Been playing for 20 years, but really only began to focus about two years ago.
What I consider some of my biggest breakthroughs in the course of the last year or so, are being able to tap my foot in time with the music - which previously felt like my brain had a whole separate task to handle. Now, tapping my foot HELPS me play the music. Secondly, the ability to sing along.
It was almost a eureka moment; I was fingerpicking "Landslide" (over and over and over and over ad infinitum), and just all of a sudden I started singing along. It continues to get easier the more I do it.
What DIDN'T work for me in trying to learn to sing along - was overthinking it and dissecting the song. Specifically considering what word I should be saying during a strum or chord change... It sounds patronizing and cliche - but once you get into a groove and you're FEELING the rhythm, the singing comes much much easier.
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