Actually there are a few persons I wanted to bring here and present those Justinās lessons in a good light (Donāt misunderstand me, I love Justinās lessons, but I talked to a few people who were thinking of guitar lessons, but they didnāt sound really convinced about wanting to follow lessons and stopped taking lessons in their life before), so I wonder what link Iād send to some advanced beginner.
I remember that there were a few lessons that really clicked with me and that I liked especially, but I am not so sure which they were.
So I thought maybe someone else remembers more clearly which lessons were their favorites?
Yes all of Justinās āoldā Beginners Course Stage 1 to 9, now labelled as the Classic Beginners Course.
After 17 years of going nowhere, this got me to where I am now. The equivalent to Grade 1 and 2 these days, without this Iād still be going round in circles.
Oh, thatās interesting! Do you actually prefer the old to the new one or stick to it, because this was the one that brought you where you are now?
I am taking a look right now to see if it is different or very similar to the newer version.
When I started, it was the new version and I really liked it, but I remember I watched a few of the old course when I was searching for a specific subject and something from the old course popped up.
I think those lessons that I loved best or found special at the time, they were probably in grade 2 or three.
just a very short summary of what Justininguitar contains in 3 sentences, I always do ā¦ no, really, always do when someone starts talking about his guitar (past) or asks what I do most of the day
No preference. I completed the old BC and IM years ago and those āpackagesā not only got me playing again but staying on the journey for over 12 years now. Plus there too many lessons I have completed over that period to pick out a single one as a favourite. There is lots of material in G1 to G3 that would have been really helpful back in the day but it wasnāt part of the program back then. Which was why I went back and did all those grades to learn not only the ānewā lessons but review the subtle changes in teaching the old ones.
But the old BC got me going again after nearly 20 decades of failure and that foundation kept me going. Simples.
The Food for Thought might be something to consider for an advanced beginner, to give new perspectives on his/her learning path and make him/her find out for themselves new directions to follow
For a new perspective, I would always recommend Justinās lessons with the Captain to someone, it covers so much and has references where you can look it up in the lessons on the siteā¦ I donāt want to push you in a different direction with my words, just some food for thoughts to give
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Stand out for me is the āWish You were hereā videos, included in grade2, this really challenges learners in many ways, and is a grower. Itās not verbatim From the album but close and sounds good, but once the rhythm and intro solo the other solos can be found elsewhere
Rogier,
I like your long version, it roughly sounds like my plea when I am speaking to people about Justinguitar.
But in this world, thereās so much advertising and people raving about things that I always fear they just take it as one more guy raving about XYā¦
Now there are a few people I talked to about Justinās lessons and we agreed that Iāll send them a whatsapp with a link, and now I wanted to put my words well and hopefully point to a lesson that well includes the things that make Justin such a great teacher for me.
Without doubt it would be Justins Practical Music Theory Course. The absolute pinnacle of all his body of work in my opinion.
The first 2 Grades are still free I think, so it would be a great intro for your āadvancing beginnersā.
Justins lesson presentation and strong promotion of the Major Scale as THE centre of everything was the critical turning point for me at the time. All new knowledge since then has made perfect sense; and it has allowed me to progressively become my own teacher. A wonderful gift from Justin that continues to pay dividends every single day.
Not at all, the 6 Areas make you reflect on your journey and skills and help you make sense of what you need to be really able to play the guitar. Thatās a perfect choice Domi! Do send the link! A lesson that helped me so much!
Rogier @roger_holland I will check the Captain lessons, thank you!
I rememeber having watched at least a part of the first lesson. Very interesting, but you have to bring some time!
For sending to seomeone else whom I donāt know how much time they want to spend Iād rather like to send something like Justinās goodness compressed in a short as possible video.
Now I have to remember someone once taught about that āelevator pitchā when you meet someone who could be important in your life (eg. business opportunity) and you just have the length of that elevator ārideā to talk to them and persuade them about your project/topic/concern.
Oh yes - thank you Silvia - I remember Iāve read some of it too and then forgot about it! I will have to continue! Very interesting topics!
Thank you, Tony!
Sometimes, the search function doesnāt help so much - maybe the team forgot to put in the right keywords for the topics? I found nothing for āThumb and fingerā nor āone minute chord changesā but I am quite sure they were somehwere in grade 1.
Ok, now found āOne Minute Changes Exerciseā but what is that āThumb and fingerā lesson about?
Wow, Shane! For me theory often was dull, ā¦ ok, while theory with Justin was quite a bit less dull than usual For me itās that āmust doā, but Iāll watch again in a minute, it has now been so long ago that I watched grade 1. But not knowing how the other persons are in their theory knowledge I think I donāt dare to send a link to a theory lesson.
Iām with Shane, for me itās Justinās Practical Music Theory. His approach in teaching this stuff really got me going and lead to some ālightbulb-momentsā (even though I had some knowledge from piano-lessons before).
But also Justinās song lessons are great. The way he presents the songs and breaks them down from very simple strumming to some more advanced stuff is great to keep you working on the songs. Plus, he encourages you to also find your own way of playing them.
This Thumb and Finger technique was a real game changer for me. It gave me a really good back beat (emphasis on beats 2 and 4) which works well for a whole lot of songs, esp stuff like some of Credence Clearwater songs. But really a bunch of older rock songs.
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when someone starts talking about his guitar (past) or asks what I do most of the day 
me was Justin making that huge effort of learning left handed only to put himself into that beginner potition again and see how his own course works for Nitsuj, him lefthanded.