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With that said, however, if you honestly feel you need something new, just ask. A good teacher will either give you something new or explain why he thinks you aren't ready. Either way, at least you'll know what's going on.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Crank-N-Jam https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/should-a-teacher-give-something-new-each-week/#post-123094 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/should-a-teacher-give-something-new-each-week/#post-123035 Wed, 07 Sep 2005 09:39:44 +0000
Just my .02

MrClean]]> Guitar Players Discussion mr_clean001 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/should-a-teacher-give-something-new-each-week/#post-123035 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/should-a-teacher-give-something-new-each-week/#post-122995 Wed, 07 Sep 2005 03:20:06 +0000
Yes, if the student is ready for it.

No, if the student isn't.

The ability to absorb last week's lesson varies a lot - it depends on how much was shown, how much time the student has spent practicing, and how much more 'depth' there is to that particular topic.

Take the topic of pentatonic scales... I can show you all the patterns in one lesson. Maybe one student in 10 will actually learn them all in a week, and be ready to start connecting them. But there's still a lot to be covered - moving from one place to another by shift or slide; learning where the key notes (root, fourth, fifth) lie in each position, and how to create phrases that land on those target tones in relation to the chord progression; changing from one scale to another by shift... or by staying in place and changing the fingering. There's actually more material there than meets the eye - it's not a scale fingering, it's a basic approach to improvisation, which a student will not learn in a few weeks.

Most students end up getting some new things each week, some don't.]]> Guitar Players Discussion NoteBoat https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/should-a-teacher-give-something-new-each-week/#post-122995 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/should-a-teacher-give-something-new-each-week/#post-11519 Wed, 07 Sep 2005 03:07:23 +0000
by the time im done he increases the speed, i get to my second position in 1 type of scale and then its time to go.

he started to tell me to link the patterns together but i could have done that a long time ago.]]> Guitar Players Discussion xSkaStyleex https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/should-a-teacher-give-something-new-each-week/#post-11519