Udemy online courses reduced to £10.99 for the next 12hrs - some reduced by 95% - worth a look

mikem8634 · January 11

Just got an email about this from the Pouch app. First I've heard of Udemy so I had a quick look. I'm considering some in the writing field but there are loads of music based courses. Guitar, piano, harmonica, production, technology etc.

I can't vouch for the quality (so approach with a justified skepticism) but it's worth a look and may be of interest to some Fretboarders.

https://www.udemy.com/

Just so you know I have no affiliation whatsoever with Udemy

notanon · January 11

Thanks for posting @mikem8634 Some interesting courses on there and appealing that the content apparently is available for life. I am just checking out the reviews at: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/education/udemy.html

Of interest is "his just reruns with the clock count down, all of the time. It is designed to make you buy courses."

I was close to purchasing but thought I should review. I have other courses to complete first.

notanon · January 11

Review doesn't look very good :-(

To be fair I use coursera but usually only go for the free courses. I think fine but they don't fare any better with respect to reviews:

https://www.consumeraffairs.com/education/coursera.html

TTony · January 11

Mark Bailey had his guitar making courses on Udemy ... dont know if they're still available there

BRISTOL86 · January 11

I bought a guitar course on there a few months ago and it was awful. There were printable tabs of the exercises and half of them didn’t match what you were shown on screen etc. I complained and got a refund.

shrinkwrap · January 11

I've done several at Udemy on computer code - they are very good BUT I always check the reviews carefully and check the preview videos on the course. Some tutors go too slowly - avoid them.
I guess music is more personal so what's good for one person may be bad for another.
The courses are at these discount prices A LOT of the time so no big deal if you miss it - check back in a few weeks.

mikem8634 · January 11

Thanks for the info folks, hmmm, seems a bit worrying. It looks like I've fallen for the kind of marketing bullshit I despise.

Matt_McG · January 11

I've had very good experiences with TrueFire courses, for what it's worth. As an alternative.

Whitecat · January 11

Udemy is the DFS of online education - only suckers pay full price...

hassleham · January 12

I bought a business course from udemy a few months ago cos it was discounted. Still haven’t done it haha..

adamm82 · January 12

shame the stich method ones are not on sale. I started watching him recently on youtube and I think he's really good at explaining different concepts.

notanon · January 12

@shrinkwrap ;
For coursera they have the option of running the video at 1.25, 1.5, . . . speed. I found that useful but I'd guess there are no fixes for some lecturers, IMO being a good lecturer is a gift and shows a person's character.

shrinkwrap · January 12

Yup, I've done one really good couse on Coursera - Udemy also has a speed control on the videos.
I've been pleased with the three tutors I picked on Udemy - two aren't native English speakers either, but a relaxed touch and knowing the subject inside out goes a long way.
Mega years ago I did some CDs on DTP stuff and it's hard work sounding natural and avoiding mistakes - you can't use a script as that always sounds artificial.

neilg · January 12

adamm82 said:

shame the stich method ones are not on sale. I started watching him recently on youtube and I think he's really good at explaining different concepts.

I thought I was the only fan of Stich around here, never heard anybody else mention him. I've got both of his blues classes and found them really helpful.

TimmyO · January 12

I blinked once and missed the period where the expensive courses were full price

MagicPigDetective · January 12

neilg said:

adamm82 said:

shame the stich method ones are not on sale. I started watching him recently on youtube and I think he's really good at explaining different concepts.

I thought I was the only fan of Stich around here, never heard anybody else mention him. I've got both of his blues classes and found them really helpful.

I too am a fan. He really does explain things well.

shrinkwrap · January 13

I looked at the guitar things on Udemy ages ago and none seemed what I was after. Might try those Ian Stich ones when it's next discounted. But seems expensive for an hour and a half's online tution.

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