New teacher

[Ziltoid]

In the middle of this week, ima do a come-back to lessons after 2 yrs of lessons then 1 of self-teaching, im going to try another teacher because i feel i can learn more then i can teach myself with resources n crap(weird to say).

At the comon question "what do u wanta learn"
what should be answered? I'm really open minded and want to try pretty much anything, but that wont help him

Also how to "know" if its the right teacher for my needs or w/e

I do know that if all he wants to do is like to teach me songs n riffs its not gunna work because i will not learn much and i can do that by myself.

So, advices?

[JimmyM]

The teacher should be telling you what you should learn than to ask you what you want to learn. It's OK to ask what your goals are, but how are you supposed to know what you should learn? Honestly, it sounds like one of those teachers who teaches kids songs they like and want to learn in order to keep them paying rather than really teach them how to make music. I'd maybe look for a teacher with more of an academic background if you really want to get the best out of lessons. Consult with your local college or high schools for recommendations.

[Jim Campbell]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

The teacher should be telling you what you should learn than to ask you what you want to learn. It's OK to ask what your goals are, but how are you supposed to know what you should learn? Honestly, it sounds like one of those teachers who teaches kids songs they like and want to learn in order to keep them paying rather than really teach them how to make music. I'd maybe look for a teacher with more of an academic background if you really want to get the best out of lessons. Consult with your local college or high schools for recommendations.

tru dat..far too many are more inclined to appease parents with short term success at the expense of real long term growth......it's not supposed to be easy,and teachers who don't make the hard work aspect clear do their students a disservice

[Ziltoid]

That's rogered,
As for musical background the ditto guy has it, the way i see/hear it in my town there's only 2 good bass teachers, there's the one im going to try this week,and there's the high school music teacher, but the high school dude is more expensive and as a typical approach that doesn't leave much place to difference and goes trough like steps n craps no matter what level ure at, u kinda start doing annoying nooby **** even if its not necessary he doesn't like calibrate, i dont know how to say it....and he's formed in classical guitar/ music teaching, hes been more like a bar bass player then like idk....

I suck at phrasing my thoughts in english

Edit: he hasnt asked me the what ya wanta learn question, im just forecasting..incase

[JimmyM]

Well try him out and see what you think. Apparently you know enough to know when you're being snowed, because you're right...you can learn how to play other people's songs on your own. I wouldn't rule the other guy out, though...some of that "nooby ****" I thought I was above when I first took lessons at 16 is good stuff I still use on a daily basis.

[Ziltoid]

O and if i may point out, the guy im trying uses ERB's basses, I recently acquired a 6 string so i assume he'd be the "righter" one to teach me all the"possibilities" regarding that kind of bass, while the other one in his "classical" approach still only uses his 78' p bass (Not that it's something wrong)

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by Ziltoid

O and if i may point out, the guy im trying uses ERB's basses, I recently acquired a 6 string so i assume he'd be the "righter" one to teach me all the"possibilities" regarding that kind of bass, while the other one in his "classical" approach still only uses his 78' p bass (Not that it's something wrong)

Yeah, that pretty much means nothing.

[Ziltoid]

Ight, ill keep yall updated!

[Ziltoid]

Was great, No negative thoughts, let more lessons begins!