think more and summarize more. Of course, girls with small hands can choose a medium-sized piano. After practicing the piano for a while, it doesn't hurt to have a cocoon on your fingertips. Girls have flexible finger joints, and through proper training, they can develop their potential, often faster than boys. In addition, girls have a high singing range, and the songs they like to sing may be unfamiliar to teachers. To sing more music and communicate with classmates, they might as well practice duets.
5) Who is not suitable for learning guitar?
Not everyone is suitable for learning guitar. To be exact, some people will give up halfway more easily, and there are many factors that affect the progress. People with the following characteristics should carefully consider whether they are really determined to learn guitar. Too busy, unable to sit still, without perseverance and plan, do you want to learn guitar just for fun or because you think people who play electric guitar? Is it cool? It's easy to get distracted (practicing piano requires concentration and perseverance, so those students who are taking English and Japanese accounting training, it's best not to sign up for guitar classes for the time being, and then sign up after the training)
Music is the art of hearing, so the ability and habit related to hearing is also an important factor affecting the future of learning guitar. For example, in general, it is suggested that the following people should not learn guitar: those who have studied a foreign language but have poor pronunciation (those who have learned a foreign language well and a second foreign language well may have some advantages in learning guitar); People who feel good just because they have heard a famous song, and especially want to learn to play the guitar by themselves (people who just want to learn famous songs and don't want to work hard to practice basic skills, even if they learn one or two songs, it is difficult to continue to improve, because most of them will develop some bad playing habits in the process of learning too difficult famous songs); People who do not blindly type or follow scientific fingering; People who are addicted to games or TV and never listen to the radio (most people with poor self-control can't stand suffering and will give up halfway); People who only like listening to rock and rap songs and don't like listening to classical music; People with poor self-study ability.
6) Guitar has only six strings. How can you play those seven notes?
In fact, there are many musical instruments with fewer strings than guitars, such as Ma Touqin, Sanxian, violin and pipa. Relatively speaking, the guitar has many strings, so it has the advantages of wide range and good harmony (if you understand the development history of the guitar, you will know that the guitar originally had five strings, and later it was fully developed and popularized with a bass string, so it was called the piano violin? Three major musical instruments? .
Every string of the guitar can pop out? Those seven sounds? (octave), the sound of the same pitch can pop up in several different positions, but the timbre and difficulty make the guitar very expressive. A good guitarist should learn to choose different positions to play according to his needs, but he must first practice the first position (that is, press the first word with his left index finger), learn to read music and master basic music theory.
7) Do you want a knowledge spectrum? Learn notation, staff or staff?
What will happen if you don't learn music? When the teacher teaches you a tune by hand, you can only play it, and you can't learn a new tune by yourself, let alone a tune you haven't heard before. Now that we have decided to learn guitar, we should get rid of the habit of learning to sing by impression, and play accurately according to the rhythm of music. Knowledge score is not difficult. I think the key is to learn to beat time and understand the meaning and usage of various music scores.
Simple notation is easy to learn and suitable for memorizing melodies; The six-line spectrum (including the square spectrum for recording chords) is intuitive and records phonemes, but it is not conducive to memory; The staff is professional and scientific, and fingering is also very convenient. A large number of classical guitar etudes and solo music were recorded with the staff (most of these etudes are very nice and targeted, which is of great help to the foundation. People who learn to play and sing begin to find some chord fingering difficulties or chord conversion difficulties. It will be greatly improved to practice a few classical etudes first. So in the long run, using staff is the first choice. However, five points will be slow to read at first, so read more scores, get used to it, and try to use a fixed roll call method.
8) How many keys does a * * * have? How many keys do you use for guitar learning?
Twelve in major and twelve in minor. Commonly used guitars are C (relative minor Am), G (relative minor Em), D, A, E and F.
9) A * * *, how many chords are there, and how many are commonly used?
There are hundreds of chords in theory, but only dozens are commonly used, but only these most common chords will have monotonous effects. Chords have their own different attributes and colors, and arranged chords have a taste, and they are easy to remember when they are different. However, arranging and accompanying chords for songs requires rich knowledge of music theory and playing experience. There are also many musicians who compose music with guitars. They often have a sudden inspiration, writing a chord first and then composing a melody, which requires a good sense of music.
10) Should we use the fixed roll call method or the first roll call method to learn guitar?
Fixed roll call method is suitable for instrumental music performance, and the first key is easy to remember. The author's suggestion is to use both: C and G scales are the basis, and most songs can be adapted into these two tones to accompany them (you can use sandwiching), but classical solos often use DAEF and other tones (sandwiching is not allowed).
1 1) What are the daily exercises for learning guitar?
Scale practice: exercise the cooperation of both hands; The practice of treble scale is helpful to exercise the coordination of the four fingers of the left hand (the little finger is weak and inflexible, so practice more). Broken strings: training the flexibility and speed of your right finger will help you get familiar with various rhythm patterns; Arpeggio practice: exercise the ability of chord conversion, enhance the stability of the right hand and improve the control ability; Pingyin exercise: increase the strength of the fingers of the left hand and exercise the ability to grasp the timing of plucking the right hand; Dual-tone exercises: including octave dual-tone, third-degree dual-tone, sixth-degree dual-tone, etc. , help to be familiar with the various finger types of the left hand and enhance the coordination of the fingers of the right hand; Sightseeing exercise: read the staff frequently and analyze the rules of fingering arrangement.
12) Is it harder to learn guitar with your left hand or your right hand?
Beginners generally feel the left hand (that is, the hand that presses the strings; If you are left-handed, it is very difficult to press the strings with your right hand. It is often difficult to press the strings tightly, and it is difficult for your fingers to separate or touch the strings next to you. The horizontal pressing of your index finger is also a difficult point. Using nylon rope will make your left hand easier. After practicing the piano for two weeks, the fingertips usually grow cocoons, and then the left hand has passed? Adaptation period? You can practice for an hour or two every day.
After learning guitar to a certain extent, the difficulty of the right hand will be more obvious, because at this time, the requirements for timbre, strength, speed and so on have been improved, and often beginners do not pay enough attention to the training of the right hand, and even develop some bad plucking habits, such as the palm will move when the thumb plucks the string; The plucking direction is not perpendicular to the strings and so on. Beginners of guitar often have the problem of blindly seeking fast, which leads to inaccurate rhythm and incoherent voice. Haste makes waste? . My suggestion is to be steady first and then fast.
13) How to exercise the flexibility and endurance of the fingers of the left hand?
The goal of left-hand exercise is to achieve sound coherence, and each finger can be independent (for example, when the index finger is horizontal, the other fingers should still be relaxed and can press the strings) and cooperate with each other. In addition, the little finger is weak, so you should always use the little finger instead of the ring finger and exercise more. The author summed up a set of? Reservation means practice? , can effectively exercise the flexibility and endurance of the left finger; What should be followed about chord conversion? Press first if you play first, and don't press if you don't play? The principle of giving your fingers a short rest while playing.
14) What are the difficulties in learning guitar?
Everyone has different congenital conditions, so what is the so-called? Difficult? Relatively speaking, there are generally: chord modulation, horizontal pressure, disyllabic, treble scale, wheel finger and so on. In addition, reading music and tuning also need more practice to master, right? Practice makes perfect? The truth.
15) How to allocate time for various exercises?
Practice for at least one hour every day, and review should be combined with learning new songs (half time each), especially for your brain? Difficult point? Practice should be arranged and have a clear purpose. Scale practice and string breaking practice are essential for practicing the piano every day. At the beginning, the left hand may not be competent for long-term practice, so you can do more empty string practice with your right hand (you can't watch the right hand pluck the string). In addition, solfeggio and reading music are also very beneficial (read music carefully before learning new songs, analyze the fingering of phrases and difficulties, and understand the characteristics of rhythm).
16) learn classics or folk songs?
It is easy to go from classical to folk, but difficult to go from folk to classical. Classical solos are rich in targeted etudes, which are the summary of predecessors' wisdom and should be fully utilized. Playing and singing songs will lose their color if they have no distinctive features (prelude and interlude). Folk songs require multi-use, coordinated playing and singing, and mainly singing, which is relatively easy to use; But neither classical nor folk songs can be accelerated. No one is born with chords and needs to get used to them gradually. Playing and singing mostly use the staff, but it is not good to rely too much on the staff, so you only remember the fingering, and the staff and the notation are easy to misprint. When comparing staff with staff, the staff shall prevail. People who like singing are suitable for learning folk songs, and those who like listening to classical music can consider learning classical solos.
17) What kind of textbooks should beginners use?
A good textbook should be gradual in content, with targeted content and corresponding exercises in each class, which are interspersed with music theory knowledge and suitable for beginners to practice by themselves. There are many books about folk songs playing and singing in the market, and there are many works about guitar playing and singing new songs, but there are not many introductory tutorials, especially those combined with classical etudes. The author mainly used two books in those years: Classical Guitar Audio Course and Authoritative Guitar Etudes, both edited by Jiang, which can be regarded as more orthodox classical guitar courses. About four years after I learned the piano, I learned to play and sing, mainly the coordination of playing and singing. On the basis of classical solo, I can easily change the chords of playing and singing. I don't sing myself, and it's okay to accompany others, but I'm prone to make mistakes when I started singing, because I seldom sang in the years when I practiced solo, but I sang some old songs, and later I learned many popular songs ten years ago, such as Chyi Chin and Tayu Lo.
Many students I have taught have bought one or two guitar songbooks or playing lessons themselves. I will recommend the songs in the exercise book to beginners, and sometimes I will provide short classical etudes (such etudes need to memorize music and play strictly according to the instructed fingering). Although it is very short, the shortest sentence is only four sentences, but it is much better than playing famous songs blindly), but it is better to buy another textbook I recommend.
18) What is the teacher's role?
The teacher's main role is to demonstrate, suggest and
Correct students' mistakes in time. I always feel that teaching a student who has never been exposed to guitar is better than teaching those who have learned one or two tunes by themselves (generally only remember fingering, but can't read music), especially after practicing? Half a famous song? For example, in the first paragraph of "Romans in Love", many people want to learn this song from scratch, but the second paragraph is too difficult and the first paragraph is somewhat difficult. Those who practice famous songs as soon as they come up are a little eager for quick success and have no patience to practice etudes. As a result, they are inefficient, get twice the result with half the effort and often form bad habits. The proportion of freshmen is more difficult to correct!
19) Is it enough to have classes only once a week?
After each class, I will give students exercises, but I can't practice a complete tune in the first two weeks, mainly because I am familiar with the scale in C major and the practice of breaking chord rhythm with my right hand empty string. At that time, I practiced for 2 to 4 hours a day. When I first started to learn etudes, I learned at most one tune a week (now I learn new songs much faster, because many fingering techniques are already familiar, and it is not difficult to read music, but it takes several days to memorize music).
Many students think that one class a week seems to be too few, but they often can't guarantee enough practice time every day. After a week, they don't finish the tasks assigned by me, and often force me to slow down the teaching progress (practice with students for dozens of minutes when coming to class). Generally speaking, the more practice, the faster progress, the stronger self-study ability and the faster learning progress. Among the students I have taught, the fastest learner is a little boy in grade five. He is easy to accept. I just need to spend a few minutes teaching him to read music, and he is not afraid of pain. He can guarantee to practice the piano for about an hour every day. Adults also have the advantages of adults, at least their fingers are strong, but they are often distracted by work or other things in their lives, so they can't guarantee enough practice time every day, so their progress is slow.
20) What are the common misunderstandings of guitar beginners?
Beginners of guitar have all kinds of misunderstandings, and the following are common ones, all of which hinder their progress more or less:
Take famous songs as exercises; Learn only the six-line notation; Only pay attention to the left hand; Playing without following the fingering of the original score; The lyrics don't sing music; Be keen on sweeping strings instead of practicing broken strings; Only seek fast, not pay attention to timbre; No reading, no thinking.
Eager to learn famous songs, the difficulty is beyond one's ability, which is easy to hit self-confidence and form bad habits. Learning only six lines and memorizing fingering is not conducive to self-learning new songs. Songs that have never been heard are difficult to learn and the rhythm is chaotic. Only pay attention to the left hand, the timbre is poor and there are many coordination errors. Lyrics don't sing music, they sing by impression, they can't learn new songs, and they like to grab the beat. Not playing according to the original fingering has the disadvantages of incoherence and inaccurate rhythm; The habit of not having scientific fingering will limit further improvement. Do not practice broken chords, the right hand is inflexible, and the accompaniment is monotonous. Speed is not stable, haste is not speed, and performance lacks expressiveness. Don't read music, don't think, make slow progress, and know why.
Master the basic law and learn quickly, but to master it, you must practice hard.
How do beginners learn guitar: Precautions for practicing guitar First of all, no matter how you learn, a systematic book and teaching material is necessary! If you want to learn guitar, I won't tell you it's useless. I will give you my best experience if you can follow my advice from the beginning! Then when you play the piano for more than 2 -3 years, you will know its true meaning!
1. Practice the posture of holding the piano, including how to hold the piano and press the strings with your left hand (whether your fingers are vertical, whether your left hand is stiff, etc.). ), and pluck the strings with each finger of the right hand (including the hand shape and the grasp of the contact parts of each finger, etc.). ). The above exercise suggestions can be practiced in front of a mirror. If you find your posture ugly or unaccustomed, you should think about whether there is any place to go! This is the most important point! !
2. Finger flexibility training. If you haven't learned musical instruments, your fingers must have never accepted such a big challenge, so improving the flexibility of your fingers is the most difficult problem at first, and this can only be persisted for a long time! The main exercise is to climb the grid training! This is a long-term exercise, even if you are not a novice, you should stick to it. Beginners should take this as the main practice item, and then consolidate the posture of playing the piano during the practice!
3. Grasp the rhythm. What is rhythm? There must be a detailed explanation in the guitar book. Then you must strictly follow the rhythm when practicing! ! ! ! Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable and there will be no big improvement!
The last thing a novice needs to practice is chord conversion, and it is only the simplest C chord and G chord. Just practice the conversion more.
Pay attention to quality when practicing piano. Don't emphasize the length of practice, and don't rush to practice singing and playing. Have a correct attitude, and don't show it in a hurry. Being a man and playing the piano are the same thing.
Some people's answers are completely misleading, saying that you can play the song in one week and learn it in three months! That's just a legend. If you can play the guitar at that level, everyone with eyes will laugh at you in their hearts!