Price:20 DVDs: $249 ($149 when on sale) 3 monthly payment plans available.

Pros

• High production video lessons
• Beautifully presented and bundled product - makes an ideal gift
• Jam tracks have ability to alter speed of backing
• Well structured step by step instruction
• 60 day money-back guarantee
• Suitable for beginner to advanced
• Online support forum
• Lifetime updates

Cons

• The only con with Learn and Master Guitar is that the price will be beyond some people's budget, although there is the option for a monthly payment plan over 3-4 months

Review Detail

Learn and Master guitar is a Winner in the 2008 Acoustic Guitar Magazine Players' Choice Awards, as well as two Telly Awards and an AEGIS Award for Excellence in Education. That tells you something about the quality and value of this product. The man behind it all, Steve Krenz, has a degree in music, and has played professionally with a broad range of bands for more than 20 years. He is currently a professional guitarist, playing and recording in Nashville, Tennessee. An impressive pedigree for a guitar teacher.

While this product is more expensive than most of its competitors, the value inherent within, far exceeds the asking price. Learn and master guitar combines a comprehensive workbook with visual and audio training via DVDs. The program enables a complete newcomer to start playing almost instantly, whilst extending intermediate and even advanced guitarists.

Highlights:

• Music theory
• Practical ear training skills
• Technique fundamentals (strumming, vibrato, hammer-ons, pull-offs etc)
• Covers multiple genres ( rock, jazz, country, funk )
  

The DVDs are roughly 2 hours each in length and brimming with content. The use of video instruction combined with graphics, fretboard diagrams, tabulature and sheet music is thorough, and provides an enjoyable learning medium. The on-screen graphics and menus are professional and make the DVDs simple to navigate. If you'd like an insight into the lessons provided by Learn and Master Guitar, click the button below for free sample video lessons.

The included 107 page lesson book is designed as an accompaniment to the DVDs, but it also stands alone as one of the best guitar instruction texts you could come across.

The included jam tracks provide the icing on the cake. Nearly 100 songs over 5 CDs performed by professional session musicians. The production value to these tracks is first class and has obviously been professionally engineered and mastered . You have the ability to eliminate the lead guitar track by simply adjusting the balance of the playback. Most importantly, you have the ability to speed up or slow down the tracks. This is a great tool for players learning to solo or play with a band.

If you are in the very least, semi-serious about playing guitar, I would recommend you get Learn and Master Guitar. If you can't afford a lump sum payment, consider the payment plan option.

What you get

• 107 page detailed guitar lesson book
• 20 full-length DVD's
• 110 "active" jam tracks (5 full CDs)- Access to members only forum online
• Lots of supplemental files online (songs, music, guitar tabs, tips and tricks)
• Product support via Phone, Email or postal
  

Content for The DVD's:

Session 1 Starting Off Right
Session 2 Reading Music & Notes on the 1st & 2nd Strings
Session 3 Notes on the 3rd & 4th Strings
Session 4 Notes on the 5th & 6th Strings
Session 5 Basic Open Chords
Session 6 Minor Seventh & Suspended Chords
Session 7 Barre Chords on the 6th String
Session 8 Barre Chords on the 5th String
Session 9 The Secret to Great Strumming
Session 10 Fingerstyle Guitar
Session 11 Pentatonic Scales - The Foundation of Soloing
Session 12 Advanced Chords
Session 13 Playing the Blues
Session 14 Giving Your Playing Some Style
Session 15 Electric Guitars - The Heart of Rock & Roll
Session 16 Advanced Strumming - Going Beyond the Basics
Session 17 Going Beyond the First Position
Session 18 Jazz
Session 19 Soloing
Session 20 All the Chords You Need to Know

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