28 Mar 07
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Originally posted by ark13I didnt see anyone mention this, so I will,
I got an accoustic for my seventeeth birthday, and I've been teaching myself to play. I've been using guitar lessons from http://guitar.about.com/library/blguitarlessonarchive.htm
Recently, I've mostly been practicing playing songs; it has helped me with timing and cut down the time it takes me to switch chords. I know about 12 chords. My fingers are getting nice and calloused.
Does anyone have any advice for me?
What I would do is listen to CD's of your favorite player, edit out the guitar break, and listen, listen, and listen till your so sick of it you dont even want to play it. once you get the basics down, learning an instrument is mostly in your head, if you can do it in your head, your fingers can do it. I remember once I decided to learn a cool song on the banjo, I couldn't play it for nothing, but decided to learn it without touching a banjo, I practiced for hours just in my mind, then decided to try it out, worked like a charm. Its kinda like chess, if you can visualize the frets, notes, and sounds in your mind, you can be a better player then just looking at the board.
Next of all, practice with other musicians as much as you can, if you cant find any in your area, play along with your CD's
28 Mar 07
Originally posted by flyUnityI agree with the second one, it's an extremely important aspect of learning an instrument.
I didnt see anyone mention this, so I will,
What I would do is listen to CD's of your favorite player, edit out the guitar break, and listen, listen, and listen till your so sick of it you dont even want to play it. once you get the basics down, learning an instrument is mostly in your head, if you can do it in your head, your fingers can do it. I rememb ...[text shortened]... er musicians as much as you can, if you cant find any in your area, play along with your CD's
However I think the first one is a big mistake unless you have already learnt at least a fair basic technique, not least because not everyone has that propensity. There are plenty of finger movements which are not easily reproduced just by an audible understanding of the music.
I would reccommend this technique for much later, once you know how to make the moves physically, it will then serve to improve your musicality greatly for sure, but till then I fear it would hamper most new players.
28 Mar 07
Originally posted by StarrmanYour right
I agree with the second one, it's an extremely important aspect of learning an instrument.
However I think the first one is a big mistake unless you have already learnt at least a fair basic technique, not least because not everyone has that propensity. There are plenty of finger movements which are not easily reproduced just by an audible understandi ...[text shortened]... mprove your musicality greatly for sure, but till then I fear it would hamper most new players.