Learn and Master Guitar

If learning and mastering the guitar is your ultimate aim, then any course would be right for you. However if you’re a beginner and really want to start playing the guitar like a pro then ‘Learn and Master Guitar’ is a course that will turn heads. This course is offered in a video package for those who learn faster by watching others.

Who Is This Program For?

All levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Professional. Beginner level is suitable for children aged 8 years and above. It is compatible with both PC and Mac and is playable on CD and DVD players.

DVD Contents

The DVD, combined with the powerful book takes you step-by-step from the basics to the pro levels of guitar playing, starting right from the correct way of holding a guitar, and progressing to basic and advanced chords.

You'll also learn:

• Strumming
• Hammer-on
• Chord Substitution
• Muting Techniques
• Pull-Off
• The Eddie Van Halen Technique
• The Merle Travis Technique
• Advanced Bends
• Arpeggios
• Finger Style Secrets
• Funk and R&B Guitar
• Jazz Chords and Jazz Chord progressions
• Blues Notes and Blues Chord Progressions
• Country Bends and fast Chicken Picken
• Plus Much More

You'll also learn how analyze music just by listening to it. This play by ear training will help you listen to music and figure out the right chords to play without looking at notes or guitar tabs. Other things include reading guitar tabs and sheet music, playing solo guitar, blues solo, jazz solo, all kind of rhythm guitar, as well as lead guitar playing, and the most important; developing your own style of playing guitar. All the theory is backed by practice lessons, and accompanies by various tips & tricks.

The experts have been using these lessons themselves, and even pro guitarists are honing their skills using the course material. The program is excellent for every level, and there is something to learn for everybody. With the complete package as detailed as this, you simply can't go wrong.

Is It Worth The Buy?

Learn and Master Guitar compared to our top picks is the most expensive of them all. Still compared to all the fees that you would have to pay for private classes, this comes nowhere close, and is a great bargain. Compared to the amount, and the quality of material that comes with the course, it is the cheapest in terms of value. The course is by far worth the buy for anyone who takes guitar playing seriously.

For those who can't afford $249 for the complete course, it is recommended to buy the program using their 'Easy Payment Plan, starting from $35 a month. Compared to those costly private lessons, this is the perfect way to indulge and master the instrument.

Highlights

110-Jam-Along tracks, which are simply superb. These are active tracks that lets you play alongside the lead guitarist. Plus you can turn the lead guitar on or off, or even better, at a lower volume. The tracks marked for beginner practice can be played at varying speed. These two features of these tracks combine to form a unique environment, where you can practice the tunes at your own pace, and in your own time. This ensures gradual progress and gives tremendous boost to the confidence level, once you realize that it is you who are playing the lead guitar in the original track. You may even take it a step forward and play faster than the original piece, but of course, all of this will come with regular practice.

The tracks are of highest quality production wise, and feature some of the best artists, like keyboard player Dino Pastin, a former member of the popular group Alabama, and drummer Javier Solis, consistently proving that priority has been given to the quality of the content.

The DVD's on this program are probably the best among all similar programs. 20 sessions of an hour each are featured in 10 DVD's covering almost every possible aspect of guitar playing. Though the initial learning process can be pretty quick, the DVD's contain lessons to perfect for a whole year! The program goes up to the pro level of guitar playing.

The fully illustrated and comprehensive book accompanies the DVD, and is prepared accordingly. The book alone can be used effectively and without the DVD's.

Apart from the CD, the DVD, and the book, buying this program also entitles you for lifetime access to the exclusive online member area where you can learn to play the latest songs, guitar tabs and a number of learn new tips & tricks. This also features a member's forum that allows you to chat with other students, as well as post questions to the course organizers, or other professional musicians. While the Jam-Along-Tracks are a very important part of the program, you can also buy the program without this feature and save a few bucks. Even without the tracks, the DVD, and the book are very effective. Yet, it is highly recommended to buy the complete package. To help you decide on this, you can visit the Jam Track section on the site, where you can read the band bios, and listen to tracks before making a decision.

What's Inside?

• 108 pages detailed workbook
• Video files: 10 full-length DVDs containing up to 20 hours of video and audio. All organized in 20 sessions containing countless files.
• 110 "active" jam tracks (5 full CDs), configured to have guitar track on, partial or off, and play slow, medium or fast.
• Numerous complementary songs, music, guitar tabs, tips and tricks
• Online member forum.

Payment Plans

The complete package (Deluxe) can be purchased with a one-time payment of $249 or if you want a cheaper alternative to the full package you can purchase the 'video only' version for $199. To make effective use of 'Easy Payment Plan' select 1 of the following 3 options.

1. 2 payments - $124 / Video Only - $99
2. 4 payments - $62 / Video Only - $49
3. 7 payments - $35 / Video Only - $28

In the absence of the download version, you have to necessarily order the physical version. However, since it is a physical product you won't be able to start your guitar lessons until your package arrives. But you get to learn from a DVD that is crystal clear and not from your computer in front of a tiny streaming video.

Eeverything you need to learn and master the guitar is in this course. The only catch is the price. If you're serious but you don't have the money to purchase "Learn & Master Guitar" by Steve Kernz, try his payment plan.