Learning to play guitar is one of the most popular hobby of the day. Some learn it by themselves through online classes while some learn it through an instructor. If one is learning by online classes then it is fine but when it comes to finding a teacher then you need to do some research and find out an experienced and competent teacher who can fulfill your needs.
Generally when we look for a teacher and their background we look into their educational background, their qualifications, and their experience and so on and so forth. But when it comes to looking for a teacher who teaches guitar we need to do a bit of research. Sometimes even the best of the guitar instructor never has a degree in music in spite of being an excellent teacher. So his educational background or qualification does not hold well when it comes to searching for a teacher who teaches guitar.
To top it all not all good guitarists are good instructors. So it is difficult to select the right teacher. Some best guitarists turn out to be very bad teachers. So, one has to be careful in selecting when it comes to choosing the right guitar teacher. Research done before deciding on a good guitar teacher will be of great help. We can search for a professional and experienced teacher. We can enquire about his experience, his teacher and so on before we decide on the teacher.
We can enquire about the teachers qualification on music. Even this may not be of much help because sometimes the best of the guitar instructor never has a degree. He is the best because of his dedication and determination. The next enquiry that made when selecting a teacher is the number of students he has. The level of skill of each student has under his guidance and the patience of the teacher. Also try to make out if the teacher is ready to teach a beginner from the scratch or is necessarily skilled if you are an advanced learner.
Finally an open talk with the students who are already learning, asking them to play a few lessons can show the experience and the skill of their teacher. With all the above mentioned guidelines one can surely find the right guitar instructor who can coach him with the lessons of his choice and can make learning guitar fun and worthwhile.