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CGbownut - Posted - 08/25/2024: 11:06:43
I just ordered " Effortless Mastery " to try and help my mental game to learning to play. And I am starting on Enda's Pateron. But I feel Like I struggle with the "How to Practice"
You would think as someone who was an outdoor skills instructor I would get it. Practice is about identifying the specific goal on which to improve.
But when to comes to playing an instrument I am at a loss.
If I go slow, my mind gets ahead of itself and I lose the thread. If I try to speed up, I find myself making more and more mistakes with my left hand not getting proper pressure or proper location on the fret and again my mind starts to take control and I completely fall apart.
I Just can't figure out how to identify measurable outcomes when practicing.
Am I just over thinking this? Any advice would be appreciated.
JayCee - Posted - 08/25/2024: 13:42:33
Great book! “ The Talent Code “ , by Daniel Coyle. Amazon has it and should be read before one reads the Little Book of Talent. Jaycee
Texasbanjo - Posted - 08/25/2024: 14:15:29
Set goals. Set realistic goals, not so high you can't reach them.
Have a plan for your practice time. For instance:
10 minutes, warm up with something new you're having a problem with.
10 minutes work on songs you already know, try to play with mininum errors
10 minutes work on rolls and techniques; i.e, hammers, slides, etc.
10 minutes noodle around, see if you can pick out a simple melody, try making full 4-finger chords and moving them up and down.
Now that's just an idea, not set in stone and can be changed to meet your needs and experience level.
Sounds like you are having a problem concentrating and trying to go too fast too quickly. Take it slow and easy. Remember: you had to crawl before you could walk and walk before you could run.
DSmoke - Posted - 08/25/2024: 16:12:10
There's a saying in Irish music, Slow and Right is better than Fast and s***e. I'm somewhere in the middle, lol.
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