help with a decision?

[christmetal]

i have been taking lessons now for eight months or so and i have been playing for a year and im wondering if i should still be taking lessons?
i took music theory class so i know a lot about music theoretically
im paying 20 dollars a lesson and i dont feel like im learning much
should i even keep taking them?

 

[DistortedBass]

If you don't feel like your learning, bring it up to your teacher. If things don't change find someone new.

I wouldn't give up on learning, you never want to stop evolving, but maybe you've outgrown your teacher and it's time to move on. It hapens to just about everyone.

 

[jsingles]

just finding a different teacher in general can be healthy. everybody has something unique you can take from them. we all get stuck in ruts, just find a way to refresh your learning/playing experience to get out of it.

 

[christmetal]

thanks for the advice
this is my second teacher and im just wondering what i should do
ive studied music theory and i know a lot about music
am i able to just teach myself from here?

 

[bongomania]

You posted this in the Effects forum, so clearly you still have a lot to learn. Srsly though we all have a lot to learn- there is never any point in your life when you will no longer benefit from learning some new technique, refinement, or underlying concept.

IOW if this particular teacher is doing nothing for you, then get a new teacher. Do NOT take his limitations as a sign that you don't need any more lessons. Also taking "a music theory class" is just the tip of the iceberg. I know musicians who have been bandleaders for years who still get stumped by some theory issues.

 

[christmetal]

thanks
i guess i will just talk to him about it or find another teacher

 

[dannybuoy]

I would spend that money on tutorial books and DVDs, absorb the knowledge, then sell them on right here in the TB forums!