Wow, where did the morning go… I sat down to read Rogier’s post on his 1 on 1 lesson. Then I decided to read the entire thread, 62 pages later and a lot of time, I am back here to comment.
The thread is really inciteful, especially as no matter how prepared or aware students are for their lesson, Justin makes them relaxed and then seems to pinpoint key aspects of their playing journey to encourage them and help them improve.
Maybe it does highlight that although the lessons are great having a direct interaction with someone is very helpful. I have found that the comments on my videos even give great pointers of things to look at. I think it also again highlights the benefit that this community plays supporting each other around the lessons and structure, without it, I certainly would be less successful. Thanks to all the people responsible for upkeep of this place and the community for helping.
Rogier, are you saying that you don’t have the ability to picture things in your mind? That is something I have, it is called aphantasia. It is hard for people to understand, but actually more common than I realized. Not being able to visualize create challenges for things like meditation, and I am still trying to figure out if it make learning guitar different than other people experience it.
Great that you enjoyed your lesson and looking forward to seeing and hearing the new guitar.