Many people who have researched online sources for lessons on how to play the guitar have at some stage come across Jamplay. This online guitar lessons website was officially launched in 2007 and has grown to become one of the largest online resources for people who are looking to learn to play guitar using online lessons and resources. When the Jamplay site was accessed we found that there is material being added every week and currently the website holds over 400 hours of video guitar lessons.
Jamplay is a great program for beginner guitarists through to advanced players looking for ways to improve parts of their playing or looking to learn different styles. Unlike many of the online guitar courses Jamplay does not require you to learn a certain genre as the course covers all the common guitar genres such as acoustic, jazz, blues and rock. This website also features more than one guitar teacher which is a distinct advantage over other courses that just feature the one teacher throughout the lessons.
Once you have paid your money and have access to the members area it is a pleasant surprise to find an easy to navigate website that is free from adds and pop ups. The large amount of information contained on the Jamplay website is organised into three main areas, beginners, genre teaching and learning songs. For the beginner guitar player the lessons are based around teaching the basics such as strumming and playing chords and the lessons also cover essential information that is important to the beginner. The intermediate guitar player has a choice with the Jamplay lessons depending on which of the genres they choose to learn. These lessons teach you specialised guitar techniques, skills such as reading music and guitar tab and this section also has lessons on how to sing while playing guitar (for some people this is harder than it looks). The third part of Jamplay is the learning songs section which as it suggests is video lessons that break down popular guitar songs and teaches you to play them. When the site was reviewed there was over 100 songs in the library which includes artists such as Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Greenday and the Beatles.
The video lessons on Jamplay are excellent, they are produced in flash video format and with multiple cameras so that you can see what each hand is doing while you are learning. The only issue with the video lessons is that they cannot be downloaded they have to be streamed from the website and this might make things a little frustrating for people with a slow internet connection.
Overall Jamplay is a great tool for all levels of guitar ability. If you are looking for an online resource for learning guitar then this might just be the one you’re looking for.
