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Sometimes I also say "playing too fast just teaches you fast mistakes", lol. Help yourself to the comments. Whatever it takes to spread the fun of playing to others.
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I remember the story Ken Dykes told about moving to Austin. He had been the hottest thing in Mississippi and everyone told him to go to Austin. He was gassing his car and the attendant saw his guitar case and asked if he could see it. Dykes gave him the guitar and stood slack jawed as this kid just tore into all these amazing blues riffs. After that, he figured it might be harder to crack in than he expected. |
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That is something I struggle with all the time.
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Yep I believe it's called mistake rehearsing. Super hard to unlearn. |
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1. Go Slow: I found Rob Hampton's guitar lessons, and then Justin Sandercoe's lessons (both on YouTube)... both guys teach strum patterns with songs, and emphasize using a metronome for scales. It took me about a year to finally start to "feel" the music, another year to start to play joyfully. The trick for me (Mr Spastic) was learning to SLOW DOWN the patterns, keep it in time with the metronome, and then slowly build up speed while keeping it clean. Timing is everything... I never could have learned good timing by feel. 2. Right Hand Technique: I had trouble holding the pick. I learned pick holding technique and correct right hand position, and also cross picking (CLEAN cross picking) from Adam Schenkler (YouTube). These are critical skills to master. 3. String Time: I committed to logging my practice, playing 12 hours per week, and playing with intense focus (not noodling... paying close attention to doing virtually everything right). Everyone learns differently, but one thing we all have in common... if we invest the string time and focus, it will pay off. It is easy to play a bit, it takes a lot of play time to play well... I suspect for most of us it takes years to feel comfortable with the guitar.
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Billder99, the three points you mentioned are the things which give me the most problems.
Thank you for spelling them out for me. Recognizing ones problems is the first step towards correcting them! I have a lot of work in front of me...(but I aim to enjoy it). |