Originally Posted by: biker-mouse

FAirly recent returnee to the fold,restarting from scratch .Ploughing my way through 1&2 tutorials. Struggling a bit by doing just 10 mins a day. THis weekend had a bit of a Eurica moment when I discovered that if I pick anew lesson (early bird gala) at the moment .,practice the awkward bits till the fingers scream.Stop, recover and practice the whole tune untill the shoulder screams .stop, recover then practice untill the wife,children ,neibours E.c.t. Scream at me.Then stop .Seems to work so far, my question is ,is this the pattern for my life from now on?

Each time you push yourself further, you might feel a little finger and wrist discomfort, but nothing as bad as during the first days (months) of learning a specific technique.

But the shoulder pain should not be happening. Try revisiting your posture (even playing standing up, if you have a strap, to see if it changes anything and try to replicate that while sitting down, not hunching, relaxed shoulders, arms close to your body, etc).

And I'm afraid there is not much we can do regarding the wife/kids/neighbours... buying some earplugs and sharing them around?