Leaving My Job, to focus on guitar |
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Feb 14 2015, 07:22 PM
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Awesome! You won't regret it.
-------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Feb 14 2015, 11:33 PM
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Wow this is really exciting! I am really looking forward to following your journey.
Btw may I invite you to our collab? 
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Feb 15 2015, 12:53 PM
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Good luck with your musical journey! I think it's what many people dream of doing!
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Apr 16 2015, 09:07 AM
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QUOTE (Mudbone @ Apr 16 2015, 03:43 AM)  I was taking time away from enjoying other things, like boobs That is all, sir. 
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Apr 16 2015, 09:38 AM
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QUOTE "Video game stuff"? Playing or working on a new game? Yea, we've not put much info up on it but you can check it out here. QUOTE I can say from my own experience that I've never made nearly as much progress from setting a certain time period to practice as from playing something my heart wanted me to play. In the past I kept a log to track how much I practiced, and would set certain time goals for each day. I would have time for scales, songs etc... Eventually, it became a chore. I would lumber on through three hours of practice, each minute just waiting for the allocated hour for scales to end so I could play what I really wanted to play. I also got injured, and it forced me to stop playing a couple of times. Cubital Tunnel Syndrome is a bitch. I began to despise it, partly because I wasn't making the progress I thought I should've been making, and also because I was taking time away from enjoying other things, like beer, boobs and random shenanigans. I'm not against being methodical about your approach. But for me, being systematically rigid didn't work. Something I'm doing for pleasure shouldn't be rigid (no pun intended Ben hahaha) If you're thoroughly enjoying playing or practicing you'll do it throughout the night and not even realize it. If you're already practicing a few hours everyday and not making much progress I suggest you modify your approach before you make drastic changes to your life. Thanks for your insight. I agree that it's not for everyone, but I enjoy the systematic approach. As such I don't think this is such a problem for me, I've been practising in this manner for 4->5 hours a day for years already. It's now just that it's an all day thing rather than having to fit it around work. This week I've done over 33 hours as I type this, with 17 more left to go this week, and I feel happy about it. then band practice on the weekend. I have time in my schedule for working on a lot of different things now - learning songs, sight reading, lots of technique stuff I couldn't fit in before. |
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Apr 18 2015, 08:06 AM
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Well said
It's far too easy to overdo it and give yourself carpal tunnel syndrome  Just make sure to warm up and cool down, before and after play QUOTE (Caelumamittendum @ Apr 17 2015, 05:57 PM) That's great dedication, man! I wish I could find the same sort of motivation! Well done, but watch out and take care of yourself, mentally and physically with your hands and arms. Very cool!! So your doing some programming on the side? Game looks very fun What platform is it for?QUOTE (AdamB @ Apr 16 2015, 04:38 AM) Yea, we've not put much info up on it but you can check it out here. |
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Apr 21 2015, 03:01 PM
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That's great!
I haven't put in 8 hours a day consistently since my late 20s ... but I did do it a lot and it certainly did a lot for me. The last four days (Friday through Monday) I was able to spend a lot of time with my guitar. I even had a breakthrough of sorts ... which is pretty rare these days. Keep it up Adam. This post has been edited by klasaine: Apr 21 2015, 03:02 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Apr 28 2016, 11:28 AM
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So I've been out working on music for pretty much a solid year, and I haven't really been on here since - I've been lost in the guitar void.
Now I'm at a little over 7k hours of practice all told and am out gigging regularly, though I am working again now (I'm now freelancing working from home coz I started running out of money to keep myself fed lol! So I still get to play a few hours every day but not as much, like 4 hours). What I have learnt thus far is that no amount of practice will make me a super awesome shredder, I think there's some vital piece missing in my brain that would allow that to happen, I'm nowhere near where I thought 7000 thousand hours would get me in terms of musicality or technical ability. I still very much feel like an intermediate player in every way. It's interesting that if I just widdle away playing whatever I can usually play OK, but as soon as I have to play something 'correctly' or 'the same as last time' it's impossible! So, I'm still planning on meeting my goal of 10k hours, just coz I said I would do it, but I'm moving some hours over to a change in direction. I think at this point pushing forward with more technique stuff at full throttle isn't going to help, so I have now started writing music - I figure it's about time I start putting something out into the world anyhow. Anyone interested can hear my short demo on my SoundCloud to get an idea of the direction it's taking: https://soundcloud.com/adambradleyguitar/se...ng-machine-demo Cheers! |
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