This contest is over. The first winner did not reply so a new one was picked. The winner now is Heather C. Congrats!

Have you ever wished you learned something?  For me, it is piano.  I can play quite a few instruments, but I never learned piano.  We’ve talked several times about buying a piano, but I was always at a loss of how to get lessons.  I am not real comfortable just answering an ad on Craigslist or in the newspaper.  However, TakeLessons solves everything for me.

TakeLessons is a resource for those looking for private music and voice lessons.  You can quickly and easily register via their site for local private lessons with a TakeLessons Certified Instructor.  It is super easy to do so — all you need to do is enter your zip code, and you’ll get a list of all the instructors in your area.  Since I live close to Chicago, I had two pages full of instructions.  I love that TakeLessons has their own certification process — they check the education background, teaching experience, references, and do a criminal background check.  When the instructor is listed for you to look at, you are able to see all of this information in their profile.  They make it super easy to set up a lesson too.  They even have a guarantee:  if your first lesson is not handled in a friendly, efficient and professional manner, they will gladly find you another instructor or refund any future lessons. All you need to do is contact them within three days after your lesson has taken place and we will set you up with another instructor.

I think this is such a great concept that I am giving away 2 free lessons to one of my lucky readers!  Here’s what you need to do:

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Leave a comment on this post. Check out the TakeLessons website and tell me something you learned about them (be it why you should choose them, how many instructors are in your area, etc.

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This contest is for US residents and will end at June 2nd at noon CST! Good Luck!!!

Have you ever wanted to learn to play guitar? If so, Fretlight is your answer.  You plug their guitars into your computer (PC or Mac) and off you go.  They teach you everything from scales into playing songs.  It is like Guitar Hero, but only with a real guitar instead!

Like I said above, the Fretlight guitars plug right into your computer.  After you install the software, you are able to go through the lessons and the neck of the guitar lights up.  You basically have a guitar teacher right there with you!  I have went through quite a few lessons and like everything else, the more you practice, the better you will get.  I loved that you are able to go back to the lessons at any point and repeat them.  You also can do a lesson as many times as you want if you are having problems with it.  They really take it down to a level of a person who has no music training.  However, even with a small amount of training, I didn’t find it too easy or too hard.

This definitely make a great gift for yourself or anyone else wanting to learn to play guitar.  This makes a great unique gift for the person who has everything too!