Just started guitar 2 weeks ago. Have always wanted to play but never had the time. I have looked at a lot of beginning guitar lessons online and your method is wonderful. It just clicks with me. Thank you!
Your teaching is not only interesting but it also gives us lot of encouragement and positive vibes ! Thanks a lot for being such a nice understanding teacher !
I got in touch with music instruments when l was younger because of my brother who use too playing me guitar to get me to sleep.years later l came to know couple of fingers riffs that l play with french song melody but l didn't know to read notes or writings solfège.growing up l bought guitars and still didn't learn more just picking up once in while.and suddenly out of nowhere that l am much older we feel little younger retired and hearing some nostalgia from 60 70.came back l bought an other guitar and books again and l pay more attention than l used to be.and watching videos l think I m exactly doing what you're showing in this video and am glad to find some experienced person to get some lessons from. l 'll keep watching thank you a lot teacher .
I’m 64 years of age and I am self taught through books. I write songs based on my capabilities only as I have no finger dexterity. I know very little theory but I manage to produce Masterpieces once I record them in the studio. Your lessons have ameliorated my Songwriting skills thus composing the best sounds ever thanks to you. Many Blessings🙏
Best teacher for beginners on UA-cam, believe me, I have spent my life teaching and know a few things about how people learn. Keep it simple and do a little often,constant repetition is the key.
What a wonderful tutorial for us beginners, Lauren. Clear, encouraging and instructive. Helps us to lay the strong foundation needed to build confidence and skills upon. Thank you! 🎶👏🏻✨
Lauren, this is excellent instruction. Particularly helpful for me is the emphasis you put on using a metronome to push myself outside my comfort zone and giving me “permission “ to have sloppy sounding chords while I’m working on speed exercises. Thank you for this really great channel.
Hey Lauren, I just found your channel today and binge watched quite a few of your lessons, very entertaining, fun and informative, great job, you earned my sub. I'm now 67 and just bought myself a guitar again, I tried learning many years ago but quickly gave up. Of all the lessons out there on youtube, I've found yours to be the channel I'm most comfortable with, looking forward to my journey with you.
These are great lessons, Lauren! And thanks for pointing out the chords that are common in songs - will be really useful later on. Thanks for helping me progress!
Thanks Lauren. I've been watching a lot of guitar videos lately, and just did one of yours. I give you credit for not being intimidating, and no weird distracting hair, jewelry or tattoos. Good lesson, too!
Brilliant lesson. Excited to start these drills. Thousands of seizures have changed my playing ability extremely...some days are betta than othas. This will help so much! Thanks Lauren for your time! 😀
This Thursday is THE day I officially make my purchase of THE full course from, IMHO....the best guitar teacher bar none! Just a bit worried my Yamaha F310 might not be good enough.
Thanks Lauren, I started with you a year ago and had no arthritis issues. I thought to myself how lucky I was. Well all that has changed for me now, it has mysteriously appeared in both hands now…all that to thanks for the refresher-using the metronome, finger push-ups and spider exercises.
The advice in this video is priceless and should be obligatory for all beginners! I started learning guitar in my mid 60s and did the spider exercises and 1 minute chord changes but would have much preferred the 3 finger spiders as I found it a huge stretch to get my pinky down hard enough to play a clear note, hence it took ages to work up to the top fret! Will be trying the 3 finger spider tomorrow though as older joints need good warm up exercises! Thanks for a great video, Bob.
Thank you Lauren this has been so helpful, been playing for some time but suddenly found I was not making any progress, now, you have refreshed my memory and you have helped me move on 🎸🎸
Great! you did it again! one more useful, enjoyable and helpful masterclass! With your help I´m moving forward faster than never before, little by little, step by step, slowly but surely...Thanks a lot, Lauren!
This video I feel is going to get me out of the rut I've been regards to progressing. The finger pushups and emphasis on muscle memory is helping immensely in getting faster chord changes. I can tell the difference within two days practicing. Thank you Lauren!
Lauren thank you so much. I’m improving well because of you wonderful teaching. As an older beginner 3 months ago, I’m really enjoying this learning process and watch your lessons every day, here in England. You make each lesson fun and encouraging for students. This particular lesson seemed so important to help improvement at this stage of learning. Absolutely the Best teacher, bless you Lauren.
I can't believe I reached 80 bps with most of the chords transitions (G, Em, D, C) 2 months after watching this video and joining your 7 level course. I keep on being grateful I have found your name and course on Google after so many other courses I joined with no success
Good morning, Lauren, I really appreciate and enjoy your teaching methods, which are really easy to follow. I am a senior citizen and I am interested in joining the " Fellowship of Strings" but I am living on a fixed income. I would love to be part of it , but cannot do it until beginning of May
Hey ! I love these. I did lessons for a year and half and pretty much all we did was learn songs by tab. Life got in the way and became a dreaded dabbler... Great guy and I would go back but these basics are essential in building new neural pathways. Guitar can be for therapeutic for anything I believe. Thanks for a great lesson.
Great video! This definitely something I need. Esp transitioning from open to bar chords. And and a side note major kudos for being a fellow Pixel folk and having the sweet 69 Camaro model in the background!
Bought my guitar a week ago. I pretty much been doing what you've said, before seeing your video. Starting practicing Em & Am. 4 of each in a row, to practice getting faster changes. Going to A wasn't always clean. So thank you, neeeded to hear that's ok. Yes, I'm one of the older learners, so I'll be doing the finger exercises.
@@LaurenBateman - I found your music on Apple Music. Wow! You’re incredibly talented. (The fact you’re from Boston as well makes me a little biased. 😜)
Very helpful lesson and tips Lauren. I just turned 66 but have multiple sclerosis and numbness in my left and right hand. This repetitive drill/lesson is helping me make progress 👍🎶💯
Absolute. Everyone should stretch before any activity. I found that I had to slow down to get faster. Then get faster until it gets twisted. Reapply as needed
I truly love love the way you teach I seen your video the other day day and feel in love with your teaching methods you have taught this old guy some knowledge that I didn't know , you have already have helped me immensely you are a truly a sweetheart thank you .GREST VIDEO GREAT TEACHING.
Started learning just 2 years ago and can play a few songs through but Dm to Am is the hardest change for me so these are the two chords I’m working on. 3 days of this and I can already able to change faster. I can’t wait to see how much I improve after a month! Plus the spider exercise is so fun that any free moment I have I’m goofing around with it! I had no warmup routine before, but see such value in this. Thank you, Lauren.
Building a play list, of how to build your guitar techniques. I will use other instructors as well, so far this one is leading the pack. Now it is all about basics, easiest best methods I have found. Thus far I will keep adding there are a lot of greats, However in ease, basics none better than Ms.Bateman
Very good exercise Lauren. Good is also the search for "Guide Notes". These are Notes on the same string but different fret. For example for a change of the chords E to D, you just slide with your index finger from the first fret to first to the third fret without lifting the index finger . The other fingers will then follow to form a D chord. Cheers Stephan
I'm kind of addicted to watching these kind of videos. Even if I'm comfortable with the task it's good to hear another perspective. Do you have any ideas to reduce string noise as you are moving up and down the braided strings?
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Just started guitar 2 weeks ago. Have always wanted to play but never had the time. I have looked at a lot of beginning guitar lessons online and your method is wonderful. It just clicks with me. Thank you!
Gyle, glad to help my friend.
I knew I found the right channel when I saw the Captain America shirt.
Ha ha. Thanks!
No superwoman suit.. Haiyaah
hahaha
Your teaching is not only interesting but it also gives us lot of encouragement and positive vibes ! Thanks a lot for being such a nice understanding teacher !
Thanks for watching!
I got in touch with music instruments when l was younger because of my brother who use too playing me guitar to get me to sleep.years later l came to know couple of fingers riffs that l play with french song melody but l didn't know to read notes or writings solfège.growing up l bought guitars and still didn't learn more just picking up once in while.and suddenly out of nowhere that l am much older we feel little younger retired and hearing some nostalgia from 60 70.came back l bought an other guitar and books again and l pay more attention than l used to be.and watching videos l think I m exactly doing what you're showing in this video and am glad to find some experienced person to get some lessons from. l 'll keep watching thank you a lot teacher .
You're very welcome! Glad to help.
I love your videos, when I'm getting frustrated, I watch one of your videos and it gives my motivation to try harder.
Aww that's awesome. Glad to help motivate. You've got this!
Slow down please.... I can't keep up
I’m 64 years of age and I am self taught through books. I write songs based on my capabilities only as I have no finger dexterity. I know very little theory but I manage to produce Masterpieces once I record them in the studio. Your lessons have ameliorated my Songwriting skills thus composing the best sounds ever thanks to you. Many Blessings🙏
for the Guitarist lesson. I loved it. you are the best.
Great tutorial & drill tips Lauren
As a young 72 year old beginner improver
This is a great drill to loosen up
Thanks again from Nepal this week ✌🏽
Happy to help!
This is one of the greats among the greatest😊
😊
Thanks for watching!
Best teacher for beginners on UA-cam, believe me, I have spent my life teaching and know a few things about how people learn.
Keep it simple and do a little often,constant repetition is the key.
Wow, thank you! 😊😊😊
What a wonderful tutorial for us beginners, Lauren. Clear, encouraging and instructive. Helps us to lay the strong foundation needed to build confidence and skills upon. Thank you! 🎶👏🏻✨
Jonathan, you are so welcome my friend! Thank you for commenting ☺️
Merci beaucoup. Your students are priviledged to have a teacher like you.
You're by far the best instructor I've found on UA-cam. This is great stuff. Thank you so much for doing this.
You're welcome so much!
Great excercise Lauren,! Thank you dear. ❤️
You're so welcome!
Got my stretches, and my reps in today, despite being super tired, because of this new video. Thanks so much for the mid-week motivation 🙂
You got this!
Best guitar teacher ever your helping this older player loads. Keep up the good work.👌👍🎸😊
Thanks! 😃 Glad to help.
I never realized until now how much a metronome helps with this, thanks Lauren
Amen!
Lauren, this is excellent instruction. Particularly helpful for me is the emphasis you put on using a metronome to push myself outside my comfort zone and giving me “permission “ to have sloppy sounding chords while I’m working on speed exercises. Thank you for this really great channel.
You are welcome!
Hey Lauren, I just found your channel today and binge watched quite a few of your lessons, very entertaining, fun and informative, great job, you earned my sub. I'm now 67 and just bought myself a guitar again, I tried learning many years ago but quickly gave up. Of all the lessons out there on youtube, I've found yours to be the channel I'm most comfortable with, looking forward to my journey with you.
Welcome to the channel!!! So happy to help and glad that you find my lessons valuable and informative. 😊
@@LaurenBateman I actually play drums, so that helps with keeping time and counting.
These are great lessons, Lauren! And thanks for pointing out the chords that are common in songs - will be really useful later on. Thanks for helping me progress!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Lauren. I've been watching a lot of guitar videos lately, and just did one of yours. I give you credit for not being intimidating, and no weird distracting hair, jewelry or tattoos. Good lesson, too!
Hi Mary, that's very kind of you. I am a big fan of being myself. 😊 So happy you found the video helpful. Keep up the good work practicing.
Brilliant lesson. Excited to start these drills. Thousands of seizures have changed my playing ability extremely...some days are betta than othas. This will help so much! Thanks Lauren for your time! 😀
Glad it was helpful!
Me too absolute beginner your video is so motivating thank you!
Welcome!
This Thursday is THE day I officially make my purchase of THE full course from, IMHO....the best guitar teacher bar none! Just a bit worried my Yamaha F310 might not be good enough.
Thanks for watching!
Great tutorial. Thanks Lauren.
You are welcome!
Really friendly, really clear and accessible, and so helpful to demo what the exercise is likely to look like when we try it! Thank you 👍👍
You're very welcome! I'm glad I could help :D
Thanks Lauren…..you’re videos are so helpful…..you have a great teaching style..easy to follow and l love the idea of creating musical neuropathways 🤗
Thanks so much!
Hey! Great tips, definitely gonna start doing these exercises!
Good!
Thanks Lauren, I started with you a year ago and had no arthritis issues. I thought to myself how lucky I was. Well all that has changed for me now, it has mysteriously appeared in both hands now…all that to thanks for the refresher-using the metronome, finger push-ups and spider exercises.
You're welcome Jim!
The advice in this video is priceless and should be obligatory for all beginners!
I started learning guitar in my mid 60s and did the spider exercises and 1 minute chord changes but would have much preferred the 3 finger spiders as I found it a huge stretch to get my pinky down hard enough to play a clear note, hence it took ages to work up to the top fret! Will be trying the 3 finger spider tomorrow though as older joints need good warm up exercises! Thanks for a great video, Bob.
Thank you! Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, Lauren. Craig
You’re welcome Craig.
Thank you Lauren this has been so helpful, been playing for some time but suddenly found I was not making any progress, now, you have refreshed my memory and you have helped me move on 🎸🎸
Peter, glad to help!
Hey thanks i am now improving and i feel great to learn playing guitar by step by step again thank you so much for this lesson!
Great to hear!
Great! you did it again! one more useful, enjoyable and helpful masterclass! With your help I´m moving forward faster than never before, little by little, step by step, slowly but surely...Thanks a lot, Lauren!
Awesome!
Thank you, I needed this lesson.
You are so welcome. Hopefully it gave you some insights.
Enjoyed this, great job!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching.
This video I feel is going to get me out of the rut I've been regards to progressing. The finger pushups and emphasis on muscle memory is helping immensely in getting faster chord changes. I can tell the difference within two days practicing. Thank you Lauren!
You are so welcome. Sometimes it’s the small things that make the biggest difference.
Thx Lauren. The finger pushups were worth the price of admission. 😀🎸😎🥁 Keep up the gr8 work! ✅️
Thank you! 😃
Another brilliant video. Thank you so much!
My pleasure!
Good exercise. Thanks, Lauren...
You're so welcome!
The right chanel exactly to play guitar well. Tq.
Thanks for watching!
Lauren thank you so much. I’m improving well because of you wonderful teaching. As an older beginner 3 months ago, I’m really enjoying this learning process and watch your lessons every day, here in England. You make each lesson fun and encouraging for students. This particular lesson seemed so important to help improvement at this stage of learning. Absolutely the Best teacher, bless you Lauren.
You are so welcome!
Your teaching method is very helpful and I'm not as confused as I used to be learning guitar! Thank You!
Happy to hear that! Thanks for watching!
I can't believe I reached 80 bps with most of the chords transitions (G, Em, D, C) 2 months after watching this video and joining your 7 level course. I keep on being grateful I have found your name and course on Google after so many other courses I joined with no success
That's awesome! I'm really glad the lessons were helpful. Thanks so much for your support :D
Excellent coaching and great tip "Speed will sacrifice clarity". Such a great point.
Glad it was helpful!
Lauren - very helpful exercises. I will add these to my warmup routine and will practice the muscle memory exercise while watching tv at night.
Awesome Todd!
Delayed...
It was everything I wanted!
Great class...Thanks,👊
You're so welcome!!!!!
Great tips to get these old arthritic fingers moving faster! Your pentatonic scale exercises have helped me too!
That's great Stoo! Keep those fingers moving.
Good morning, Lauren, I really appreciate and enjoy your teaching methods, which are really easy to follow. I am a senior citizen and I am interested in joining the " Fellowship of Strings" but I am living on a fixed income. I would love to be part of it , but cannot do it until beginning of May
No rush, The community will be there when you are ready.
Best teacher....
Aww thanks
Thanks Lauren, the encouragement I needed….
Glad to hear!
Hey ! I love these. I did lessons for a year and half and pretty much all we did was learn songs by tab. Life got in the way and became a dreaded dabbler... Great guy and I would go back but these basics are essential in building new neural pathways. Guitar can be for therapeutic for anything I believe. Thanks for a great lesson.
Brad, you're so welcome. Sometimes focusing on the basics is what you need.
You are so good at explaining
Thank you!
❤ Seriously, I've been looking for this very Lesson for past 5 or 6 years
Thanks for watching! Keep on playing and always have fun!
This is f#%!#@ Gold for beginners!
Thank you Lauren 🙏
You're so welcome!
great tutorial! 🎶💛
You're welcome!
Great video! This definitely something I need. Esp transitioning from open to bar chords. And and a side note major kudos for being a fellow Pixel folk and having the sweet 69 Camaro model in the background!
Thanks. I love Camaros. I have a 1968 RS and a 2022 ZL1.
This has helped my speed .Great lesson Lauren 😊
Glad it was helpful!
These are excellent exercises! Thanks a mil, Lauren!!
You're so welcome!
A super video for someone like me who is a rank beginner. Thanks so much
Glad to help Darryl.
Thanks Lauren, struggling with chord changes. I’m in that’grey’ group!
You got this!
Bought my guitar a week ago. I pretty much been doing what you've said, before seeing your video. Starting practicing Em & Am. 4 of each in a row, to practice getting faster changes. Going to A wasn't always clean. So thank you, neeeded to hear that's ok. Yes, I'm one of the older learners, so I'll be doing the finger exercises.
51 year old “older learner” here; you’re awesome Lauren, thanks for being there for Us! 💜💜
You are so welcome! Glad I could help :D
@@LaurenBateman - I found your music on Apple Music. Wow! You’re incredibly talented. (The fact you’re from Boston as well makes me a little biased. 😜)
Thanks!
Welcome!
Thank you Lauren!
Thank you for watching! Yes, that is a common issue. Please watching ua-cam.com/video/Lsd48Lu-fJs/v-deo.html
Loved the Bruce Lee quote. These tips are really really helpful.
One of my favorite quotes. :)
You are just amazing. Best guitar teacher. ❤
Thank you so much 😀
Just started at age 44. You gave me perfect tools to start! Thank you!
Rock on!
Good job !
Thanks!
Thank you again for your help 🏴🙏
You're welcome. My pleasure.
Thanks Lauren I needed this. Changing chords has certainly been my biggest problem so far. That and hitting the wrong strings doh.
It's most student's problem in the beginning. You are not alone!
Excellent lesson thank you very much 🙏🙏🏻🙏🏽🙏🏻
You're welcome very much!!
yuh i need this thanks lauren!!!!!
You're welcome!
Thank you Batman
Very helpful lesson and tips Lauren. I just turned 66 but have multiple sclerosis and numbness in my left and right hand. This repetitive drill/lesson is helping me make progress 👍🎶💯
Glad it was helpful! :D Keep it up
Absolute. Everyone should stretch before any activity.
I found that I had to slow down to get faster. Then get faster until it gets twisted. Reapply as needed
Yep, a good mixture of slow and fast.
I truly love love the way you teach I seen your video the other day day and feel in love with your teaching methods you have taught this old guy some knowledge that I didn't know , you have already have helped me immensely you are a truly a sweetheart thank you .GREST VIDEO GREAT TEACHING.
Thanks for watching!
Very easy and effective exercises tq madam
Welcome 😊
Great exercise Lauren.Really helpful 😊
Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching!
Very helpful, thanks!
You're welcome!
Wow! Thank you Lauren. That seems really doable for a beginner like me! You are definitely a great teacher. Keep up the good work! 🙂
Awww thank you! Will do!
I love the way you taught us 😍
Thank you! 😃
Scarey good lesson.
Hey thanks!
Thank you I will practice 😉
Keep it up
Thanks great channel.
Glad you enjoy it!
Thanks Laur 🙏
You are welcome!
Started following you since 2 days n loving the way you make it feel so easy n comfortable ,thanks 😊
My pleasure 😊
Started learning just 2 years ago and can play a few songs through but Dm to Am is the hardest change for me so these are the two chords I’m working on. 3 days of this and I can already able to change faster. I can’t wait to see how much I improve after a month! Plus the spider exercise is so fun that any free moment I have I’m goofing around with it! I had no warmup routine before, but see such value in this. Thank you, Lauren.
You got this!
thank you Lauren
Building a play list, of how to build your guitar techniques. I will use other instructors as well, so far this one is leading the pack. Now it is all about basics, easiest best methods I have found. Thus far I will keep adding there are a lot of greats, However in ease, basics none better than Ms.Bateman
That's awesome :D And thank you so much! I'mreally glad you found my videos helpful.
Very good exercise Lauren. Good is also the search for "Guide Notes". These are Notes on the same string but different fret. For example for a change of the chords E to D, you just slide with your index finger from the first fret to first to the third fret without lifting the index finger . The other fingers will then follow to form a D chord. Cheers Stephan
Thanks for the info!
Im following you guitar lesson, im beginner
Welcome! So glad to have you.
I will start by doing the push ups tho to master the chords grab and will do the dexterity exercise with the first 3 frets from now on
OMG I love this, thanks!!!
Glad you like it!
That's an absolutely beautiful guitar
Thanks for watching!
Really like the finger pushup concept. Also, the Bruce Lee reference.
I grew up with martial arts so it has a place in my heart. Love Bruce Lee.
@@LaurenBateman Me too.
I'm kind of addicted to watching these kind of videos. Even if I'm comfortable with the task it's good to hear another perspective. Do you have any ideas to reduce string noise as you are moving up and down the braided strings?
The round wounds. That's a common issue with those. Really no way around it. Mine make noise too. Especially when skin starts coming off the calluses.
Excellent session as always Lauren.
Question....do you actually use the metronome your self when you are practicing?
I do!!
Really good lesson for beginners ❤️👍
Glad to hear that!
@@LaurenBateman iam still learning your lessons from Sri Lanka