How Can I Convince My Parents to Let Me Stop Taking Guitar Lessons?
Posted in guitar lessons on 29. Jul, 2010
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Question: Okay, so here’s the thing. I play the guitar, and I go to another city once a week to take lessons. The thing is, I don’t want to stop playing guitar. But I found that if I learn from some DVDs, will make me kinda equal to that. So, instead of waking up early in the morning, going to another city, then coming back home, I could buy these discs instead and learn from them. The amount of money is the same. If I pay those live courses, or if I buy those DVDs at home, it’s the same thing. I’ve been taking live courses for 6 months, but I wanna stop after a month or two. How can I convince my parents to let me do that, but to don’t make them think as I don’t want to get there for a reason or another. How could I explain them that?
I’m on a level which gives me awareness to what I’m doing good or wrong.
I can stop the course at anytime. The payment I made isn’t for another 6 months, so I won’t lose any money if I drop out, no matter when. And yeah, there’s a lot of petrol going out.
I’m on a level which gives me awareness to what I’m doing good or wrong.
I can stop the course at anytime. The payment I made isn’t for another 6 months, so I won’t lose any money if I drop out, no matter when. And yeah, there’s a lot of petrol going out.
Answer: Hard to say. I would let them know you feel like you’re waisting your time with this teacher. A lot of people feel that way when they go to an instructor. When I first started out, I learned on my own, a lot faster then when I took lessons. What eventually happened was, I thought those dvd’s and magazines were going to teach me the right way, and eventually, they didn’t. I never knew I had to learn chords or scales… I mean, I learned them by learning songs, and by learning about intervals, like WWHWWWH and stuff, but I never learned the power of theory. Over the last year or so, I’ve been trying to find websites that taught me this, and a few showed me what I need to know, but I also (after about 14 years) had looked into getting another instructor. He showed me a few things (tips, tricks and licks), and showed me how to apply some of that theory. It’s taken me a couple years to kinda grasp the concepts on my own, and I definitely would have learned faster if I kept the instructor, but I found myself not being able to go every week and wasting my money.
So, my point… it’s good to have an actual instructor for the times you actually get stuck or confused, but if you find yourself learning better on your own, then it wouldn’t be a bad idea to do that, and every year or so, find another instructor to go over things, get some stuff cleared up, or learn some new tricks.
don’t stp going to lessons i no uv probably already heard it from ur parents but its deffinetly better to get live lessons what if ur doing something wrong a dvd cant tell u tht or ask it questions you are deffinetly better getting live lessons
Tell them That you don’t need the guitar lessons because you got the CD’s. and they’re the same. Just finish how much they payed for the guitar lessons, after you finish, just stop your mom/dad. and say " MOm/dad, i don’t need this. i can get this CD and have everything i need inside. so no point. plus, its the same price.. and you don’t need oil.. mom/dad… Please? just give me a try" Its not a good idea to let them down in the middle of course they’re paying for… just finisht eh 6 months… its not gonna be hard… Trust me, Just tell you mom and dad….
Ms.Music
I wouldn’t fork out the money for DVD’s personally. There are plenty of great videos these days on Youtube and other Guitar sites. If you don’t want to continue the lessons then maybe say that it is affecting your school/college studies. That’s what I did when I didn’t want live lessons any more. Although I have to say I do regret giving up my lessons.
Lessons are the best way if with a good teacher.
Next comes classes with a good teacher and students at different skill levels.
Last is away from musicians. DVD and Video Internet are for those who don;t want to be around someone who can actually correct mistakes and make suggestions.
We are are own worst judges about what is best for us.
Good Luck what ever you do.
Its all about $$ to the folks, esp. in this economic climate.
Simply tell ‘em how much a DVD lesson will cost compared to the collective cost of gas + lessons + wear & tear on the vehicle (assuming you’re driving/being driven out there).
When you show how much they’ll save (i.e. have to spend) you’ll be amazed at how persuasive you’ll be, lol.
Good luck!