Awesome! You are thinking about taking acoustic guitar lessons in Edmonton.
The Acoustic Guitar Foundation
My foundation in playing which eventually made me the guitar player I have become today came from a solid 3 or 4 years of playing acoustic guitar.
I never even touched an electric guitar until I was about 10 or 11. It’s hard to remember because that was a long time ago. Not that there is anything wrong with starting lessons using an electric, I just know how I started and I believe that playing an acoustic guitar really helped my foundation in playing.
Here are my own personal thoughts on starting with acoustic guitar lessons
When learning to play as a beginner guitar student, you’ll learn the basic open guitar chords you need along with solid strumming patterns that develop excellent timing.
You won’t be distracted by a new sound that you found on your guitar amp or a funky new guitar pedal sound. With an acoustic you learn to play for accompany and support a melody or a vocalist. Maybe you can accompany your own voice if you aren’t too shy.
Campfires and sing a longs
Another great thing about the acoustic guitar is you don’t need any extra equipment. You only need your guitar, a guitar tuner, your guitar songbook and I would also recommend a guitar capo. That’s it you are ready to go.
No need for a guitar amp or cables. Just start playing and singing guitar sing a longs with your friends and family members.