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Rating:  (Top Choice for Online Video Lessons) Published By: Jamplay Inc. Website: www.Jamplay.com Price: $19.95p/month (See full review for discounts) Skill Levels: Beginner-Advanced, Kids

JamPlay is a subscription based guitar instruction site with video-style guitar lessons online supplemented with downloadable print media. The guitar site boasts over five hundred hours of lessons in multiple styles by over forty different instructors. With so many instructors teaching so many different styles, you might think that JamPlay is just a haphazard collection of guitar lessons online – but incredibly it’s not. Your subscription gains you immediate access to all of the site's lessons including a well-thought out beginner's program.

Top Features

Beginners start with a series of guitar lessons online called Phase 1.

The Phase 1 series covers the fundamentals of the guitar to get you playing, including:

	The Absolute Basics of the Guitar
	Your First Chords
	Strumming Technique & Right Hand Use
	Introduction to Finger picking
	Chords, Keys, and Relationships
	Barre Chords & Power Chords
	Playing Lead & Scales

In Phase 2 of the program, you’ll begin to explore different styles and genres of guitar playing.

Lastly, Phase 3 of the program is all about building your repertoire and in this part of the program you’ll be learning songs. One very interesting feature we found with JamPlay is their ability to take song requests. You simply post your request to the member's forum and they’ll do their best to have an instructor teach it. Not only is this helpful for the person that created the post, it also provides an endless curriculum of new and updated lesson material.

Each of the video guitar lessons online includes a performance by the instructor, a detailed explanation of its technical aspects, and the music notated in both traditional and tablature styles.

You’ll find that all of the instructors of the guitar lessons online are excellent players. After an introductory video in which they perform a piece in their genre, each instructor lays out a program for that particular style. These players really know there stuff, giving you a genre's history and development as well as its techniques. Just watch and listen to their introductory video and you will see (and hear) what I mean.

JamPlay has fully embraced a social media style of website. With your membership you’ll also get social media tools that allow you to interact with other players and browse their profiles. A private messaging system is also included. Make your own profile page, and a friends list.

 
Skill Level

Beginners – Advanced

Players at all levels will find JamPlay's guitar lessons online instructive. Beginners can develop their fundamentals, while intermediate players can solidify their skills. Advanced players can move on to master a particular style or technique.

Format

The guitar lessons online are provided in online videos. In addition, you’ll have access to printable write-ups of the lessons, various software games to help you learn, and one very unique feature that sets JamPlay apart from other sites – live web cam access to real instructors! This added benefit alone makes the programs’ monthly subscription fee worth the investment – especially when you consider the cost of private instructions.

Genres

In the core program you learn the basics of both Acoustic and Rock guitar. From there, with so many instructors to choose from, you can begin to explore pretty much whatever style you could imagine including Blues, Punk, 50's style Rock and so on.

Guitar Type

JamPlay's Phase 1 is acoustic guitar based. You’ll need an electric guitar for Phase 2 as it introduces you to the instrument and basic Rock playing techniques.

Price

Jamplay has several payment options to choose from. The longer the subscription length the lower the price per month works out to be. You can pay monthly, ($19.95/month), quarterly (only $12.49/month), as well as yearly (only $9.99/month). You also have the option of upgrading your payment option or canceling at any time. Jamplay accepts all major credit cards as well as Paypal.

A breakdown of current fees:

Monthly: $19.95
Quarterly: $49.95
Yearly: $139.95

Guarantee

JamPlay has a generous no questions asked money back guarantee on your subscription.

Rating

Jamplay’s three phase guitar lessons online, web tools, and access to live instructors make it one of the top rated guitar courses on the web and for $19.95, it’s a real bargain. We can highly recommend this site.