From personal experience, I can definitely say that being a good musician does not necessarily make one a good teacher. Anyone can put an ad up online and call themselves a teacher. I had a guitar teacher once who was an excellent musician; he played guitar, bass and fiddle and was adept at many different styles, but I would rate him as a poor teacher. He didn't have great interpersonal skills and was poorly organized. He would start off showing one lick, but all of a sudden, he was trying to show three different things at once. The next lesson didn't go back to review what we did the week before, and after three months I'd only learned the intro to three or four songs.
I would advise you to look at reviews and try to find someone who knows how to teach you how to play music. That's what you want to do. Of course you need to learn basic stuff like scales, but every lesson should also include a bit of learning a simple song, IMHO.
Also, one of the best pieces of advice another teacher gave me was to SING! I'm not a good singer by any means but singing helps you with both pitch and rhythm. I also agree that playing with others is one of the best ways to learn.
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