Thanks Lauren, my wife and I are over 70 and we have just started..Love your instructions. Makes learning so much easier and most of all fun. Txs Frank and Linda, Toronto, Ont, Canada..EH !! ,
I tell all you guys i watched a lot of people on u tube and none of them are as good as Lauren Bateman she's the best of the best and the easiest person to follow and learn from so in my opinion which is what it is my opinion but I can tell everyone this she's the easiest person to learn from of any person I've ever seen i love the way she exsplains everything to the T so I MYSELF WHAT TO THANK YOU LAUREN ( PAUL )
Lauren I have watched every major guitar teacher on RU-vid. I have learned something from every one. Your teaching style/method is by far the best for an older beginner. I'm 3 weeks in and have learned my chords, am playing a few songs, and have my fingers tough enough to practice a couple of hours a day. You rock!
Lauren You have a very unique style of teaching and I can see how you are setting people up with learning good habits in the way they first learn these basic open chords. It's so much easier to expand on the basics once they are learned correctly as opposed to correct someone that has learned incorrectly. I run across so many students that have learned something although technically correct most of the time it doesn't allow anyone to expand easily. An example would be I start off teaching to form an E maj & G maj using the middle ring pinky which leaves the index free. When that way is solid the I show that they ' could' do them using the index middle & ring fingers if they so desired. Now that my student knows BOTH forms I eventually move on to principals of barr chords it feels more natural because they are are used to doing the form of the chord with those three fingers already, all they need to do is slide the E maj up the neck and Barr it off with the index. It's like they learned two for the practice of one ! I've had students that have come up to me thanking me for approaching it that way. But then again I approach throwing difficult "stuff" at them just a little past what I feel they can handle then when I dial it back just a bit it's perceived to be much easier from a psychological point of view. I REALLY appreciate your unique style and I'm taking notes on how to break things down into their simplest step by step forms. Well geezwhat I'm also trying to say I really admire your teaching methods Lauren. Please Xcuse the rambling today, I'm basically a highly caffienated teenager that has a crush on his teacher * blushes 😍🎶🎶🎶 - Michael your #I fan
I love the simplified F chord you taught here -- so much easier for me than the full barre chord. You made my playing much easier with that one! Thanks a lot!
Hi Lauren . Greetings from Great Britain 🇬🇧. I’m not a total beginner I have been playing for around 6 months , I can play all the Open chords not as quickly as I would like but I realise that comes with time & practice . Just wanted to say thanks very much for these great tutorials you do ! Enjoy them very much and glad I found you on RU-vid 🤟🎸😉
You're awesome, Lauren! Fantastic tutorial! You make it so easy to learn these basic chords and really help illustrate the transitions fluidly. This is a huge hurdle for beginners like me. Your method is clear, concise, and at a perfect pace. The diagrams and close ups are really helpful! You really know what you are doing here! I started with your earlier tutorials but this one tops the cake! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
This is great! I’m 60, have RA and am determined to learn. My short, stubby fingers and finger tips are getting a workout with chording but I know it’ll get easier. I haven’t touched a guitar in over 40 years and your lessons and exercises are super helpful. Thanks for sharing your talent, Lauren! ☮️
Hi Lauren, a very big thank you for your lessons ! I watched your video on the 4 chords for beginners have been practising for a few months and playing songs now and so excited ! And so excited to practise the new cords here! Your videos and teaching is excellent! Thank you so much for sharing your talent !
After breaking my hands a few times I really had no chance to play again but now I have retired and the guitar sitting in the corner has beckoned. I cannot use the same fingers as in your videos but you teach in a way that has me interested again. I am starting with Imagine. Feels so good to hear the music again, thank you. By the way I am in Australia.
Wayne, that's fantastic. Guitar is flexible. There are many ways to play some of the same chords. A lot of time it depends what chord I'm going from an where I'm going.
Hi! I've only had a few lessons on guitar, but was a trombone and voice major with minors in piano and composition. Years ago I was asked to teach an adult continuing education class on guitar for a school district. One of my goals was to produce a positive playing experience as quickly as possible to keep the students engaged. I used "Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot, which was generationally relevant to the group. It's pretty much four very basic chords: Aadd9(no3), Em, G & D. I love what you're doing!
I really appreciate your video. My Dad is Dying of Cancer and have a little time left. With your teaching style and energy, has help me get the basics of playing and singing a song to my Father while he is still alive. Thank you for this video and keep making more.
Just wanted to say that ur a great teacher. I just got a guitar and have always wanted to play but got frustrated a bit. After watching 2 of your videos I'm able to strum and I know a few chords! Thanks so much and I love how u show a closeup of where to place the fingers. Thank so much!
Hi Lauren, Im still practising and getting better a little slow but listening intently to how you explain and show the chord structure. I am determined to make progress with fat fingers and a touch of arthritis. Thank you.👍🎸
Awww thanks Pete. Definitely not easy. I've been playing for over 20 years now. It's muscle memory at this point. What I would suggest is working the chords in groups: C, D, G, Em, Am can be found in lots of songs together. Then work in A, D, E.
Lauren, that was a very nice class. I can’t believe how detailed you are and you go through each section so seamlessly. You are so easy to follow and understand. t
I'm going to work this practice session a lot! Do you know of an exercise to the that nice perpendicular position for the 3rd finger on the D chord? I'm one of those who often clunks with that finger.
Thanks Lauren, this chord transition, yes this pivoting makes sense to me now, I am working on My Sweet Lord with its new to me chords, I realised only last night that I needed something to smooth the transition, various version of the next played chord that closely matches the previous finger positions. you are the best thanks.
Hey John, glad you enjoyed the video and found it helpful. You could also check this playlist if you are a beginner. ru-vid.com/group/PL10FTzm-zsiKn_Ja0XQ5DkkVq9qHdGbQW
Hi Lauren. With monologue, U achieve results of a smart class room teaching. U don't leave any doubt in the mind of a learner. What a great way of teaching !!. Ur skills are incredibly amazing. Great going. Stay incredible ❤️. U r a pricy blessing for all of us, as U say 'Guitar Enthusiasts'.
