Originally Posted by: ChristopherSchlegelOriginally Posted by: petemcr.phDoes any of you have any advice on how to get started on here[/quote]It depends on your skill level & musical goals. What are your goals? What do you want to do that you can't yet?
There are 3 primary categories of tutorials on GT.
1. Core Learning System. This is an integrated step by step curriculum of lessons that start at absolute beginner. The idea here is to isolate & streamline the cirriculum all in one step-by-step process. If you are beyond the fundamental stages, you might enjoy material from one of the Style courses.
https://www.guitartricks.com/experienced.php
2. Song Catalog. This is all the songs GT has the secured the rights to teach. At any skill level you should be learning songs. That's the end goal of learning musical skills & ideas: to apply them to playing music.
https://www.guitartricks.com/songs.php
3. Instructor Directories. These are more specialized topics, sometimes organized in sub-categories. You can view the instructors & their specialties here.
https://www.guitartricks.com/instructors.php
For example, I have over a thousand lesson on various topics, organized by topic or focus. In general, these are for diving deeper into any given concept or technique. They are not necessary per se to the streamlined core learning system, but will help once a student develops more interest in a certain style or technique.
https://www.guitartricks.com/instructor.php?input=155014
If you can tell me your goals, then I can point you in the right direction.
For example, if you want to know more theory, then the beginner level is integrated into the courses. But if you want a deeper dive, then this collection of tutorials will help.
https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/music-theory
If you want to learn how to play every major & minor triad & inversion all over the fretboard. I have this collection of tutorials.
https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/triads-and-inversions
If you want to dive deeper into how to improvise:
https://www.guitartricks.com/collection/learning-to-improvise
If you have a question about a certain topic, or how to do some skill, please ask! The GT database of lessons is enormous! That's one reason the forum is here, to help you find the resources you desire.
[quote=petemcr.ph]with all the techniques available and also theory side, how do people go about building a practice routine from the material on here
Identify your skill level, your musical goals, pick some appropriate lessons to work on then make time to consistently practice those skills & ideas every day. If you give me some ideas of your skill level & goals, then I can get more specific.
Hope this helps!
It does indeed, give me a lot to work with there.
As for my current level, not sure how I could label it, I've been working mainly on alternative picking in my practice sessions and a few legato style drills, I've been working on Metallica's Fade To Black, but have been trying to learn the intro/Outro solo on that for nobody knows how long, I can just about get through the intro solo.
I'd love to understand what it is I am playing, I've always just been learning songs without any actual understanding of how they are constructed and hear people discuss concepts that just go way over my head, so I've had a look at the Music Theory for beginners.
