You know sometimes it all about focusing on the most simplistic aspects of the whole experience, and its important to never forget why you picked up the instrument to begin with.

For every musician, its safe to say that we set goals for ourselves, but being that we wan't to learn so much in such little time, the whole experience can be rather overwhelming at times. But after years of gradual practice, something just clicks inside of us, where we are comfortable with our style and comfortable around others. Its important to be comfortable around others, because no matter how good you get as the years progress, you can always learn something new from someone elses. Try your best to maintain your enthusiasm, and when you leave during your lessons, give yourself something to be excited about the next time you pick up the instrument. Ive just always kept in mind that no matter what style of music you play, as a guitarist there are five basic areas of technique that should recieve constant attention: single string technique (scales arpeggios); chords and rhythm; improvisation; ear training; and sight reading.

-Joseph