Longevity In Guitar Playing |
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Jun 20 2011, 10:20 AM
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For few, it becomes a career, for most a hobby and for many others a passion for life.
But we all face a lot of issues over time that come in between sticking to this discipline and improving. I've seen many good players give up coz 'life got in the way'. Some gave up coz they ran out of patience. And many others keep giving up and starting again and again and again. Noone's to blame them. Shit does happen. But we all know that the secret to improvement is consistency and a lot of dedication over a lot of years. And that comes at a cost and many sacrifices. What do you do or plan to do to maintain the longevity in your guitar learning/playing ? And how do you see yourself maturing as a musician with age? Will that maturity help you to stick to it, day after day .... till you die? -------------------- "If the need is deep, you WILL find a way , if it isn't, you'll find some excuse"
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Jun 20 2011, 07:23 PM
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man this topic is huge!
I was talking about it with some friends recently. Guitar is an instrument. According to Wikipedia: "A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument" To make it very short, you need a goal. Wether it is to learn "In bloom" by nirvana and that'll make you happy for the rest of your life, or to create the most awesome, heartfelt, sensible piece of music you can. Or just piss some people off, or support a political movement, I think music needs a purpose. Although it can be quite abstract. My friend said: "Music is about feeling"....maybe you can create music because it will make someone feel good, like a piece of really tasty chicken, * Goals evolve too though -------------------- Visit my:
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Jun 21 2011, 10:44 AM
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QUOTE (JamesT @ Jun 21 2011, 06:40 AM)  . So for me, that is what guitar represents. Plus it's a lot of fun and better than watching TV, or playing video games.  That's a very very valuable aspect of playing music. It's real, unlike video games and TV. nice post! -------------------- Visit my:
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Jun 21 2011, 11:52 AM
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Great posts so far.
I think one should love being in the moment and being addicted to the discipline of learning itself and just playing the instrument. Those 'breakthroughs' in one's playing don't happen everyday but we all look forward to those days. They are the fruits of the hundreds or thousands of hours of practice. So if you are playing a bend today (no matter how good or bad it sounds), really get into it coz you wont get this time back. So might as well enjoy it. Listening to as many genre's as possible does help too. And so does staying off hazardous hobbies or jobs  Being in it for the wrong reasons is also going to kill longevity. In the end, one should be able to say "Wow, I'm proud of all those hours spent. Granted some of em were not easy, but it was time well spent n totally worth it and if i get another chance, I'd do it all over again" .. And that's despite of how many techniques one mastered or how many songs were written or albums released. -------------------- "If the need is deep, you WILL find a way , if it isn't, you'll find some excuse"
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