Teaching My Dad to Play Guitar!
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4 ай бұрынI can't give everyone lessons, but I hope you guys can get some good information from watching me give my dad lessons. Also, please don't beat me up Don.
Chord Changing Exercise Video: • The Secret to Changing...
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Thanks for watching!
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
Thanks (this is Kevin’s dad) - good luck, hope we both improve.
@bretparkhill2415 4 ай бұрын
I tip my hat to you sir. One of the biggest things to overcome to learn something is one's own ego and the fear of looking inept. Accepting that beginner status publicly on camera shows that you are going to succeed at this. I'm about a year into learning and once I spent about a month and a half doing the spider exercise daily, my ring finger finally started moving easily on it's own. It was weird and fun to stare down at it doing it's thing. Keep at it!
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
@@bretparkhill2415 ok that gives me hope - 6 weeks-ish to getting good at this exercise - I can do six weeks. Thanks for the kind words!
@ramkhagram852 4 ай бұрын
You’ve inspired me to maybe try this with my own dad! Hope it goes well
@albietzaesthetics1064 3 ай бұрын
I’m learning with you guys just borrowed my brothers guitar to make sure I stick with it before I go and buy one of my own the guitar looks good except a slight crack around the sound box but it isn’t affecting the sound from what I can tell atleast not enough for me to not be able to play it and it sound good
@bretparkhill2415 2 ай бұрын
@@KevinsdadNorbOne month in. Do your fingers still feel like worthless blobs of wood on the spider?
@Denvercoder 4 ай бұрын
Okay last comment. This is a GOLDMINE. You need to 100% keep this series going. This is going to skyrocket your channel.
@e.assatawright2833 4 ай бұрын
This is great! All us "over 40 newbies" out here can follow along with Dad! It's like we're learning with him.
@JacobMichael-il9qu 3 ай бұрын
I chose the right time to start guitar. I feel like I have a buddy learning with me at the same time!
@vylia 4 ай бұрын
What a great idea! I'm on my second week, and it's quite inspiring to share similar beginner-related-issues with your father. For me, the spider exercises are also difficult, my fingers keep returning to their rest state. Of course, I'll keep practicing. :)
@koffiefilter 4 ай бұрын
Keep on going, good luck! :)
@jexterviloria8268 4 ай бұрын
you got this, GOOD LUCK! 😸
@FeliciasJourney27 4 ай бұрын
As a 48yo autistic mom trying to learn i appreciate his vulnerability. Thank yall.
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
Thanks - keep watching!
@jsguitar-fl6nv 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great video! I teach guitar (mostly beginning students) and really appreciated hearing the feedback you offered your Dad. If I may offer a suggestion, I noticed throughout the video that your Dad was holding the guitar so the headstock was pointing down. Asking him to hold the guitar so the neck is at least level or slightly pointed up (like you were holding your guitar) will help with some of the issues he was having. A strap will also help.
@gamma8gear 4 ай бұрын
I think the most important part that really hinders people from learning is knowing how and what to practice. What you said in the beginning about 20 minutes a song, 15 practicing chords, and 15 minuts practicing spider ex is the gold content in this video. Honestly you should provide a pdf with your learning guitar videos that just breaks down that schedule. When I learned how to play and instrument my instructor did that but he broke it up into 4 things and he had it set up for an hour but i modified it for 50 minutes and i was practicing the same thing every other day (so essentially an A day and a B day). Those 15 minutes trying to learn the first couple licks of the slowed down song went so fast that it didnt even feel like practicing (Having something NOT feel like a chore is what practicing should be) but after a month of practicing everyday I was playing it at full speed. I would even make a how to practice and what to practice video. It probably the most important part about learning how to play... obviously. If you dont practice you dont learn. If your struggling and doing inefficient practice sessions then you will quite soon after.
@michaelwrights2094 4 ай бұрын
Great video. I'm 73 and started teaching myself guitar with KZfaq, videos and books about 3yrs.ago. I can totally relate to your dad's struggles. I think doing this video the way you did was perfect for it's purpose. Keep up the good work.
@ruthcannatti4722 4 ай бұрын
Great video! Your Dad is doing great! I’m 60 and just started learning a few months ago. Your videos have been very helpful. Thank you and please keep this series going. Many of us are rooting for your Dad to stick with it and do well!
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
Thanks Ruth! I’m going to stick with it- whether or not that goes well- we will have to see 😊
@professorfether9338 4 ай бұрын
I actually have no songs I would like to play on guitar. I would like to learn to play guitar so I can make the sounds in my head available for others to hear.
@leovaldovinos4991 2 ай бұрын
Just get the 7 chords down from the other video and see where it takes you. I’m on the same boat with you
@rockydaleo6998 4 ай бұрын
You’re doing great! And the only one you need to please is yourself. I’m 70 and just started… between accidents and arthritis there’s things I just can’t do! So I do what I can in my own way.. bottom line is… I’m having fun!!
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the encouragement! I’m having fun too and looking forward to the next video
@marcoliver625 2 ай бұрын
Awesome point about practising super-fast. It can be a bit demoralising but that all dissapears when you go back down to a slower speed and find it just soooo much easier (it's like doing magic)
@dinklong3765 4 ай бұрын
Great video, I share many of the same issues your dad does.its great to see someone with the same struggles and to have advice to improve them
@levigregorytiama5448 4 ай бұрын
Most inspired I’ve felt in ages good luck to both of you!
@cameranikon 4 ай бұрын
It may be helpful if you number these videos. I may not be able to watch every week so it would help to watch them in order. Thank you for doing this series.
@stengah101 4 ай бұрын
Might be a good idea for your Dad to think about his posture and the position he is holding the guitar. Neck is pointing down and he’s resting his left elbow on his leg which seems to be restricting him especially on the spider exercise. Great video and don’t mean to sound critical.
@seaxviking9545 4 ай бұрын
This IS pure gold, Kevin! I started out some weeks ago, been watching several videos for beginners, there are good ones and bad ones - of course, but THIS is one-of-a-kind 👏 Love the idea! And thanks to dad for being a real sport!
@10ooic 4 ай бұрын
Great video and great concept, thank you two. It's a very interesting video with as lot of really useful advices. It's precious.
@slowhand1986 4 ай бұрын
Very ambitious and a cool idea. Keep it going an good luck to your dad
@mohammadsharififard1686 4 ай бұрын
Great video as always Kevin; This is such a great complement to your normal videos and the format is really fresh and interesting. . all these little tips and tweaks have so much value. I hope you continue this series. Can't wait for the next video!
@kyllbs1 4 ай бұрын
The good news, Kevin's dad, is we also suck too. It's why we're here. :)
@marwoj22 4 ай бұрын
Such cool and wholesome idea, I’m also starting my adventure with guitar so this series will be a blast for me 😅
@michaelthomas9991 4 ай бұрын
Kevin - you’ve got a wonderful thing going here! I’m older than your Dad, and I’m just now trying to learn guitar. Your lessons seem perfect for me, and you have great patience. Thank you so very much for posting these on KZfaq. I look forward to more!
@peterpocsaji5509 4 ай бұрын
I hope we can follow your dad progress :D Thanks for the spider exercise
@monkeyjocks 4 ай бұрын
So excellent! Such a great idea. Would be great to see you have students at different levels with different needs join you in the lesson format. Really enjoying your channel!!
@craignewton5126 4 ай бұрын
Great video. I’m a 70+ beginner and really enjoyed sitting in on your lesson with your dad. I could see his/my challenges and how you showed us how to overcome them. I hope lesson evolves into a series. Good luck to both of you.
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
We are planning the next video - see you in a few weeks
@Sukaichae 3 ай бұрын
These videos are priceless, thank you so much for sharing this journey with us, so much to learn from it!!!!
@gergemall Ай бұрын
Love this video with your dad. Excellent ❤
@WOLFIE-96B-UK 4 ай бұрын
Awesome video! I'm 70 and picked up my old acoustic after not playing for over 40 years. I'm struggling to get my fingers doing what my brain wants 'em to but I keep trying. Total respect to you and your dad, you've really inspired me to push on and keep trying. Thanks to you both! 👍
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the kind words - keep going and keep us updated - it’s cool to hear from fellow aspiring guitarists. Yeah, “aspiring guitarists” that sounds better than “students” we are too damn old to be students😊
@kevinnickens 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment and good luck!
@CherylAwh 4 ай бұрын
Love this - and great job Kevin's dad. I just started last June and remember how difficult things were in the beginning. There were so many things I just thought, well I won't be able to do that - and now I'm doing them. Hang in there and you will be amazed at how much you will progress over time. Much love to you both. 💙
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate the encouragement!
@taylorlawson8224 2 ай бұрын
Thank you, Kevin, for being vulnerable! Same to your dad! It is so hard to learn a new skill at a new age, let alone putting it on the internet. This has truly helped my confidence with learning. You are changing the way people learn to play guitar! You have a bright future ahead with a great marketing tactic!
@MariannesStudio 3 ай бұрын
That was really interesting! I enjoyed that longer format, and all the beginner frustration is very familiar haha. Kudos to you both, this is great. Keep going Kevin's dad!!
@sonnyj.7664 2 ай бұрын
Tip: start the spider exercise on the fifth fret and use only strings 1 to 3, maybe 4.
@sawyer4981 2 ай бұрын
I'm in my first week of learning and came across this series, I can't thank you enough. This is tremendously helpful! And Don, you don't suck. You're practicing!
@koffiefilter 4 ай бұрын
Love this kind of video series, definitely going to follow your dads progression!
@koffiefilter 4 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, good luck and have fun dad! ❤
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@jovito1965 Ай бұрын
This is great. Answered a lot of questions so I can improve the practice routine. I was having a lot of the same problems as your dad with the spider exercise.
@garmtlisette 2 ай бұрын
Just wanted to chime in on the compliments for the videos. The struggle with the spider exercise is relatable. Just picked up my first guitar at age 44. As an educator I have to say I love your references to the zone of proximal development in the chord changing exercise. That is exactly where you want to be: in the struggle, but with some assistance to keep confident. Your videos are helping with that. Thanks.
@lonniewrights2591 4 ай бұрын
I love this, I'm 64 years old and started learning and I find the most frustrating thing is how bad I sound. I keep telling myself it will get better and after 2 months I hear improvement. I will follow this series and watch mine and your dads improvement.
@McKenna.1230 4 ай бұрын
Starting a Norbert fan club
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
That’s a good idea, I’ve always thought there should be one.
@dpgoodale 4 ай бұрын
I'm in ! @@KevinsdadNorb
@shannonnickens 4 ай бұрын
I’m in too! Been a fan for a minute now.
@danielstimpson707 4 ай бұрын
hey dad! way to go. i am 60 and in the same position. i noticed your left thumb is out of position often also, made effort, which cleaned my chord sounds. Keep going! What I am learning is that guitarists make it look easy, but thats because of thousands of hours of hard work and passion.
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
Thanks - yeah I’m trying to get the thumb under control
@louisdaniels1014 4 ай бұрын
Justin Guitar that was great!!!!
@Denvercoder 4 ай бұрын
Tell your dad he’s doing awesome. Nothing to worry about.
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the support!
@ronpatterson6420 4 ай бұрын
Hi Kevin's dad! Have fun with your guitar journey.
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
Thanks Ron!
@gnjprice 4 ай бұрын
Guess your dad and I will be learning together. Good luck to us both. Just remember, every day you practice, you will be that much better.
@Paul-mn8ql 4 ай бұрын
I‘m with your dad, sometimes if I slow it down it‘s even harder.
@kerchunk5458 4 ай бұрын
Your dad angles the neck of the guitar downward. Wouldn’t it help to angle upwards? I’m the same age as your dad and just started learning myself. I have to really angle the neck upwards to make it easier.
@KevinsdadNorb 3 ай бұрын
Thanks and good luck! I’m about to try a bar chord - this is gonna be ugly😊
@Markusousa 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for another great video. Is possible to ask a question? I've started my guitar journey 1 week ago, I started with the D and A chord, and havig really a hard time mastering those 2 chords, and even worse doing the chords changes, because is like my fingers have mind of there own. Any advice? Thank you.
@SebbGuy 4 ай бұрын
Question!! All the time I've been learning chords and spider walk with fingers but i wanted to learn how to play using pick. Is it just me or using pick takes you back to level -100 with everything. Is it necessary to learn playing guitar with the pick or using just your finger for the rest of your life is considered fine??
@secondtonone4773 4 ай бұрын
First thanks for this series and i hope you keep going. I have one question which may be irrelevant but hear me out - Q. When doing chord changes, only down streaming and not doing Up streaming , can it affect learning streaming with difficult streaming patterns or playing songs in the long term?
@kevinnickens 4 ай бұрын
Not really, or at least I wouldn’t worry about it. With my dad, we will move on to strumming exercises a little further down the road, for now I just want him to focus on the skill of chord changing rather than strumming
@secondtonone4773 4 ай бұрын
@@kevinnickensthanks 👍
@kevanashy 4 ай бұрын
Great video, but dad ain't a complete beginner! He can already place fingers on chords without looking! I can't even begin to think about that, and started 3 weeks ago, having never picked up a guitar in my life.
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
Hi - this is Kevin’s dad - you’re right I messed around with Kevin’s guitars when he was learning, but never put any effort into it. I pretty much figured out how to play a little Wagon Wheel. But I can’t apply that to anything else. It’s kind of like I learned a trick I can do on the Guitar. But I really have no concept of what I’m doing.
@FeliciasJourney27 4 ай бұрын
I have a question from a south paw point of view. Would you recommend starting out with a left handed guitar or right handed? I bought myself a really nice right handed prs to learn on but now im wondering if that was the best decision. Could you weigh in on your thoughts as a guitar teacher?
@kevinnickens 4 ай бұрын
So obviously I'm not a lefty, but I think you made the correct decision to get a right handed guitar. It's gonna be hard and difficult when you first start out no matter what orientation guitar you get, so you might as well learn to play right handed. You'll have so many more options when it comes to buying guitars in the future. Hope this helps!
@FeliciasJourney27 4 ай бұрын
@@kevinnickens thank you. 😊 I was hoping as a newbie it would be better in the long run to learn right handed.
@markcafebrown2883 3 ай бұрын
Why don’t you make a guitar course for beginners and intermediate players and sell the lessons for $9.99-$19.99 a month on your website
@franciscopinheiro-nh4vx 4 ай бұрын
Hi Kevin, This was a great start to this series of instructional videos with your father. Forgive me if I missed it but, what is your father’s name?
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
Hi this is Kevin’s dad. Also known as Norbert😊
@franciscopinheiro-nh4vx 4 ай бұрын
@@KevinsdadNorb Hi Norbert, Well done! I really enjoyed the natural way the video was presented. You are brave to take on this challenge and I am going to try and keep up with you on this learning to play guitar journey. Fran
@KevinsdadNorb 4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much- good luck and keep us posted
@DavidKerner-en1ww 4 ай бұрын
The metronome chord change exercise that you tought was what helped me improve the most. I started at 60 and went up by 5 bpm increments. Now I can comfortable change open cords at 120 bpm.
@professorfether9338 4 ай бұрын
Don't worry about "sucking"! It's one of the reasons those of us are watching is because you do. So do we. Let's learn together.
@LibriumMusic 4 ай бұрын
You should make the text on the thumbnail bigger and easier to read, I found it difficult to discern from my recommended section. Just a tip :)
@maxime1776 4 ай бұрын
Hey
@Srobinson102 4 ай бұрын
Kevin, no idea if this is helpful but here's my 1 year progress with an hour a day (featuring Hotel California lol): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qrqIf9Jq2avJe2Q.html - look forward to seeing your Pops progress! "Justin teaches guitar is a good app too" lmao!
@grave8590 4 ай бұрын
First view!
@kevinnickens 4 ай бұрын
Confirmed!
@64Magick 4 ай бұрын
*The UNIVERSE\CREATION was and is 1000% AGAINST ME from ever learning and comprehending music for the past 45 frickin years, YUP.....45 FRICKIN YEARS!!!* *I WASTED 45 BLOODY YEARS TRYING TO COMPREHEND THE INFINITE CONCEPTS OF ITS INFRASTRUCTURE FROM BASIC TO IMPROVISING OF WHAT GOES WITH WHAT.....I AM THE KING OF FAILURE!!!!*
@Xenophanes666-tv6pf 24 күн бұрын
100th comment (me)
@kevinnickens 24 күн бұрын
Cool
@fc7424 14 күн бұрын
He's not a beginner. Your dad already has experience and can strum and change chords
@wongcctt1993 8 күн бұрын
I think his father is a one-week beginner when recording this video? So he has probably done the spider exercise and practiced the four open chords for a week. He's doing so good in a week time