My oldest son has asked quite a few times to take guitar lessons and my husband has always wanted him to take them. However, neither of them has come up with a solution to how to afford such lessons. When I checked into them it was going to be about $100 a month, which was 4 lessons. Compared to soccer at $80 for a season that is a big hit. Especially with two other children that would of course like to participate in their own recreations.
Chord Buddy Guitar Lessons at Home
When I was asked if I wanted to review Chord Buddy, the World’s Best Guitar Learning System, I thought to myself this may be the solution to my problem. A more affordable way to help my son learn the guitar is with at-home guitar lessons. As a parent, we want to give our children everything. I have always wanted to learn to play an instrument, for me, it was the piano. I think it would be AWESOME and a great experience for my son if he could learn. My husband has always wanted to play the guitar himself so I thought this would be perfect way to bond.
I left this review up to the men. The product came with two books, a DVD, and a guitar hero-like gadget to place over the end of the guitar. One book is a collection of 100 sounds – country, pop, gospel, and bluegrass. The second book is an instruction guide, however my husband much preferred the instructional DVD. Here is a close-up of the “guitar hero” type gadget that is the basis of the system.
Chord Buddy
My husband and son sat down to give it a shot. Despite the fact that the guitar needed tuning by the end of the video my son knew what he needed to do. The video did a good job of showing him how to utilize the tool and learn to play. As for the tuning, there is a section as well with that. Don’t ask me what you need to do because I myself did not watch the video. My biggest problem now is not how to AFFORD the lessons but how to get my son to sit and practice. After all the wanting and needing of the lessons we can not get him to sit down and practice. He tends to pull out the guitar when a friend comes over so he can show off how he knows “how” to play. Though he hasn’t played a song yet. You can buy a kid a Chord Buddy but you can’t make him want to practice. Typical teenager of course.
Chord Buddy Guitar Learning System
The great thing about the Chord Buddy is that you can make music from day one. This book will provide an organized, step-by-step practice guide to get you playing on your own in just two months, with only one hour of practice per day.
- Unit One: You get started strumming and singing six great songs right away, and along the way, you will be introduced to different strumming techniques.
- Unit Two: You will learn some special tricks with the Chord Buddy to make you sound like a pro.
- Unit Three: Using a systematic process that removes one chord tab at a time, you will learn to form the chords on your own, without the assistance of the Chord Buddy.
So I asked my husband what he thought about the Chord Buddy. He said with practice he thinks my son could learn to play, the video showed him what he needed to know to learn how to play it is just a matter of getting my son to practice. I definitely think anyone in the same situation as me, not wanting to pay for lessons but wishing they could give their child the opportunity of learning to play the guitar should first invest in the Chord Buddy and give it a try. It is so much cheaper than lessons and very easy to learn.
Update 01/25/2012: I just thought I would update this review to let you know I never could get my son to practice enough to really test whether this method worked or not. However, since this time he has signed up for guitar at school and has caught on really quickly.
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