A poll to test the poll function

[griehund]

How many pickers are "self taught" and how many took "professional lessons"?

 

[griehund]

Is this bad news for aspiring teachers? So far nobody took any lessons.

 

[tjmangum]

I taught myself initially, but later in life have taken lessons, which helped a lot. Playing music with others helps tremendously, if only to observe how others do things.
T

 

[Default]

Wait, no both, or neither?

 

[AcornHouse]

Wait, no both, or neither?

Neither? How would that work? :lol

 

[griehund]

Wait, no both, or neither?

Once you take a lesson, you are no longer "self taught". It's kind of like saving "it" for marriage if you catch my drift. I don't want to use the "V" word in a public setting.

 

[AcornHouse]

Once you take a lesson, you are no longer "self taught". It's kind of like saving "it" for marriage if you catch my drift. I don't want to use the "V" word in a public setting.

I disagree. You can be self taught for your basic technique and most of your playing, and then take a few lessons on just one specific area of technique.
For example, I am self taught for most of my playing since I started. But, to help learn jazz chord-melody playing, I took a few lessons, maybe half a dozen. I don't think that makes me professionally trained. I still consider myself self-taught overall.

 

[poser]

I took the poll. When I looked at the results, my name did not appear in the list of those who had taken the poll. Now I can't see the names of the responders as I could just after I took the poll even after I logged-off and back on.
Is that the way it's supposed to work? Just curious.

 

[GardMan]

I took 2 years of lessons, starting at 10-11 YO. The rest is self-taught.

 

[SouthernSounds]

I took the poll. When I looked at the results, my name did not appear in the list of those who had taken the poll. Now I can't see the names of the responders as I could just after I took the poll even after I logged-off and back on.
Is that the way it's supposed to work? Just curious.

Poser,

When did you take the poll?

I ask you, because I did it too, but before the last move of the site. I guess that info got lost, because the last backup, the one that Don used, was made previous to my answer... Maybe that's your case too.

All the best,
B.

 

[dklsplace]

I don't believe I've ever paid for a guitar lesson, but I do recall starting the basics in jr. high when the choir director at school was given the go ahead to offer a guitar class. Since then I've been privileged to work with & learn more from extremely talented musicians. :encouragement:

 

[griehund]

Poser,

When did you take the poll?

I ask you, because I did it too, but before the last move of the site. I guess that info got lost, because the last backup, the one that Don used, was made previous to my answer... Maybe that's your case too.

All the best,
B.

I put the poll up just before the last migration. I noticed that the first responders were not transferred so I put up a new comment to get it going again. Right now it's working very nicely. :joyous:

 

[griehund]

I disagree. You can be self taught for your basic technique and most of your playing, and then take a few lessons on just one specific area of technique.
For example, I am self taught for most of my playing since I started. But, to help learn jazz chord-melody playing, I took a few lessons, maybe half a dozen. I don't think that makes me professionally trained. I still consider myself self-taught overall.

There's lot's of room for a grey area like seeking out professionals on line and learning stuff that way. I admit that I am guilty in that realm. Makes for a good discussion yes/no? :joyous:

 

[poser]

Poser,

When did you take the poll?

I ask you, because I did it too, but before the last move of the site. I guess that info got lost, because the last backup, the one that Don used, was made previous to my answer... Maybe that's your case too.

All the best,
B.

I guess I responded to the poll before the final migration and then again today. (Vote early vote often?). lol
Thanks for your response to my comment.

 

[griehund]

So far the self taught pickers are leading the poll 3 to 1. Let's go STP. Let's go STP. :applouse:

 

[SouthernSounds]

(...) Thanks for your response to my comment.

You're welcome, Poser.

All the best,
B.

 

[kitniyatran]

Once you take a lesson, you are no longer "self taught". It's kind of like saving "it" for marriage if you catch my drift. I don't want to use the "V" word in a public setting.

Oh, I didn't realize that; I voted "self taught", but I took one guitar lesson, after I'd been playing 35 & 1/2 years, from a young guy who was more an electric player, which has never been my forty.

 

[griehund]

Oh, I didn't realize that; I voted "self taught", but I took one guitar lesson, after I'd been playing 35 & 1/2 years, from a young guy who was more an electric player, which has never been my forty.

I consider myself a self taught golfer. I took one professional lesson from a teacher who said, "oh well, the ball's going to go where the ball's going to go". So, I couldn't figure out why I needed him.

 

[Ridgemont]

Took 2 years of classical guitar as a kid then went on a 15 year hiatus...then picked up a steel string guitar and have been fumbling around on my own for almost 5 years. What do you consider this scenario to be?

 

[davismanLV]

Took 2 years of classical guitar as a kid then went on a 15 year hiatus...then picked up a steel string guitar and have been fumbling around on my own for almost 5 years. What do you consider this scenario to be?

Fairly typical......