Can You Learn an Instrument with Wireless Internet Service?

The Internet has a way of bringing people from all walks of life together, and musicians and aspiring musicians are no exception. Thus, it was only a matter of time before videos instructing people how to play guitar and other instruments appeared on the Internet, and with instructions for playing particular songs. But are these videos really an improvement over the VHS tapes with guitar lessons that people used to send away for in the past? Can one really learn an instrument through wireless Internet service?



While there are some people who have claimed to learn instruments through old instructional videocassettes, the general consensus is that this method was ineffective, perhaps explaining why it has largely disappeared from the market even when DVDs have made watching videos on television even easier than ever. Internet instructional videos provide some advantages over their VHS and DVD counterparts, however. In particular, it is much easier to manipulate the viewing experience on the part of the end user. On a traditional VCR or DVD player, it can be cumbersome to rewind a few seconds of video over and over to see how something is done, which is often what needs to happen for a new musician to correctly understand how to employ certain techniques. Additionally, there are video players and editors that allow people to slow down and enlarge portions of instructional videos on demand.



Therefore, the key to understanding the advantages that learning a musical instrument has on the Internet is largely a function of the user's ability to personalize the instructions to his needs. Nobody grows up just "knowing" how to play a guitar or play the drums, but the methods generally taught for teaching instruments are generally the same for every student. This means that the key to a good teacher, and a good learning experience, is to adapt the teaching framework to the learning style of a particular student. However, at the same time, there is an accepted style of playing most musical instruments that has arisen through musicians' collective hundreds of years with an instrument. For example, these accepted ways of playing could be a certain way of holding a guitar pick or a drumstick to prevent fatigue. When learning on one's own, one does not have the benefit of a teacher who can adapt the classic ways of playing an instrument to a student's needs, and the end result may be a competent player, but likely not an excellent musician.



However, wireless Internet can be a useful way to teach people instruments through two-way communication. It is not hard to imagine an instrument lesson, conducted over Skype and then paid for via Paypal, in which a teacher can correct the technique problems that are likely to lead to playing issues down the road and through which both students and teachers can get valuable feedback. Simple and easy ways to record these lessons and then watch them again over wireless Internet service can also be a great way for students to reinforce the skills they are learning.



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