A Guitar Lesson DVD Isn't Flesh and Blood

A guitar lesson DVD will never replace a flesh and blood teacher. It just isn't the same as sitting across from someone and having them guide you as you learn to play the guitar.

In the past people learned from written music, tablature and cassete tapes. Next came video. Now we're in the age of the DVD.

Let's face it, no book, tape or tab can replace a good teacher. But they are a good alternative if a teacher isn't available. It can also add to what you get in private lessons.

In this section I will preview and review guitar lesson DVD's. The DVDs that are reviewed cover a broad spectrum of approaches to fingerstyle guitar. Everything from easy folk songs to challenging and complex arrangements of classic rock.

Check back often, I've got a stack of them to tell you about!

• Fingerpicking Blues Guitar Solos
  
  Classic blues taught by renowned guitarist and educator, Stefan Grossman.



• Beginners Fingerpicking Guitar
  
  A great DVD for beginners taught by the man in the hat, Fred Sokolow.



• Introduction To Thumbstyle Guitar
  
  National Fingerstyle Guitar Champion Pat Kirtley shows you the ropes on Travis style picking.



• Rick Ruskin's Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar
  
  A tremendous amount of experience and education is packed into Rick Ruskin's instructional DVD.



• Ernie Hawkins C-A-G-E-D System
  
  Ernie Hawkins three disc chord tutorial is a 'must have' for any player who's serious about their music.



• Playing and Undertanding Jazz Guitar by Fred Sokolow
  
  Another great instructional DVD by Fred Sokolow. This disc is a great way to learn about Jazz chord progressions and single note playing from a masterful teacher



• Boogie Woogie Guitar by Del Rey
  
  An educational and entertaining program by Seattle's Queen of Fingerstyle Guitar, Del Rey. This DVD takes an in-depth look at her walking boogie bass lines technique.



• Music of Louis Armstrong Arranged For Fingerstyle Guitar
  
  This DVD lesson by Ernie Hawkins clearly shows how the fingerstyle guitar approach adapts to classic American Jazz

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