I reviewed the Jamorama program quite some time ago but since then they have made a lot of changes (good and bad) to their program. Because they have made so many changes over the past couple of months I thought it was most definitely time for me to take another look and give them a fair review.  The first thing I noticed was that they have added a lot of material to their courses and have integrated some of the content from their previous Team Method Guitar program that they have since retired.  What this means for you is now you get everything in one place and for now at least, in one version.

Jamorama is currently being offered in a standard version with plans to release a deluxe version very soon. The deluxe version will include their lead materials and lots of extra’s to keep you learning for up to a year.  The Jamorama program is now headed up by an entire team of musicians working to teach you to be playing your favorite songs in the shortest time possible. At $49.95, Jamorama is definitely the most cost effective solution for guitar lessons that I have reviewed.  However, there are a few reasons for the lower price.  Read on for my FULL review….

The Instructor(s)

I always like to start my reviews with a little bit about the instructor or instructors that are teaching the course.  However, what really makes Jamorama stand out is there isn’t a single instructor actually teaching course.  I think this can be both good and bad. The good side is that instead of a single instructor, you actually have an entire team of musicians and recording professionals that have put together the information.  The bad side of it is that you never get that connection that you would normally have with an individual instructor because the videos rarely show the instructors face.

What’s Included?

Jamorama comes with over 250 pages of lessons. These are split into two major parts of the course. The beginner to intermediate course and the intermediate to advanced course.  Although this part of the course is print rather than video, the teaching style is very simple and takes a step-by-step approach to learning the guitar. It also comes with 148 high quality short video clips to help you learn the skills discussed in the printed materials.  These videos cover just about every angle so that you can watch the exercises as they are being played on the screen. Eight styles of music and 55 different strumming patterns are also covered in the course. In addition, you get 26 jam tracks to play along with.  Each jam track has a version with and without the guitar part included.

Extra Tools and Software

As with all of these programs, there are always a few bonuses thrown in to add even more value.  With Jamorama you get several pieces of software including GuitEarIt! which is meant to help you train your ears and enable you to transcribe music right from the radio and teach yourself any song.  There is also Jayde Musica Pro which helps you learn to sight read music by playing a fun game. Then there are the standard tools such as a chord kit, metronome and tuner. All of these tools together make this one of the strongest “bonus” packages I have seen with a guitar learning course.

Bottom Line

I rank this one best for someone who is on a budget but still wants to get going playing the guitar quickly. As you can see above, my only complaints about the course involve the navigation and that it has less video than I prefer. The course comes packaged in a couple of .zip files that once extracted contain the e-books in PDF format.  Anytime the e-books reference a jam track or video you must go to that folder and pull up the appropriate file. While this is a bit inconvenient, it isn’t a huge issue and I still highly recommend this course for someone on a budget wanting to get almost a years worth of lessons.  However, if you want to spend a little more for the year you can get a much better value out of some of the other courses on my guitar lesson review page.

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