I should preface this by saying I have only been playing a couple months so far.
Right now I am taking group lessons at Jalopy Theater here in Brooklyn and love it! I really enjoy the social aspect of it and that I learn a new song every week or two. This approach is very song-based which is nice because I can feel like I am able to play something without it just being scales and random chords. I just finished "Mandolin 1" and I already signed up for "Mandolin 2," It has really made me excited about the instrument and cant say enough good things about the place.
I started looking into the online school by Mike Marshall and signed up to check out his few free lessons and it all seems pretty great. I really like the video exchange aspect. Given that the lessons I am taking now are more song focused and less technique/theory focused, I am wondering if it would be worth doubling up on the cost of lessons or to just try to dive deeper into technique on my own through whatever i can find/hear from other players etc. Or would it be better to follow the progression of classes at jalopy until a point where I feel I should break off and try something new and then switch?
Does anyone have any insights or experience with any of this that can help me out?
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