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My guitar got the blues so what's the best learning rhythm?


Zabel
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Zabel
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04/08/2015 12:06 am
Hi I've been on and off trying to learn guitar for years, and on and off this website as well. I'm not enough disciplined I suppose. Today while I was moving my dusty and terribly bored guitar to another room, it tried to kill me. So I suppose I need to try again before that baby jinx me for good.

My question is what do you think is the best learning "rhythm" to learn consistently? How many times per week and how many hours per day?
Any good tip would be appreciated.

I always try too hard, too fast and I have a busy life so at some point I unintentionally give up... and regret it. I guess it's time to add this to my agenda and just do it.

Thank you.
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compart1
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04/08/2015 7:21 pm
I suggest going to full membership and start at the beginning..
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john of MT
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04/08/2015 11:26 pm
Most definitely start at the beginning, follow the course structure, move on when either a) you have the lesson down pat or, b) you can add it as additional practice along with the new lesson(s).

A half-hour, five to six days a week is a good start but don't stop there. Continually add/build up the time spent in each practice. Know what you're going to practice each session and for how long. Expand your practice sessions to include GT core lessons, finger independence/stretching exercises, scales, chord progressions, songs and more. Count only the time spent in hands-on-strings practice. Don't cheat yourself and count set-up time, noodling around, breaks, etc.

In the end you will set your own priorities. If you want to learn to play you will find the time and motivation to get the hard stuff right.

Perhaps most importantly, have fun. Don't get discouraged and don't get trapped into false competition with other players or GT members. Guitar is not easy and it's not the same for everyone but if you're not having fun and feeling good about what you're accomplishing then...what's the point? Be easy on yourself but be honest...it takes dedicated work...more for some than others. Don't give up.

ALL of this, IMO. Have fun, good luck.

Check this out; https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1652 "How to Practice"
"It takes a lot of devotion and work, or maybe I should say play, because if you love it, that's what it amounts to. I haven't found any shortcuts, and I've been looking for a long time."
-- Chet Atkins
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Zabel
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Zabel
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04/09/2015 12:16 am
Thank you John for this great reply. I'll start with half an hour a day without fault.

I wish I could see the "How to Practice" lessons but I am not a member anymore. I bought the "Learning the Blues" DVDs a while back and I'm starting over with the theory. When I was a member I often end up learning some easy songs and let go of the theory. So now I'll stick to the theory and when I'm good enough I will come back to have fun with the songs. My goal is to be able to jam on my own so the theory is most important I suppose.

I started practicing tonight and I was very surprised that my fingers still know how to move :-)

Thanks a lot.
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