What are your experiences of teaching guitar?

Question

To guitar teachers. Pros and cons.....

Answer 1

I mainly taught myself guitar. I say its alright but you can always be better with a teacher.

Pros: -You can learn a lot and go with the flow.

          - You can find new styles to play on guitar

Cons:- It'd be tough to see how you played

          - If you're a beginner than there is a lloooottt to learn like rhythm lead, solos speed, tone, pitch etc.

Answer 2

the pros would be teaching somebody some thing they want to learn from you...and the easy cash you get from it!

but a con for me would be a person that isnt learning as fast as you would want them to

Answer 3

I find it very rewarding especially when they meet or exceed in your attempts to teach them.

Currently, my student is quite young, younger than most would even teach, but he is excelling great.

Haven't really experienced too many cons as yet.

Answer 4

Well, I am not a guitar teacher, but my friends have asked me to teach them.

It is very hard because guitar is a hard instrument, so you have to have a lot of patience, especially, if the student hasn't taken lessons for a different instrument, and don't really have an ear for music. The pro's are that you are teaching someone a beautiful instrument, and hopefully speaking out to the students. The con's are that it takes a lot of patience, and especially if the student doesn't practice! It also is time consuming, but if you like to teach, then it's a different story. I for one could never be a guitar teacher as an occupation because I'm not very patient, but other people are different.

:)

Answer 5

I can't think of a single "con." The "pros" are many. I want only to share my knowledge with others because it's a great feeling to share the joy of music. Why shouldn't others have as much fun as I have?

Kabum

Answer 6

i teach my self so i guess im somewhat of a teacher.  pros it feels good knowing that the reason they are good is because of you.  cons your always going to have someone that is confused about something or everything.

Answer 7

Too frustrating.  I gave up the teaching.  

WHy are you asking the question?  Are you trying to make a little extra money?  that's what most of us tried to do. If you are any good at it, your phone will never stop ringing.