I love how God generously gives gifts
to each one of us! One of the gifts He gave me is
the gift of teaching. At age 17, I gave my life to
Christ and within a month my guitar teacher left the
country and gave me all of her students.
Still in high school, I taught 30 guitar
students, most much older than me. I've been teaching
nearly all my life. When God gives us gifts it's always
for the purpose of blessings others and glorifying
Him.
This is where you enter the picture.
In 2001 I made the first Worship Guitar Class video
with you in mind. The
Worship Guitar Class lessons
were birthed in prayer and for the purpose of helping
people just like you draw closer to Him through learning
and developing the skill of playing worship guitar.
The Worship Guitar Class lessons are now in DVD format
in English and Spanish. It was suggested to Trademark
the name, which could only be done with my own being
added. Today 'Jean Welles Worship Guitar Class™'
is a tool for Christian churches and worshippers in
over 50 countries.
Besides the gift of teaching, He also
gave me wonderful opportunities to study with world-class
guitarists. This means that you can have lessons from
the heart of a worshipper who can explain how to play
with great technique too.
Here are a couple examples of what
I mean. I gave free 5-minute lessons at a Homeschool
Convention and also a Christian Booksellers Association
Trade Show. This is what happens with God plus a trained
teacher (me) and an open heart (you) come together:
"Hi,
my name is Kent and I just had I've just had
a 5 minute lesson here and I've just learned
something today that I've been struggling with
wanting to learn... well for years. And I've
learned it today and I feel like I know something
now that I can apply for the future. Thank You."
Christian, have you been frustrated in the past with
trying to learn the guitar? Don't give up yet...
"My
husband tried to learn to play the guitar using
different books for more than a year and
he almost
gave up. We got your DVD and it's really helping
him! Now he's improving and feeling more confident
because he knows what he's supposed to do. Your
DVDs are a blessing to many people!"
Shirley Chang - Bellevue, WA
"Well
thank you. I really appreciate this lesson.
I've just learned in 10 minutes what I've been....
I've been playing for 4 years, 5 years and in
10 minutes I've learned more than... oh my...
than in the past 5 years. So thank you Jean.
I
appreciate this because I had no idea, I've
been struggling and I
thought I wasn't really much of a guitarist
but now I have hope again, so bless you
for that! So thank you. I would recommend this
for everyone, and we're going to definitely
bring this into the store." - Jane Lawson,
Remunda Cornerstone Bkst, Wickenburg, AZ.(Christian
Store)
As you can see in the video testimony above my Christian
guitar program is also available in retail
stores. We're
in well over 1300 stores and growing. The DVDs are
even available locally in stores in Canada,
the UK,
Singapore
and Jamaica.
Family Christian Stores is picking us up in 2007.
What will you learn? Glad you asked. I've prepared
a 6 minute audio so you could get an idea of what's
in the Christian guitar program. Most of the songs
are familiar worship songs to most churches. These
songs are copyrighted so I couldn't actually sing
them in this audio. Also, there are now 4 DVDs instead
of just the 3 in the audio. The 4th DVD has songs
like 'Shout to the Lord,' 'Open The Eyes Of My Heart,'
and more.
For those that like to see
more testimonies there are 3 pages of the 5
minute lesson testimonies - click
here, and a couple hundred audio
and written
testimonies as well.
.To give you an idea of the lessons...
here's the first worship guitar lesson, free.
As you will see there are several close-up shots for
both hands. The DVDs also have a practice section
where you can play all the songs with me, at a very
slow tempo
Here's
a sample excerpt from a lesson off the first
volume (about 3:30 minutes long).
I opened this page with a statement
that in a few months people will think you've been
playing for years. That was written because this is
what people tell me. Every time I get testimonies
like these I'm always touched. The verse that says
He can do above and beyond what you can ask or think
is one I'm well acquainted with!
"God
has surely blessed my husband (Stan) with your
lessons here at home. He is so fired up and amazed
with what God is doing. We usually have him open
us up in a few worship songs before we do our
family devotions. Our friends have been staying
over with us for the last 5 weeks and they are
just blown away with Stan's gift to play the guitar.
We all gather around to sing worship songs together
while he plays.
Stan
has only been playing for about 5 months, but
it seems like he's been playing for a couple of
years. He prays every time he begins his lessons
with you and then he takes that big step of faith
to apply what he's learned. God has filled him
with His peace. Thank you and God bless you, Jean.
He is surely using you to reach others here in
Hawaii.......:)"
- Deanne Tangonan, Hawaii
Each of us are given a finite number
of years to live on this side of heaven. God has made
us with special purposes and callings. We are each
uniquely special. I believe one of the the main purposes
of my life is to help train up new worshippers in
the body of Christ.
One of the ways I do this is through
my free Newsletters. I call it 'Worship Guitar Class
Family News' because I am part of the family of Christ
and the Newsletters are a forum for not only letting
people know what I'm up to and new products, but is
where we connect as family. Please take a moment to
join us and you'll see the first video lesson of the
DVDs free, and get instant tips on playing too.
Jean
Welles' "Worship
Guitar Class" Newsletter
Jam-packed with proven
tips, tricks and advice
for anyone who wants to play worship guitar
*skillfully*! Called
'Family News' because in the Family of Christ
we are to encourage each other in our Faith
too!
You will
receive an
email containing the link to your BONUS
chord chart ebook & tips in a
matter of seconds.
*
Your information will never be sold or disclosed
to anyone. I respect your privacy
and hate junk email with a passion!
I wanted to offer
you something special for trying my 4 Christian Guitar
DVDs. Oh, you may order them individually,
but they are so reasonably priced, if you purchase
them all, I would like to give you a $40 gift. You
can receive this gift if you purchase from
this web site, or from one of theChristian
or Music retail stores.
To put this into perspective. I charged
$50 an hour giving private lessons and now you can't
even get lessons with me at any price. Because God
put wings on my DVDs, I stopped teaching one-on-one
lessons in 2002. My students weren't happy to hear
this and a number of them continued to call me for
months to see if they could have lessons again.
You can own all four DVDs. This is
28 lessons for under $100! They are $24.95 each or
$99.80 for all four and you will receive $40 worth
of eBooks as my gift. The ebooks are 'Tips, Tricks
& Exercises for Great Guitar Technique, Favorite
Hymns for Guitar, 200+ Chord Charts with Pictures,
and Chord Charts for 5 Common Keys and How to Use
This Guidebook.
Bonus
#1: 'Tips, Tricks And Exercises For
Great Guitar Technique' with 8 Hymns (#2 below)
($20)
My Great Guitar Technique
ebook is the perfect complement to the DVD/Video
training. It shows you how to play like a
pro — as if you've been doing it
all your life.
With Great
Technique you can...
Play
for hours without pain
or hand fatigue.
Move
quickly and easily across the
fingerboard.
Have
more fun and feel more comfortable
playing.
When I first started playing, my technique
was awful. The exercises and ideas in this
book are what changed and transformed my playing.
And now, they can change yours, too.
I've seen them help hundreds
of students. Regardless of where your
playing is today, you can learn to play the
guitar and dramatically improve your playing
with great guitar technique!
Here's
What They Say About
"Great Guitar Technique"
"Those
who follow Jean's tips will enjoy playing
the guitar so much more than they currently
do. The tips are well worth adding to your
technique."
— Tom Shedd,
Pastor, Private Music Instructor
"I am really enjoying
this book."
— Bill
Barker
"I received your
ebook and read through it today. It is so
helpful. God Bless You."
— Joyce
"I downloaded
your Great Guitar Techniques ebook and am
enjoying it greatly. I pray that I will
be able to play for worship in our home
for our bible studies and hopefully understand
enough to teach our grandchildren to play
along. Blessings to you."
— Brenda
"I have been working
quite a lot in the ebook of tips and techniques
and seen some major improvements already
just by repositioning my thumb."
— Glenda Huyser
I currently sell on this web site for
$20.00. But when you order my 4-pack DVD
set you get this amazing ebook you can download
immediately absolutely FREE.
Bonus
#2: Favorite Hymns For Guitar Ebook
Favorite Hymns for Guitar is a downloadable
ebook in Adobe PDF format (most Internet browsers
already have it).
It contains a half-dozen popular hymns with
suggestions of strumming or picking patterns,
plus the stories behind the songs.
Songs include:
Blessed
Assurance
My
Jesus I Love Thee
Have
Thine Own Way
It
Is Well With My Soul
I
Know That My Redeemer Lives
When
I Survey The Wondrous Cross
Screen shot of ebook.
Bonus
#3: '200+ Chord Charts
and Pictures And Much More,' plus 'Chord
Charts with Pictures for 5 Major Keys + How
to use this Guide Book' ($20)
Learn
how to read Chord Charts.
Learn
a dozen chords on each note of the scale,
A, A2, A6, A7, A9, Asus4, Adim7, Am, Am6,
Am7, AMaj7, Aaug, etc.
Learn
what the root is of all the chords
Learn
why some chords have slashes with two notes
and how to find any bass note on the guitar.
See
the actually pictures of how to play, not
only the chart.
Learn
about movable chords and open chords.
Bonus
#4: 'Chord Charts with Pictures for
5 Major Keys + How to use this Guide Book' Easy guitar keys and how to use the guide
to transpose or write songs.
These
bonuses are an instant download for purchasing
all 4 Christian Guitar DVDs from this web
site. To receive the bonuses from purchasing
all 4 DVDs from any of our Stores.
Just email, fax or mail a copy of the store
receipt with your Name, address, phone# and
email address.
Jean Welles Worship Guitar
553 N. Pacific Coast Hwy, Ste B267
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Fax: 310-347-4299
If
you'd like to order only one DVD now, It's only
$29.95 for the First DVD and Book.
No bonuses included for individual orders... but
you will still be blessed with our lessons together.The
book is usually $5.95, but both are yours for under
$30.
Major credit cards accepted. Order securely online
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Checkout. You can also order by telephone, mail or
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"See you in worship guitar class!"
God Bless,
Jean Welles Your
Worship Guitar Coach 1-800-391-5412
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Still have questions? Here are
answers to commonly ask questions.
1. What age do
you recommend for the videos? Is nine too young?
No, nine 1/2 years old and higher are great for the
videos. I don't recommend them for younger than
nine. I've taught kids from age five, but the
video is geared for an older audience. Younger kids,
ages 4 1/2 - 9, can play the songs, but I would start
them slower, with one finger chords, for example.
(See program for little kids at kidsguitarlessons.com)
On the upper end, there is no age limit. I've
taught students in their 80's. I'd teach them
older too. One of my 'Grandma' students told
me her mother learned to swim at age 90. It's
wonderful to always grow and learn!
Absolutely! There are several churches in the US
and Canada that are using the videos to teach. If
you want to do that, let me know and I'll send
you a sheet on how to use them in a class setting.
3. What do you
recommend for a beginner's first guitar? Any brands?
Nylon-strings are much easier to learn on than steel
strings. I recommend starting with a classical guitar.
If you already have an acoustic, by all means use
it. If your fingers get too sore, you may want to
try light-tension steel strings.
Yamahas and Takamines are quite nice. Their are several
nice guitars coming out of Japan and Korea. You should
be able to get a decent student guitar between $100-$200.
They will be made with laminated woods.
At around $400 the tops are made from a solid piece
of wood. Hence they are called "solid tops."
Of course, they will sound better. At $1,000 expect
to get a guitar with a solid top, solid side and solid
back.
Personally, I play a Ramirez. They cost around $5,000.
For solid tops, the guitars from Spain are excellent.
I like Esteve, but there are several brands that are
quite good.
I think it's wise to start with a less expensive
guitar and then go up as your level a playing and
tonal awareness sharpens. Besides it's good to
have an inexpensive guitar around to take to the beach,
etc.
4. I'm thinking
about buying a used guitar. Do you have any advice
on what to look for and what to avoid when purchasing
a used guitars?
Yes, I recommend starting with a nylon string guitar.
It's easier to play. A couple things to watch for
are:
Make sure the neck is straight and solid, and
the body and neck are well connected. I've seen
several cheap instruments where the neck was literally
pulling away from the body.
Take a business card and with it, see if there
is any gap between the bridge and body. The bridge
is the little strip of wood where the strings
are tied. It's next to the sound hole. If you
can fit a business card or piece of paper underneath,
don't buy the instrument. It's too expensive to
get it repaired.
I usually play every note up the fretboard and
check for "buzzes." Sometimes the frets
need adjustment, or the neck is warped. Warped
necks can’t be fixed and adjusting frets
can be costly too.
You may also want to see if the "machine
heads" work. Those are the mechanical parts
on the head of the instrument. If everything else
is OK with the guitar, go ahead if they are broken.
It's only about $12 to get new machine heads,
and they're easy to install.
Used guitars range anywhere from $50 to hundreds.
You may want to check with a local music store for
the retail price of any particular instrument you're
looking at, if you have the model number.
6. How many credits
would you issue to a homeschool student for each video?
How many hours of practice do they need to earn it?
A semester is 75 hours. They can actually practice
as little as half an hour a day to get the credit.
A semester is usually 15 to 18 weeks. On the west
coast we talk about 5 credits per class. On the east
coast, one credit is the same as 5 credits on west
coast.
Students learn at different rates and there isn't
a certain credit per video as much as how much time
the student plays. Some lessons are going to be easy
and others may need to stay on for a couple of weeks.
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Bonus
#3: '200+ Chord Charts
and Pictures And Much More,' plus 'Chord
Charts with Pictures for 5 Major Keys + How
to use this Guide Book' ($20)
Bonus
#4: 'Chord Charts with Pictures for
5 Major Keys + How to use this Guide Book'
If
you'd like to order only one DVD now, It's only
$29.95 for the First DVD and Book.
