Masterchef on FOX is brand new tonight and the competition heats up when the contestants are put to two daunting challenges by Gordon Ramsay and his fellow judges. We’ll see thirty contestants battle it out over onions and eggs, but who will have what it takes to make it through to the next round?
But seriously, has anyone noticed how well groomed and “beautiful” these finalists or contestants are? Aren’t these people supposed to be amateur cooks who are fighting for a $250K plus book publication prize? In a country of over 300 million people, I’m pretty sure there were some extraordinary cooks who weren’t picture perfect like the ones who have made the cut so far. In fact only one, Avis White appears to be overweight with the rest looking like models from a Tommy Hilfiger catalogue. I mean come on…..in this day and age, shouldn’t we be giving the opportunities to the best cooks (if this is what this show is meant to offer) as opposed to who will make the best television drama?
I had the privilege of being able to observe the Australian Masterchef series which was an absolute smash hit with the television channel that had purchased the rights. Not only did the show air 6 nights a week for 3 months, the ratings for their second season continued to grow steadily. The finale was watched by over 4 million people. When it’s taken as a percentage of the number of people who live in Australia (over 22 million) we are looking as some serious statistics.
Even so, there were often criticisms over the show’s producers to lean towards drama over the cooking prowess of competitors which made many purists unhappy. Snippets of what was actually said, taken out of context to create “fake” personalities of the contestants unknown to them until they left the show. And we all know that in this global age of technology, the use of social media like Twitter and Facebook can quickly kill a movie or television show. I just wonder if Gordon Ramsay and his 2 sidekick judges will actually place culinary skills over looks and possible bitchiness that may occur on this program.
It may then come back to ratings. Masterchef has been doing well with FOX considering it a hit even though it’s trailing re-runs of NCIS: LA (which is a very good show). If ratings begin to drop, watch for the background stories of the contestants to begin to take a little more character. I for one, hope the show succeeds as it did in Australia which would mean the show could focus on the cooking skills rather than the ability to manipulate the judges through tears and emotions.
Continue to watch for the rollercoaster ride of Masterchef.
There are many different ways for learning the guitar today. I am going to discuss the pros and cons of each one.
Private Guitar Instruction
This was the best way to learn the guitar about ten years ago. So, what can you expect when taking private instruction? First of all your instructor will discuss your goals as a guitarist and give you your curriculum. He/She will take you through basic music theory, chord theory and you will move on into playing scales and barre chords and if you’re lucky you may even have an instructor that will teach you your favorite songs from time to time. This method is probably the best for one on one individual instruction. The instructor will guide you through exactly where to place your hands, timing and strumming progressions. But, keep in mind that private lessons are very expensive and take a lot of time. You will be practicing the same thing over and over again for at least 15 min/day until the instructor feels you’re ready to move on which can cost you upwards of $40/hour. If you don’t practice the right technique, you have to wait till next week to be able to do it the right way. All in all it might be a good place to start to see if you’re disciplined enough to learn guitar.
Class Room Instruction
This is a great place to start to learn the basics. Usually these types of lessons are for a set period of time once a week for about a month and a half. You will only learn the basics unless you move on to the intermediate classes. You only will be able to learn chords and rhythm. That’s because a month and a half is not enough time for learning much more. But you can always take more advanced classes afterwords. This method is one of the cheapest, and is great if you are just trying to figure out, whether or not playing guitar is for you. However, you could get bored or fall behind since there will be minimum one on one help. This is still a great options for total beginners on a low budget.
Online Guitar Instruction
These were not even available ten years ago. Similar to other new inventions, these are only getting better and better. The HD quality video in the high quality lessons is exceptional and you can’t beat the cost at a minimum of $12.95/mo. One of the many advantages is the ability to choose from a multitude of instructors. You may be looking to play one type of music? This is great since now you can get an instructor fully specialized in playing you favorite type of music. And with so many fun extra tools such as tuners, jam tracks, metronomes (timing) and song teaching software, this is by far the best way for learning the guitar available today.
So if you’ve been wanting to learn how to play guitar and have no clue on where to start? Give online guitar lessons for beginners a try.
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