Guitar Lessons- Rock Prodigy Review
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- Written by Chad Criswell
Reviewer Rating: 4 / 5 Stars
What does a full time music education teacher think of Rock Prodigy? Can it really teach you to play the guitar? Absolutely!
Apps that try to teach you to play an instrument seem to be a dime a dozen these days. Most of them tend to be rather thinly written and difficult to follow, or at the very least fail to teach all of the necessary skills, opting instead to gloss over things and provide the bare minimum required to teach the skills. A few apps in the guitar category do it right though, and Rock Prodigy by The Way of H, Inc. is one that seems to be off on the right foot. I admit to being the world's worst guitar player, and although I can play almost every instrument there is, strings have always stymied me. Did Rock Prodigy manage to teach me how to play the guitar? Read on to find out.
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