Hi!

I´m 23.75 *L*

I´ve started to play at the age of 17.. i think.
For about 1.5 years i tried to learn it on my own, but soon i got frustrated abd gave up on it .. then, some day, for no special reason at all i grabbed the guit again and started to practice again. Day after day. Thas got me on kinda Guitar-Spree and soon my playing improoved. Then i decided to take lessons for at a certain point my developement stopped. I found a great Teacher and he pointed out my mistakes and helped me to master them. Then, about 2 years ago, he had the idea to show me a few classical compositions, for i sometimes did a bit of fingerpicking and he said that i was quite talented with it. So he gave me the worst notes (Classical music of the 20th century) and i tried it... and almost broke my fingers. I´m a metal musician, but i somehow liked the diffiulty of these pieces. And most of all - it improved my play a HELL OF ALOT! In 3 months or so i got better at aprox 100%.
Well.. he always told me:
"It does not depend on how many hours per day u practice - the cule is to practice smart and with a good plan. You can play 7 hours a day withoutknowing what u do and learn nothing. But if u are smart and practice with brains you will be able to learn 10 times as much in only 2 hours"

*L* and he was right! :D

Another important lesson i learned is about shredding:
I always wanted to be the mega-shredder. But with the time u discover that shredding is only a matter of practice and has very little to do with musicality. A song does not always require a mega-fast solo. If u wanna impress peeps then it´s ok, but not necessary if u wanna point out the compositoin of a song. I only play fast when i run out of ideas. ;)

Cheers
-=[Azrael]=-