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[politica]

So, here's the story: A few weeks ago I bought myself a bright shiny new beginner guitar. I've always wanted to play and I thought that it would be a decent way to spend some down time in Korea. Now, I was once a music major in college, and I play the clarinet, oboe, English horn, alto and tenor sax, trumpet, french horn, and upright bass . . .

But I am seriously STRUGGLING with teaching myself guitar. So I thought I might see if there was a waygook out there that might be willing to teach me . . .

You don't need to be a pro, just a decent player. I would just like to learn tuning, fingering, basic chords, reading tabs, and maybe a few simple songs . . .

Here's the deal. I live in Suwon. Ideally, you would be able to come to me, but I could also travel to you (though not far outside of Suwon), or we could meet somewhere . . .

I'd like to meet for around 1-2 hours/week, preferably on a week night (I'm a little hit and miss at other times). I'll offer good money (or you can suggest a price), and will even offer you dinner, should we decide on meeting at my house (I'm a damn good cook too ). So basically, I think its a win-win situation.

Contact me if you're interested. I'd like to get this started soon!

Peace out,
politica

[dkoryo]

You should be a tiny bit more specific on what kind of teacher you want.
Age?
Male, Female?

It matters to some people, so just asking. Sometimes it just doesn't feel right learning from a 16 year old when you're 30+, for example.

[politica]

Sorry- I was non-specific because its a non-issue.

For what its worth I'm a 22/24 yo female . . .

[Trevor]

I occasionally give lessons. I'm a little far, though, near Daejeon. I wonder if you can Skype a guitar lesson?


Also, check out peer to peer file networks. There are TONS of guitar instruction videos for all levels out there. There's nothing like a real teacher, but you can go pretty far with a good video.

What style do you want to learn?

[Stormy]

[politica]

Oh, haha . . . 22 by Western standards (born in '85), 24 in Korean age. I've gotten in the habit of telling people both . . .

[clyde]

pm sent

[JustJohn]

[mikeyboy122]

Checking back to see if you found an instructor yet. I'm close to Suwon and available a couple of week nights per week. 38 years experience. Don't suck too much, I suppose. P.M. if needed. Mike Rodgers

[Stormy]

How did this end up for you politica? I bought a guitar too & have ordered one of those book/cd/dvd 'learn the guitar' packages from what the book.

Just wondering whether you found a real live person to help you out?

[revbribri]

Hey, if you're still looking, I live in Anyang, just up line 1 from Suwon. If you wanted to make the trip up, I could get you started. With prior music knowledge, it'll just take a few times to get you capable of learning yourself. What sort of music are you looking to play?

Feel free to email me at [email protected]

[superdave]

contact harpeau ... he's always on this board. he sells guitars and teaches as well.