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Question: How many months of private lessons does it take to get to a high level of guitar playing!?
How long would it take to be able to play pretty good with private lessons!?
Lessons are done once a week, 30 min per weekWww@QuestionHome@Com


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It depends how much you practice if you practice a lot like 3-4 hours a day you'll be pretty good like in two yearsWww@QuestionHome@Com

Well, it depends how good you are now!. If you have about a year of experience, it would take you maybe about a year and half or so to be able to play a decent solo, but if you want to play like Michael Angelo Batio stuff, that'll take you at least 5 years of lessons depending on the teacher!. Not all teachers are the same so this is a rough estimate!. If you have some years behind your back though, I don't think it should take very long, maybe about a year to play some Jimi Hendrix fluently!. But I think -this is coming from a teacher as well- you should approach lessons this way!. Start off a half hour a week for about 2 months, and than start doing an hour a week for about 4 months, e!.t!.c!. That way you're not cramming everything into one lesson when you start to advance on the guitar!. Hope this helps!

-NakayamaWww@QuestionHome@Com

It is not an easy question because the factor affecting progress in learning guitar have to do with:
Innate ability, discipline in practice, willingness to learn how to
fast-read the musical staff; quaility of the instruction (teacher)
for a specific style of playing!.
Even people who have reached the pinacle of their profession practice daily!.
It is reported that Andres Segovia spent multiple hours a day
practicing his art, including scales!.
You cannot rush talent but a discipline approach to learning some skill well will produce good results!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I've been taking guitar lessons for over a year, practicing 1-2 hours daily, and if I keep at it, in another year I hope to be up to really crappy!.

Right now I'm just god-awful!.

Hope this helps!. :-)Www@QuestionHome@Com

It would depend mostly on you!. Some people can excel faster than others!. You are off to a good start taking lessons!. Good luck and keep practicing!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

haha months!? i believe you mean years my friend, or possibly even a lifetime!.Www@QuestionHome@Com