> Learnwell expounded in news:8cc19561-da28-4bdc-8e09-3bf30e524842
> @m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com:
>
>>
>>> I stubbornly stuck to my steel string guitar for a long time, while
>>> learning classical material. I finally broke down one day and bought
>>> a classical guitar and that made it much easier to play because
>>> of the wider neck.
>>
>> Yep, that is why I refuse to teach students on a steel string. Come to
>> your second lesson with one and I'll tell you to not even bother
>> coming to your third if you don't have a classical. It seems
>> reasonable to students (why not, it is a guitar), but you found out
>> why it is not.
>
> I think that is a bit harsh for a teaching policy. You can get up to a
> certain point in classical training without it being a major issue. For
> me it started to make sense to switch at the Grade 3 Conservatory level.
> Prior to that, you are in such basic material that I would argue that it
> shouldn't be an issue.
>
> Snark
> ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **
I prefer to use both types since I play fingerstyle. I do not differentiate
between "classical" and other. It is all fingerstyle. It is an elitest
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