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Yes that's right! REAL one to one LIVE tuition over the internet!!
All you need is a cheap pc microphone and MSN live messenger, Skype or Yahoo messenger. (MSN seems to work much better than Yahoo)
We can talk to each other in real time
and hear each other play. I also use a web cam so you can see exactly what I am doing.
Click here for your FREE MSN Live messenger
 
Click here for your FREE Yahoo! messenger
Click here for Skype.
I much prefer MSN messenger but I highly recommend downloading Yahoo and/or Skype as a back up if there are network problems with MSN, which sometimes do happen.
I have often seen other guitar tuition web sites who have so called 'online' lessons, only to find out they just
offer a page to go to with some excercises on it, or they email you a lesson which you have to pay for.
Not much more use than a book really. A book can't hear where you are going wrong and offer advice to solve your problem.
With my online lessons
a can help you almost as much as if you where in my room having a regular lesson.
Here is a screen capture of one of my lessons with Luc from Canada.
This is the ideal solution
for people who don't have a local tutor and need some professional help.
HOW IT WORKS:
If you want an online lesson, all you have to do is email me with a list of things you would like to cover and give me some days and times you can be available.
Don't forget to tell me which Country you live in, so we can take any time differences into account.
Click here for a time zone site
This shows the 'live' time here in the UK.
I will email you back with a time that suits me. Once we are agreed on a day and time
and payment has been recieved, we are ready to go!
You don't need a super-computer or even Broadband/ADSL. Dial up works just fine.
I stay up pretty late into the night, so teaching someone in the USA who might be 5 or even 8 hours behind the UK, isn't a problem.
The technical Bit: In order for me to hear you, you must have your guitar amp in your room near your pc. Your pc mic' will be able to pick up your voice and what you play through the amp.
Alternatively, you could put your mic and guitar into a mixer, (I use the output from my Pod) and take that output into the mic input on the back of your pc. This will give you greater control over the levels and it won't disturb anyone in the house.
You MUST wear headphones though, or I will hear my voice coming back at me through your pc speakers!
I also have a web cam so you can see fingerings, making the whole expreience easier. Students don't have to have a web cam to take lessons but it is helpful.
Available Times:
Subject to availability you can book online lessons during these times:
ALL TIMES ARE IN UK TIME ZONE
Monday to Thursday: | Daytimes between 2pm and 5pm, or 11pm onwards |
Friday: | Between 2pm and 5pm |
Saturday: | NOT AVAILABLE |
Sunday: | NOT AVAILABLE |
I stay up LATE, so USA students are fully welcome even considering the time difference.
PAYMENT AND PRICE:
Payment can be made by paypal or a cheque (UK residents only for cheques).
Paypal is fast and easy - cheques from UK residents will have to be banked and
cleared before your lesson.
Online lessons are available NOW!
I provide one hour lessons costing £20.
Click HERE for a currency converter if you live outside the UK.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY.
PayPal users please pay in British Pounds (Sterling) only.
Also, payment must be sent at least 24 hours before your lesson.
This confirms to me that you plan on attending the lesson and will guarantee that I will be online at the agreed time.
If I do not receive payment 24 hours before the lesson I cannot guarantee I will be online at the agreed time.
If we have agreed on a lesson time and payment has been received and you fail to meet online, regardless of the reason for missing the lesson, there will be a 50% fee. (£10)
Also, 24 hours notice is required for canceling a lesson, or there will also be a 50% charge.
Please understand that I make myself available for the lesson, take time to set my equipment up and will turn down any other work or social invitations that comes along, so I could loose out if there is a no show.
Please make payment to des.sherwood@btinternet.com when using PayPal.
 Click on the Paypal logo to create an account.
Feel free to contact me via email about these real online lessons:
des.sherwood@btinternet.com
We can arrange a time convenient for both of us and providing payment has been recieved 24 hours in advance, I will meet you online and help you with whatever you want.
This service is not aimed for complete beginners. (You don't have to be very experienced either but a Basic knowledge of the fretbaord and guitar anatomy is required.)
HERE'S WHAT OTHERS AROUND THE WORLD SAY ABOUT MY ONLINE TUITION:
"Des showed me almost a whole solo during the 30 minute lesson over Yahoo IM!!!!!! You don't even have to leave your computer!!!!! We were able to talk and play riffs back and forth over the internet and It was very comfortable. How cool is that?!?"
Larz Labarge, Florence, Alabama USA.
I have had several lesons in the past, and only one from Des, and I have to tell you...I learned more from Des in that one lesson, than I did in all the others combined. Des has the ability, and know how, to relate the material to you the student, to where you understand the aspects of playing, and how to play the right notes at the right time. There is no pressure and the way Des explains things, usually leaves you the student without any questions. He really makes the lesson fun and enjoyable. Take a lesson and you will never take one from anywhere else again.
Ryan D Hackney, Texas USA.
"As a bass player, i wanted to get more insight into how those 2 extra strings worked on a guitar! Now i have been shown Major, Minor and Dominant Chords within half an hour and had them explained fully, it is now down to me to use that knowledge and work on what i have been taught. thank you."
Andy Jeens, Liverpool, UK
"I always wanted to take guitar lesson but unfortunately, i don't have a music school in my town. I discovered this web site and decided to try the online lesson.
It worked VERY WELL.
Des is able to help you as much as if you were in front of him. He his very patient and helpful. I did discover a lot of things I was doing wrong just in the first lesson!!! Thx."
Luc Poulin, Québec, Canada
"I decided to try an online lesson with Des because I didn't have the time or transport to go and see him in person. There were a few things that were bugging me about my guitar playing and Des gave me some really invaluable info, very worth my while. I wish this guy lived next door!"
Rory Connor, Birmingham, UK.
"Des is a very talented individual that I look forward to learning a lot from.
I’m 24 years old and this is the first time I have ever had a lesson, but I have
been playing all my life. He really opened my eyes that there are techniques
that I have never taken into consideration. For someone that has been looking
for a guitar mentor that plays in the style of Randy Rhoads, my guitar idol,
Des is perfect. His style of playing is exactly like Randy’s. It is as if Randy is
playing himself."
George McGill – Bartow, Florida, USA.
"I've been playing by ear for a while now. I've also read some guitar books here and there. The books helped a little, but nothing compares to getting lessons from a real person. It's best to have both a live teacher AND the books. I learned a lot just in my first lesson with Des! I feel like I'm really making progress for a change. The way he started me off really made sense, and has given me a good foundation to build on and eventually become a good solid player....he also showed me mistakes I was making, and no book can do that! I'm glad I decided to take lessons from Des!"
David Denson Venus, Texas USA
"I would strongly reccomend Des Sherwood as a quality guitarist and patient teacher.
He is one of the pioneers of internet guitar lessons and online lessons are a really
convenient way of learning.
Even if you are an advanced player you will still learn a lot from Des and check out the Final countdown solo for speed and accuracy!!
Thanks Des for your help and inspiration."
Rod Ross, Guitar teacher and songwriter - Scotland, UK.
THE FUTURE:
This is the beginning of the future of 'real' online tuition. I did my first online lesson in 2003 and only recently have I seen other tutors offering this service.
If you take your guitar lessons online,
why not buy your guitar
online. We have a great selection of bass
guitars and drums
as well at zZounds.com.
Des Sherwood guitar tuition © 2000-2007
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