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by heebnvegan
1 Dec 2008 at 4:27am
By: Charles H Smith
Have you
ever started learning a lick or exercise and stopped practicing it before
you had mastered it? Now I don't know you, but my guess the answer to
the question is yes! Why is that? Why did you stop, when it was something
that you REALLY wanted to learn?
There are quite a few reasons for it, but the one I would like to mention
now is what I call the "point of discipline". This is the point
when the initial enthusiasm of learning that new lick/exercise wears off.
It is no longer so new and exciting. This is the time when you will have
to use your self-discipline to complete the task at hand.
A lot of guitar players will tell you at this point"Hey
man, guitar's supposed to be all about fun! If I have to use my self-discipline,
I'll no longer enjoy it." If anyone says that to you, have a look at their
playing. Most of the time they are not very good :)They have not reached
a virtuoso level of playing, so why listen to them!
The point of discipline is when most guitar players
quit. Rather than using their self-discipline to TRULY master the lick/exercise,
they stop practicing it and move onto something new. It's tempting isn't
it? We've ALL done this at some point in our
development as a guitarist. But what's the cost of doing this?
Some of the negative consequences of quitting at the point of discipline
include:
1.You'll never reach the virtuoso levels of guitar playing. Can
you imagine virtuosos like Yngwie Malmsteen, Rusty Cooley, Michael Angelo
etc, quitting before they have
mastered what they are working on? I don't think so! They didn't become
so
incredible by being quitters. They have learned to tap into their self-discipline.
2. You'll never have that feeling of pride that comes with truly mastering
something.
3. You won't learn to confront your present technical limitations
and overcome them. This will mean that you'll learn a lot of new
things but your overall level of playing
won't become elevated.
4. You'll know about 1007 bits of songs, but if someone asks you to play
a song from start to finish, you can't.
Not a pretty picture is it? So what are some things that you can do about
it? Here are a few ideas
1.When learning a new lick or exercise, set a speed goal. Keep practicing
the lick/exercise until the speed goal has been reached. Realise that
this can sometimes take weeks, months (or even years!).
2. Learn to enjoy using your self-discipline. Feel proud about yourself
every time you follow through and master something.
3. Use visualization. See yourself in your mind's eye becoming a guitar
virtuoso. This will help keep you motivated and enthusiastic!
4. Make a commitment to completion. With everything you learn, refuse
to quit. Keep working on it until it has been mastered.
I guarantee that if you learn to tap into your self-discipline
your guitar playing will improve at an accelerated rate! Of course,
if you want to sit on the couch watching TV and eating bags of potato
chips,dreaming about one day becoming an awesome guitarist, that's cool
also!
About the Author
Copyright
2005 by Craig Bassett. All Rights Reserved.
Craig Bassett (The Guitar Solutions Expert)is a professional guitarist,
guitar tutor and author living in Auckland, New Zealand.
Master the notes on the guitar fretboard...
http://www.pentatonic-guitar-lessons.com/note-mastery.html
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