If you spend a lot of time checking out Guitar Training websites and review sites, you will come across Jamorama more often than most others. It is one of the most popular guitar lesson sites online. Jamorama has for a long time, been both easy and enjoyable to learn the guitar without spending a fortune on teachers and at a reasonable price. Jamorama starts off comfortably slow and doesn't make the assumption that you have any prior knowledge about playing the guitar. It is able to take a student from complete beginner to a fully competent intermediate guitar player.
Jamorama is currently available in two different courses. The Jamorama Standard (which is reviewed here) and The Jamorama Deluxe version. The main difference between the two Jamorama versions is that the Deluxe version contains everything that the standard package does, but adds what they used to call the Jamorama Lead Guitar to the package. So in addition to chord training, strum training, jam tracks and theory, you will get guidance on how to play scales and soloing techniques for lead guitaring. At any stage though , you will be able to choose to upgrade from the standard version to the deluxe version.
The team at Jamorama is run by a guy named Ben Edwards and they have made a great job of building an entry level course for new guitar players, a product that is simple to use, and that contains complete instructions. And most important...it is fun and enjoyable.
Product Features
Th Jamorama course includes 2 very extensive downloadable guitar learning ebooks that break down the course into individual lessons. Book 1 contains 15 lessons, and book 2 has 26. Each lesson is simple to understand, and written with ease of understanding as its goal.
Alongside the 2 course books, is a huge selection of video and audio that show you exatly how each lesson works. There are over 140 individual video files to watch, detailing chord structures and how to play them as an example. The jam along tracks included in the package are of very high quality and are designed for maximum effect for soloing. The good thing about the tracks is that you can select either accompaniment or solo depending which section you wish to practice.
Jamorama have put together some great extra bonuses you will find very helpful. Here are just some of the bonus software included in this package:
Guitar Tuner Pro - Digital tuner - used on your computer - works perfectly.
Guitar Ear It! - A great tool used to condition your ear to listen for chords.
Jayde Musica Pro - This is a creative computer game that shows uou how read and memorize notes. After playing for a while you will also use be able to recognize notes by ear.
Jamorama Metronome - A digital metronome for use to establish consistent rhythm.
Free first month membership to SongPond.com. Songpond is a site that teaches you how to play your favourite songs. Ratings are from dead simple to very hard.
Once you sign up to Jamorama, you can hold back on your first Songpond month until you feel you are ready to play. A SongPond.com membership starts from $7.95 up to $15.95 each month, so this is a valuable bonus to have.
