COLUMNIST: Peter Metcalfe on Gigajam

It looks so cool, it can’t be that hard can it? We may even promise ourselves to find a teacher and have lessons.

Then life and reality seem to get in the way and excuses can easily be found. Costs of lessons, lack of time and commitment, finding a patient teacher...

Just four clicks away, a new world awaits and you can banish all excuses to the bin.

It was a Saturday morning when I saw an advert for Gigajam. Brain and his team have created a learning process that is quite unique.

The benefits of his system include:-

– You choose to play and learn when you want (day or night).

– Being in the comfort of your own home (no need to go out in the rain).

– The low cost, and you choose your own pace.

– Instant feedback on your lesson.

– It does not matter if you are 99 or still at school (in fact, local authorities and secondary schools use it).

There are more than 76 primary schools, where 500 children a week are learning with Gigajam.

If you ever wanted to play guitar, keyboard, drums or bass, hours of encouragement and leaning are on the end of the mouse.

I have found the lessons and steps to learning simple to follow and all in bite-size chunks. You can repeat your lesson as much as you need to (in my case loads of times).

What’s nice is the instant feedback from the scoring system, “Xtractor.” So you can really see how much progress you’re making.

I signed up just before Christmas to a whole new hobby. It’s such fun and without all the pressure.

I hope I have inspired one or two of you to check it out. I’m off now for a well deserved cup of tea. Cheers!