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I Find It Hard To Go Beyond A Satisfying Level |
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Apr 10 2019, 01:57 PM |
I think the thing I found with this was, once you can play fairly well, you have the ability to spend a lot of time just playing what you can already do, nothing wrong with that, it's enjoyable, makes you feel good etc but it does make it harder to practice the stuff you can't do very well, because it makes you feel inadequate and doesn't send any feel good chemicals around your brain.
Notice that I'm still at Level 8 of Todd's Bootcamp? Well this is the reason. I must get back to the training. This post has been edited by PosterBoy: Apr 10 2019, 01:58 PM -------------------- My SoundCloud
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Apr 11 2019, 03:48 AM |
This thread is becoming really inspiring guys!!
I think that each person is different so there is not only one answer or one path. But it’s really cool to read all these diferentes experiences from Todd, Kris and Monica because you can take ideas and get inspired at the same time. When I was a teenager, I remember comparing my playing with guys like Malmsteen, Petrucci, Vai, Gilbert, and I felt depressed when I noticed that they were a lot better than me. However, this feeling made me want to practice more and more, it worked as motivation. Going to live concerts, watching videos, reading biographies from my idols, and playing with friends that were better than me also made me want to get back home and continue practicing. I think that the key is to know which are your goals (I think that you already know them) and then find and do all the things that motivate you to practice to achieve them. It’s true that improvements are less notorious when we are intermediate/advanced players, but we love playing guitar so who is hurried? Let’s enjoy the journey! -------------------- My lessons
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Apr 11 2019, 03:59 PM |
Not too much to add as all the above advice is excellent.
I will mention something that I have spoken about a lot here. I have found that for myself as well as my musician friends, this approach has helped us significantly in regard to "getting better" or advancing. Start to learn something that is completely away from what you (think) you want to play. Something out of your normal taste and/or listening diet. Maybe way outside your comfort zone. A style of music you like to listen to or that you grew up with but have never focused on or even thought about playing. Every good musician I know in every style and age group studies some type of music that you'd probably never guess they were into just from listening to them. Though, if you ask them, they would tell you that this 'hidden' passion for whatever genre is one of the elements that helps continue to drive and feed their overall desire to play music and, consequently ... get better. Try it. You might be surprised. This post has been edited by klasaine: Apr 11 2019, 04:02 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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