How to Play the Classic Guitar Online

The classical guitar is a beautiful instrument, but playing it is different than playing the acoustic or electric guitar. Electric and acoustic guitars are different--both in the way they sound and feel--than the classical guitar Getting the most out of the classical guitar requires learning how to play it specifically. There are many online resources to help you learn to play this instrument.

Things You'll Need

• Computer with Internet connection
• Classical guitar

Instructions

1. Visit the The Los Angeles Guitar Academy website. The academy has an online on-demand school available to people who want to learn the classical guitar. It cost $47 per month, and if you are in the Los Angeles area you can drop in at the school if you need a little extra help. The school and site provide videos and other tutorials as well as help when you need it.

2. Visit the website www.learnclassicalguitar.com for free lessons and worksheets that can help you learn to play the classical guitar player. There are lessons, accompanied by pictures, about everything from how to hold the guitar to how to read and play music. The lessons vary in difficulty, so you can gradually learn more and grow through using the site.

3. The website classic-guitar.com has some beginning lessons, but most importantly it provides links to teachers, schools and other online sources to further your education. This is a good portal to expand your knowledge of the classical guitar.

4. Classicalguitarbuilder.com is website for specifics about playing, warming up and learning how to select a guitar that suits you. Lessons found here focus on technique and developing great form. If you are looking to quickly learn a few chords, however, another site might be better for you. If you want to gain a strong classical foundation, this is a great site for you.

5. To start learning to playing songs right away, without building a stronger knowledge of the instrument, you can learn to read and use guitar tabs. Tabs are a type of notation that guitarists use instead of a typical music score. The site www.classicalguitartabs.org has many tabs for songs from various composers. You can still play normal rock songs (or any other kind); just keep in mind that they will sound slightly different because you are using a different type of guitar.

References

• Learn Classical Guitar
• Classic-Guitar
• LAGA
• Classical Guitar Tabs
• Classical Guitar Builder