Ways To Become A Better Guitar Instrumentalist Than You Ever Dreamed Possible!
…Then you almost certainly already play guitar and you are looking to get better, I trust that this text can be of assistance to you and conceivably point you in a few new directions that may turn out to be highly productive in bringing your guitar playing to the next level.
At the beginning it’s important to really have faith in in yourself and start to visualize yourself performing at the level you honestly yearn to achieve, immerse yourself in discovering new skills, improve on your music composition, theory and improvising expertise whenever you can. You have to have faith in yourself and your abilities, for those who do not then your chances of success are significantly less.
You should attempt to see yourself playing incredibly well and getting the credit and admiration you know you deserve for all the {time and effort} you have put in over the years. You can be certain that having a good self image and optimistic view of the future are crucial to becoming a hit in any line of business.
So is seeing yourself playing superbly having applied all the essential effort required.
You have to have confidence in yourself and that you will practice, you will play with lots of other players, you will learn a great deal of new knowledge and that will get there as you are basically never going to give up. Remain resolute and focused and it will be so.
Keep picking up new scales and methods and never give up practising.~Under no circumstances refuse on any possibility to acquire relevant new techniques and skills, keep on practising.~Practise whenever you can. ~Continue to learn every new skill and relevant scale and song that you can.
Practice is the most essential aspect to improving your playing, make no mistake. Never practice and ignore or skip over your mistakes or fiddly bits you can’t play properly… They are the bits you need to zoom in on concentrate on and conquer!
If a section of music you are learning is proving too difficult, you need to slow it down and play it at a rate where no mistakes occur, the timing is consistent and then gradually increase the tempo. Ensure you have attained accuracy first before worrying about speed.
Never miss an opportunity to play with other musicians, surround yourself with musicians who are at a higher level than yourself and pick their brains whenever you can, they had to work hard to get to the level they’re at and most of the time you will find they will be happy to help you to progress…
When the musicians you are playing with are not as proficient as yourself ,try to be open and helpful to them if they ask you for advice or knowledge.
Never pass up on the chance to play with musicians who play something other than guitar, it will benefit your musicianship in many ways.
It’s a good idea to start getting lessons from a guitar tutor. If you are able, try to use a tutor that is close to you (ie. if you live in Stoke, find a tutor who offers Stoke guitar lessons – it will save you money).
If you get a tutor make sure you talk to him/her about setting realistic and achievable goals. It can be really good source of motivation and encouragement to regularly make recordings of yourself playing and keep them to listen to in the future. Play to backing tracks, this applies equally to rhythm guitar playing as well as to lead soloing. They will help you to play more precisely and at the correct tempo, plus you will know the structure of the song better as a result…It’s easy to think you know a song but when you play to a backing track it is the acid test! You want to avoid being a jack-of-all-trades, instead zone in on your favourite style/s of playing and try to work most on that. You have to specialise in your own particular niche or style in order to get really good at it, nobody has enough time in their lives to be excellent at every style so you have to be aware of this and strive to be efficient. SPECIALIZE!
Take no notice of people who tell you in order to become a “well rounded musician” you have to learn as much as you can about EVERYTHING about guitar playing, this is rubbish and misleading. Don’t ever fall into the rut of thinking you are not a natural musician. Total bunkum, they simply do not exist. Obviously some individuals have a predisposition towards certain subjects or seem to learn some things more easily than others, but they still have to work at it like everybody else. Nobody ever had all the skills necessary to be a great player from the getgo, we all have to work at it and be persistent.
To sum up,
* Find yourself a superb guitar tutor
* Ensure goals are set and a route to achieve them is planned..
* Specialise
* Practice and really give it your best attention
* Backing trax rule!
* Don’t be a hermit! Play with other people at every opportunity
* Learn and teach
* Never allow yourself to think negatively
* Put all your heart and soul into making it happen
* failure is not an option!
June 21, 2011
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Posted by Jam Man
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