Resources you’ll need for your online guitar lesson

• Your guitar
• Video and audio enabled computer or device
• Strong internet connection
• Headphones (optional but recommended)
• USB/XLR Microphone (optional but recommended)
• Music Stand

Electric Guitars: If you use an electric guitar for your online lesson, you’ve got two options to help your teacher hear you. These guitars usually are not loud enough on their own.

Use an amplifier. Play your guitar through your amplifier on a low setting so that your sound is picked up by your microphone. Amps can get loud rather easily. Be careful not to make it much louder than you speaking voice.

Use an audio interface. There are several audio interfaces that you can purchase that will allow you to connect your guitar directly to your computer.

Position yourself far enough from the camera on your device so that your instructor can see both your hands, plus the entire fingerboard of your guitar. It’s not necessary to see the headstock or the tail end of the guitar.

A wider view also gives your teacher the ability to help you with your body posture and with positioning your instrument.

A strong internet connection

Check your internet speed before you get started to avoid having a slow and choppy connection. Run a free speed test here.

Once you know how fast your connection is, compare it to what is recommended for a solid live video lesson experience. Below you’ll find some recommendations for the best internet connection to use for your online guitar lessons.

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