Timeline for I can learn guitar fast, but I haven't got the nerve to sit and practice for hours, how to practice for long sessions?
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| Jan 18, 2019 at 10:24 | vote | accept | Nikad | ||
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| Jan 16, 2019 at 22:18 | comment | added | Todd Wilcox | Lots of good stuff here. One area where I have a possible philosophical or possible semantic difference is with this: "it takes a great deal of dedication and practice to learn to play the guitar". My view of the word "play" is that it only takes a guitar to play guitar. It takes years of learning (via some mechanism) to (what I might call) work guitar, meaning to perform exactly what is desired exactly how it is desired. But one can enjoy making random sounds on a guitar ("playing" in the sense of a child enjoying some aspect of the world) from day one. That is what I recommend. | |
| Jan 16, 2019 at 9:49 | comment | added | Nikad | Thanks for the long and detailed answer. I agree with you - Playing and practising should always remain fun. I never "force" myself to practise as i feel it will make learning a bit faster but far less enjoyable. | |
| Jan 16, 2019 at 6:17 | comment | added | Willem van Rumpt | @DavidBowling: Just gave it some extra love, as I agree wholeheartedly. For most people enjoyment is the goal, not the complete mastery of their chosen instrument. An instrument needs to be explored (enjoyed), not just practiced. Practice makes you more proficient, and opens up other avenues of exploration. | |
| Jan 16, 2019 at 3:23 | comment | added | user39614 | A really solid answer that deserves more love. Practice is when you push yourself to play things that you can't play; practice is work, but it should be enjoyable and engaging work. Letting musical needs drive your practice (which I think you are advocating) is a good way to maintain motivation and engagement during practice time. Completely agree that it is good to get beginners playing music ASAP; if a beginner doesn't want to play (or even need to play), the energy to work through the rough spots will never be found. +1 | |
| Jan 16, 2019 at 0:21 | history | edited | Rockin Cowboy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 16, 2019 at 0:13 | history | answered | Rockin Cowboy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |