Female guitar teachers

The first (and only) guitar teacher I had was female.

She was definitely not a 'cool emo-type chick.' She must've been about 50.

The question is, what allows you to choose a woman over a man? I know talented guitarists of both sexes, what non-sexist reason can you give for choosing a female over a perfectly capable male? (or vice versa)

The question is, what allows you to choose a woman over a man? I know talented guitarists of both sexes, what non-sexist reason can you give for choosing a female over a perfectly capable male? (or vice versa)

i had a female drum teacher and driving instutor ..... the reason why i wanted a female over a male? ........ because i generally feel more comfortable in the presence of a women and when learning something i will be more at ease in their company ......its not a sexist thing

Are you looking for a guitar teacher or someone to pull?

Are you looking for a guitar teacher or someone to pull?

I'm insulted.

I'm after a professional relationship and nothing more. Someone who will help me improve my fingering technique, etc.

Actually that's the very definition of sexism, discrimination based on a person's sex.

I would say I've had some very good and very bad teachers of both sexes. The sex of a person doesn't matter, it's their personality that makes the difference.
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are you being serious ? your accuse me of discrimination and sexism when my initial thoughts when chossing an female teacher where a bit more innocent than that. the female drum teacher was offered by the school, so should they be accused of discrimination as well ? I wasn't purposely looking for a female teaher but since they offered it i took it.

this is a bit off point but my driving school also specifically has female teachers for femlaes who won't to learn with one (or males). Reason being is that peope learn better when their comfortable with the person teaching them, it may a nerve wracking thing for people as it was for me (don't ask why). I'm quite a shy person and i talk to girls and guys but overally i just generally feel more comfortable talking to girls. There is really nothing bad in it so i was quite offended when you've accused me of discrimination and sexism

The question is, what allows you to choose a woman over a man? I know talented guitarists of both sexes, what non-sexist reason can you give for choosing a female over a perfectly capable male? (or vice versa)

Hey, I never said you shouldn't do it for those reasons, and yes if you didnt choose the drum teacher then you cant have been acting in a sexist manner that time since you didnt make a choice.

And yes I understand some people learn better with someone of their own / the opposite sex, but that is still being sexist. the trouble is society has raised you to believe that it's always BAD to make a sexist decision. Whether that's true or not is debatable, but when you choose someone over someone else primarily or partially due to their sex, you are being sexist. The trouble is people associate that word with such hugely negative connotations they simply can't fathom its use in lesser circumstances. So no, im not accusing you of anything, im simply stating that you action was sexist. it's no different to if you decided to choose a blue instructor over a green one, you would be racist. (ive used blue and green because whichever ethnicities I chose for that metaphor, some people would have been upset)

I'm also interested to know what your views on transgender people would be. Would you view a pre-op male to female as male? Their own view is that they are female and in the wrong body.

ok your starting to grate on me ........

I do not discriminate anyone !!

discrimination is not the same as sexism.
even if the TS chose the blue instructor over the green because the blue studied at the royal conservatory of the hague you'd still find a way to call that racist

How the hell did this turn into a thread about racism?

There are few things more attractive than a girl with a guitar. I wish you luck, Teveth.

congratulations on entirely missing the point. it's only racist if they were chosen BECAUSE of their colour. If colour is an incidental aspect, then it's not racist.

for comparison, if the above poster had said they chose their driving instructor (who happened to be female) because they were easier to talk to, then that would be fine. but if they said they chose them because they were female, and they find females easier to talk to, that would be sexist. It's stereotyping a group of people (in this case females) and implying they are always easier to talk to than EVERY male.