Learning Vs Practicing Vs Playing, How do you spend your time with the guitar? |
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Aug 30 2010, 03:57 AM
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yep, you summed it up pretty much,
That's the way I did it with the techniques I know, then comes the theory, writing, recording, playing live stuff, which I guess are the next steps, but for those you have to have those first steps really well handled -------------------- Visit my:
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Aug 30 2010, 04:37 AM
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QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Aug 29 2010, 08:15 PM)  I really only write songs, record and play live now. I don't tend to play guitar to learn new techniques anymore. I'm 26 now so probably too old to learn new stuff. you young kids really know how to hurt an old guy's feelings 
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Aug 30 2010, 05:06 AM
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+1 Sir.
 I am still learning at 32. just got serious at 31. feels painful at times.. :S |
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Aug 30 2010, 05:45 AM
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yeah! You explained it very clear and it's a cool way to describe the process of incorporating a new idea to our playing. I always experiment those three steps when I am learning a new song/lick/scale. I couldn't say how much time I spend on each one because it depends on the difficulty of the idea that I'm learning.
QUOTE (OrganisedConfusion @ Aug 30 2010, 12:15 AM) I really only write songs, record and play live now. I don't tend to play guitar to learn new techniques anymore. I'm 26 now so probably too old to learn new stuff. We are never too old to learn something new! 
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Aug 30 2010, 07:33 AM
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I use to, but I don't believe in the learn / practice / play anymore... (I did it too sloppy and created bad habits)
You should first learn how to practice it correctly! Concentrate on the purpose of the exercise. Break it down. You can spend hours practicing away and getting nowhere, while it does help a bit and you can break through the mistakes, it can also inforce bad habits if you don't iron them out. Pinpoint which is more difficult for you and concentrate mostly on those, that's how you truely develop! Most (including myself) tend to avoid which is hard and just play on what we already know, which isn't learning. Instead: - Isolate the difficulty areas of the riff or playing to work on - Discover why is it difficult - Create variations of that and break it down (create loop mini exercises for that part are good) - Separate left and right hands and analyse each - Work on transition and timing - Work on dynamics, getting it to sound awesome - Practice in bursts - Play slowly with the minimum amount of movement (distance = time) - Speed up with a metronome to breaking point (stop mistakes before they happen) - Slow down again and perfect it Rinse and then repeat, always repeat... Have sections perfected and then merge them into each other. Then you can stop making the same mistakes over and over and actually improve. This post has been edited by Azzaboi: Aug 30 2010, 07:43 AM --------------------  Play Games Arcade Take a break, Play Games! Play the best free online flash games at Aaron's Game Zone like Bloons Tower Defense 4! |
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