Now Learn Blues Licks to Arpeggios Easily on guitar - Best 3 Online Guitar Courses Review

JamPlay

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JamPlay is a fast growing online platform for guitar training. If you are a real guitar lover and want to make some serious progress, then look no beyond 'JamPlay' because they provide the best High Definition Video Guitar Lessons than anyone else in the market now. JamPlay offers 30 different instructors having expertise in varied musical genres and offers excellent lessons for Beginners who hardly know how to hold a guitar to a seasoned guitarist who wants to master some advanced playing techniques and specialize in a particular genre.You can also specialize in the genre of your choice. Blues, Jazz, Bluegrass or Heavy Metal they got it all. Playing blues licks or heavy metal riffs would no more be a uphill task anymore. By the way you may check out my review on Playing Through The Blues, if you only want to specialize in Blues.

Cost

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They have 3 payment options Monthly, Quarterly and yearly. Monthly Subscription is priced at $19.95, Quarterly subscription at $49.95 and Yearly subscription is priced at $139.95 with 60 days money back guarantee

Learn and Master Guitar

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Learn and Master Guitar is the best DVD based guitar course around which has won several prestigious awards for it's quality of training and lessons. This is a complete guitar course that can take you from a crawling infant in guitar to a fast sprinter slowly and steadily over a period of 2 years. I have been playing guitar for over a decade now and I would strongly recommend to learn guitar slowly and steadily, and no musical instrument can be learned in haste. I really pity those authors who promise unrealistic claims to beginners of turning you into a Guitar God in matter of minutes. Do not ever think that you can achieve that. To reach a level of a professional requires consistent hard work, determination and right kind of training. And, Learn and Master Guitar is going to provide It you 20 professionally produced DVDs, 5 Jam-Along CDs, and a 100+ page lesson book, and a free online student support site stacked with the right kind of training. It's upto you to work hard and stay determined and realize your dreams. Learn and Master Guitar is best suited for Beginners to Advanced level players and kids above 8-10 years of age.Legacy Learning System has a very comprehensive course only focussed on Blues Guitar called Learn and Master Spotlight Series: Blues Guitar, which is also an excellent course to check out.

Cost

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$169 with 60 Days Money Back Guarantee. And I really don't think it is over priced for the qualtiy and quantity of course material that they provide.

Guitar Tricks

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Guitar Tricks is one of the oldest running online guitar courses started in 1998 by Jon Broderick. And the best thing about Guitar Tricks is that you can get the BASIC MEMBERSHIP FOR FREE and only if you like you can go in for the FULL ACCESS SUBSCRIPTION which is at a very competitive price of $12.95 which is really a big challenge for other guitar course providers. You can choose to learn the genre of choice from some of the best guitar tutors in the industry. Guitar Tricks is providing 45 expert instructors in different genres and styles from Rock n' Roll to Blues and Jazz and many more. They will be teaching you the lessons that have been refined and tested over these years. You won't find any other guitar training center online that has been imparting training over so many years with excellence.

Cost

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Free Basic Membership providing you with 24 high quality lessons taught by professionals with prestigious degrees from Musicians Institute and Berkeley School of Music.

Full Access Subscription is only $12.95 with 60 days money back guarantee.

Learn and Master Guitar - JamPlay Review

JamPlay and Learn and Master Guitar are the 2 most leading online guitar courses today.  Jamplay is purely an Internet based guitar course, whereas Learn and Master Guitar from Legacy Learning System which has won several prestigious awards like AEGIS, Telly and Acoustic Guitar Players Choice is a DVD based guitar learning course. Legacy Learning System has many other DVD based courses for eg. Drums, Piano, Saxophone and other hobbies and arts. Learn and Master Guitar and all other courses from Legacy Learning System are of longer duration i.e. minimum of 2 years. The benefit of doing an extended duration course is that you will build a strong foundation of the basics and you will become a more seasoned player over the period of time giving enough time for each exercise, having said about the duration, none of the shorter online guitar courses ask you to complete their courses in the laid out time frame, it is totally up to you how much you cover. Learn and Master Guitar is mainly focused towards Beginners and Intermediate level guitar players. Where as with Jamplay you can find very good course materials for Beginners through Advanced players alike. I have to tell you that JamPlay is the leading Guitar Courses Online that provides very high quality video lessons and 30 expert instructors to its students for just $19/Month subscription fees. But Learn and Master Guitar DVDs and other course materials are priced at $169(one time payment) which if you convert it into monthly fees, it will only come around a measly $8/Month which is far too cheaper than taking tuitions from a Private Guitar Teacher plus you can take the lessons at the comfort of your home and at your own pace. But if you do not want to extend your course for a longer duration then JamPlay or Jamorama are good courses to consider. But I must tell you one thing, if you are searching for the best video lesson course, then there is no course to beat JamPlay. Their video lessons are shot using multiple high definition cameras at different angles to give the student a better understanding of what the instructor is playing. And the biggest advantage of learning at JamPlay is that you will get a chance to learn from 30 different guitar instructors with different genre expertise and experience where as with Learn and Master Guitar and Jamorama, you will have 1 instructor each - Steve Krenz and Ben Edwards respectively.

Conclusion

Anyways there is no harm in trying out JamPlay or Learn and Master Guitar or Jamorama simultaneously, because all the 3 courses come with 100% Unconditional Money Back Guarantee for 60 Days.

Review of Online Guitar Course "Elmore Music - Guitar Tips"

Elmore Music - Guitar Tips from Chris Elmore is one of the oldest online guitar courses from Australia that provide high quality learning materials for Beginners and Intermediate Level guitarists. They have 8 guitar learning products to their credit. Out of that, Guitar Tips is the most popular and best selling one which is focussed towards beginners and intermediate level players. Elmore Music also has another flagship product called 'Ultimate Speed Learning System which is nothing but all the 8 products rolled into one. But the advantage is that you can get an awesome discount of around $500. Also, you have the option of buying them as individual courses with just a one time payment of $27 each. All the 8 courses can be accessed online as well as you can download them on to your PCs and learn offline. But  the problem with each downloadable ZIP file is that it is very large and you would definitely require a fast Internet connection to download them, it's almost impossible to do that with a dial up connection.

Guitar Tips Lessons are structured in this manner,

1. Lets Get Started(15 lessons),

2. Getting Into Chords(11 lessons),

3. Practice Strumming Chords(6 lessons),

4. Getting Into Leads and Scales(9 lessons),

5. Exploring Further Lead Techniques(9 lessons),

6. Hot Extras(6 lessons) and

7. Popular Songs to Learn and Play(20 lessons)

If you are on a look out for an absolutely offline training on guitar, then you should have a look at the award winning Learn and Master Guitar course. This is a purely DVD based longer duration(of 2 years) training that you can take at the comfort of your home and is best suited for beginners, intermediate level players and also children. The best part is that you can directly interact with Steve Krenz, the instructor at Learn and Master Guitar and also other guitarists through a very lively forum. Having said about guitar instructor, I have to mention about JamPlay, the online guitar course that has taking online guitar training to a new level. They are providing 30 highly professional guitar instructors having vast experience in varied genres of Music. They are very popular these days for their Extremely High Definition Interactive Video Lessons accessible through Internet and priced at an affordable $20/month subscription fees. And they have very good training material for Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced level players. Having mentioned about video instructions, Guitar Tips and Learn & Master Guitar course also comes with highly interactive Video Lessons to their students. Hal Leonard and Esteban Guitar are also good options for beginners not planning to whack a lot of money in guitar lessons.

Conclusion

All the 3 guitar courses are good in one way or the other. It all depends on what type of guitar coaching you are looking for. If you are planning to go for a complete DVD based training then I would recommend Learn and Master Guitar. And if you are a beginner or a season guitarist and looking for a pure online guitar course with high definition video instructions I would say JamPlay is the BEST. You can experience online guitar training right from your computer screen. And Elmore Music is the best & most affordable DVD based as well as Online training method for beginners and Intermediate level players.

How Does Guitar Video Instruction Make Guitar Learning Pretty Easy ?

Online Guitar Courses with Video Instructions have taken the guitar training to a next level. More and more people are opting for online or DVD based guitar courses because of it's convenience, cost effectiveness and highly interactive nature. 

The main benefits of Guitar Video Instruction are

• It allows the student to revise the same lesson until he is thorough. This may not be possible with a private tutor.
• It is up to the student when he wants to learn the lesson and where he wants to learn it. This is not at all possible with your personal guitar teacher.
• You don't have to depend on your personal tutor's schedule and drive miles together to attend the classes once in a week at his place.
• The most important reason for Guitar Video Instruction to get really popular is the COST. Many online guitar courses give away Sample Video Lessons for their prospective customers to get a feel of the lessons they would be taking when they would join the course. When a guitar tutor would cost you 150 to 200 Dollars a month, an online guitar course can come as low as 4 dollars(one time payment) or 12 dollars monthly
• And the amount of lessons you could cover in an online guitar course solely depend on your commitment towards the instrument. You can finish more lessons or less depending on your speed.

What is an Octave in Music ?

An Octave consists of 8 notes, which starts from the root or tonic note or the first note in a scale and goes up till the higher pitch of the root or tonic note is reached. For Eg: If we take a scale that starts at E that is E(open) F G A B C D and E. The last or eighth note is again E i.e. the same note as the root note or first note, but in a higher pitch. That's the only difference.

Let's take the most important and basic scale in music, C Major scale, in this scale root note or first note is C. And the scale progresses in this pattern C D E F G A B C(a.k.a the C Major Scale). You can see that the last note or 8th degree or 8th note in this scale is C, that is called an Octave (Octa meaning 8).

In a a standard guitar fret board, you can produce 2 or max 3 octaves on each string or you can play two octaves using all the six strings.

C Major Scale

In C Major scale C (or the root) is the Tonic, F(or the 4th note or degree) is the sub-dominant and G(or 5th note or degree) is called the Dominant.



Practicing what you have learned till now

First you should practice with the open strings or without using the Frets. You have to use your "Plectrum" or "Pick" to strike each string in the order given below

First downward E A D G B E and then upwards E B G D A E ( you need to practice this till you gain speed)

You should never be in a hurry to gain speed. Patience is the key. So you have to practice the exercises atleast 2-3 hours daily.

When you are conversant with the above open string exercise, then you can try out using the FRETS as given in the picture.
in this order.

1st String E(Open note)- F - G
2nd String A(Open note) - B - C
3rd String D(Open note) - E - F
4th String G(Open note) - A
5th String B(Open note) - C - D
6th String E(Open note) - F - G - A

Remember to strike the strings in an "Up - Down" pattern with your plectrum rather than only DOWN strokes. This will help you gain speed. First practice in a comfortable speed, and gradually increase your speed. Don't push yourself hard to gain speed, that will affect your perfection. if you try to switch to an uncomfortable speed sooner than you can, each note that you play won't be clearly audible. Speed should come naturally.

Which is better a 6 String Guitar or a 12 String Guitar ?

A 12 String Guitar has 6 courses of strings and there are two strings in each course tuned at an octave apart(see the image below). Since the tension on the body of a 12 String guitar is immense, it tends to break very soon in a matter of 2-3 years. Many of the guitarists tuned this octave lower than a regular 6 String Guitar to reduce the tension, but some who didn't want to compromise on the tone wanted to keep the original tuning.12 String Acoustic Guitars are more popular than electric ones.

A 12 String Guitar became popular amongst many rockers because of it's rich and deep ringing near orchestral sound. But it was always used as a secondary instrument to play rhythm intensive songs or accompaniment roles. The primary guitar will always be a 6 String Guitar. Because on a 12 String Guitar it was very difficult to play bass runs or riffs and bending and other techniques involving individual notes. To overcome this issue many rockers preferred to take out a string each from the bass courses and kept the treble string courses as it is. In order to switch quickly between a 6 String Guitar and a 12 String Guitar, rockers began to use double necked guitars, one having 12 Strings and the other a regular one.

Some of the famous guitarists who popularized this guitar were Slash from Guns n' Roses, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and Peter Buck of R.E.M.

Metal Method Guitar Lessons Review

Metal Method from Doug Marks is the oldest, cheapest and one of the most reliable online guitar course that is comes in various combination and also very comprehensive in it's approach.

I have reviewed JamPlay, Learn and Master Guitar, Jamorama and other online guitar courses. They are very good guitar courses for online guitar training. Where as Metal Method is purely DVD based training. Doug Marks is a Heavy Metal Guitarist who has been playing different genres of music for over 2 decades. He started Metal Method in 1982. Since then, he has been refining and tweaking the course material to keep it up to date for his Students. The best thing about Metal Method is that only less than 1% of the course material were returned since 1982. 

Unlike some of the Top Online Guitar Courses like JamPlay, Jamorama or Learn and Master Guitar, Metal Method equips it's students with the fundamentals of all Genres of Music, so that he will be able to play any musical style without any difficulty. That's because, the basic fundamentals of all the musical styles are almost the same.

These are some of the Features that Metal Method provides that you won't find in JamPlay, Learn and Master Guitar, Jamorama or Rock House. 

1. 20 Plus years of Video Guitar Lesson Experience
2. Ranking #1 in Guitar World Readers' Poll
3. Popularity - Million Plus views of YouTube views
4. Advanced Shredding Techniques taught
5. On-screen Animated Tabs with Rhythmic Notation
6. Exhaustive video lessons on Heavy Metal, Progressive Jazz,and Classic Rock 
7.  Individual DVDs available as well as complete Multi DVD packages.
8. Internet Connection is not required to view the lessons
9. All Access Forum
10. No Monthly Fee

You may check out my website for more detailed Comparative Review on Metal Method and other Top Ranking Guitar Courses

Top 5 Online Guitar Courses and Lessons Reviews

As and when you start reading this article you will be happy to know that you have finally found the right course of your choice. By the way what is really meant by a course that is best suited for you? It should be

• Reliable
• Affordable
• Offers good quality lessons
• Good Customer Service
• Interactive Video Lessons 
• Helpful and Expert Tutors
• Easy to access 
• Warranty of at least 60 Days

If these are the components you are looking for in a good and complete guitar course, then I can assure you that your search has ended for good. Because the courses that I have talked about in this article offer much more than just a "good course". I should say that these courses are comprehensive guitar courses designed for Beginners,Intermediate and Advanced Level players.

NB: For your convenience I have created a Side By Side comparative Rating chart of the Top 5 Online Guitar Courses in my website

Now take a look at the courses that I was talking about, Here they are,

1. JamPlay
2. Learn and Master Guitar
3. Guitar Tricks
4. Jamorama 
5. Guitar Superstars

#1 JamPlay is the the best one to join for guitar players of all skill levels. They have already grabbed thousands of happy customers in a short span of time. JamPlay offers it's customers a team of over 25 expert guitar instructors having expertise in varied musical genres. JamPlay is very well suited for Beginners and Advanced level players alike and is highly affordable. They have good quality video lessons and interactive lessons for all the genres of guitar style. They are primarily known for their high quality interactive video lessons. And they are offering 60 Days Absolute Risk Free Money Back Guarantee. All the courses except 'Guitar Superstars' offer 60 Days Risk Free Money back guarantee.

#2 Learn and Master Guitar is from Legacy Learning Systems and is the next contender. They are the best if you are looking for a slow moving course. Learn and Master Guitar is designed to progress slowly and complete in a period of 2 years. During this time period you would have acquired a strong foundation on the basics of guitar playing under the guidance of the seasoned guitarist and guitar tutor Steve Krenz. Learn and Master Guitar has won several awards for guitar training and they have courses that are exclusively designed for beginners and kids under the title 'Home School Edition'.

#3 Guitar Tricks is the one of the oldest, best and affordable online guitar course that offfers over 45 expert guitar tutors to teach you different styles of playing next to Metal Method of Doug Marks. Guitar Tricks is best for them who wants to complete their course in a rather shorter span of time bypassing the time consuming traditional teaching method.Guitar Tricks was started by Jon Broderick way back in 1998 and since then their programs have gone constant refinement and fine-tuning by thousands of expert guitarists over the years.

#4 Jamorama and Team Method Guitar are the cheapest and best online guitar course for suited for beginners, kids and intermediate level guitar players. Jamorama is owned by Ben Edwards who is a seasoned Guitar Player and an expert guitar Tutor. Jamorama is doing really well and have thousands of happy customers around the world. Even Team Method Guitar from the Jamorama Team is very good for starters. 

#5 Guitar Superstars is from Andy Johnson who is a seasoned guitarist and an experienced guitar tutor has over 2 decades of guitar experience. This course would be appropriate if you have gone past your intermediate level and wants to learn some advanced guitar techniques like hammer ons, pull offs, palm mute and spider riffs etc. But Guitar Superstars also provides very good guitar lessons for beginners and Intermediates. But they have more excellent course content for advanced level players. If you want to concentrate more on Rock N' Roll style of playing, then there cannot be a better place that this.

All of the above guitar courses are very comprehensive and complete in their course contents and are all worth a try.
   

Apart from these above courses, there are other good online guitar courses that you can check out. Having said that it wouldn't be fair if I didnt mention a word about the oldest, cheapest and
highly dynamic DVD based guitar course - Metal Method from Doug Marks who has over 2 decades of Guitar Playing experience especially in Heavy Metal, and a seasoned guitar teacher. His courses start at a very low price of $4. As the name suggests, you will learn all the secret techniques of playing heavy metal style on guitar. But the basic foundation of any style of playing, be it Rock, Blues or Jazz are the same.  It's really worth a try as he has been giving a Risk Free Unconditional 60 Days Money Back Guarantee. You can also check out the Spotlight Series Blues Guitar from Legacy Learning Systems.

Online Guitar Courses are gaining immense popularity these days, mainly because of their affordability and convenience. When a private guitar teacher costs anywhere between a whopping $100 to $120 per month approximately that too at his convenience and place and at his schedule, you can get trained from various expert guitar tutors, right at the convenience of your home and without having to spend your valuable time and money on travel in less than half the price of a private tutor.

I hope my review was useful to you. BTW, You may take a look at my review website http://www.onlineguitarschools.com where I have discussed many more online guitar courses based on my research and interviews with real customers, that are reliable and cost effective