Kristo Käo is the founder of the Kitarrikool.eu and the guitar lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Music
Is it really possible to learn to play the guitar over the Internet?!
Some years ago when I started the project, it was the most frequently asked question. Now things have changed and we have the experience of 5000 people studying the guitar in our online school and the number is growing every day! If they have done it then you can, too.
As I am working on my PhD on educational technology in music I find every day that regardless to the fact that the research in this field is still very young, millions of people study the music online every day.
Why take an Internet course?
There are not enough degree holding guitar teachers in most places and many of them are fully occupied with their work in various music schools and private students. Just a fraction of those people who want to learn how to play the guitar can do it under the supervision of a good teacher.
Even less people can afford to study the guitar with the help of a real university teacher. But you can do it here!
An internet course has its advantages!
Study at your own pace - now rushing nor delays!
Get individual feedback - teacher will listen to your recorded exercises and gives you personal advice
The online school is always open when you have time for studying
If you move around it is still convenient to go on with the course - the online school is everywhere (and when you have the book-version, then you need to connect to the net only to send off the exercises)
What if don't have the musical talent?
Musical talent is an expression invented by lazy teachers! All you need to know is that you want to learn how to play the guitar and you have time for it. In order to take the course you need a six-stringed guitar, a computer, an internet connection and a microphone to record your performance for assessment. The course starts from the basics and no previous musical education is necessary! There are no age limits for this course but it is mainly aimed at grown-up students.
You can start right now and once you have sent off your first exercises you will get free feedback from the teacher and then you can decide if you want to go on.
How?
An interactive guitar school on the Internet is like any other school: the instructor is planning and monitoring the development of the student and reacting as the situation demands. Answer questions about theory and upload sound recordings with your homework into our workspace; the teacher will tell you if you are ready to move on or if what you have learned so far still requires revision.
