Best Guitar Lessons in Parsippany-troy Hills, NJ

Electric. I'll hand you both to show you why. An acoustic guitar's large body is what creates volume. But it also makes it more difficult to play. The guitar sits away from you, and you have to lean over it to see your hands. They also use heavier strings and require more pressure to play. Not a problem when you've been playing a while, but unnecessary when you're starting out. A cheap electric is a better instrument than a cheap acoustic. An acoustic guitar's hollow construction takes care to build and makes it susceptible to changes in the weather. Electrics are simple to build, and you don't need an amp right away. You're better off waiting until you get comfortable playing and understand the build of an acoustic, and buying a higher quality acoustic guitar. Some people say you start on an acoustic guitar, fight through it, then an electric guitar will be easy. I disagree. That's like riding a unicycle before trying a bike. Start easy, then build up. If you really want to start on an acoustic, you can, and are certainly welcome to. But the electric is easier to start.

I have a background in Rock, Metal, Pop, Blues and Country. I do a good bit of Jazz, but true Jazz study is a whole other topic. My goal is to teach you the music system, so you can see how it's used in different styles. You can use this knowlege to learn different styles or create your own.

I'll show you how it works, but unless you want to play in an orchestra, its not necessary. Sheet music is great for being able to play new music on the fly. But you're going to want to learn a song you've heard before, and there's easier ways than sight reading sheet music. The guitar has a simplifed notation system called Tablature. We'll use this for most notating. There are other shorthand methods for taking notes as well. We'll talk about your playing goals and find what system is best for you.