so you didn't ask; but I'll share this with you
what is actually at the core of this is
we're trying to consciously navigate that which transcends linear perception > narrative > dogma
that's why little kids pick this stuff up fast; provided they've liberty to absorb it slowly
the guitar is just an instrument
an extension of the self
playing music well is like walking
we didn't learn to walk by logically thinking it through
that said
once the logical mind is developed...
that's it:
it's engaged; all the time
and depending on how much emotional baggage we have...
it's prone to look for easy routes and proxies for liking our selves
"If only I cans play THIS... then I will be happy"
this is something most instructors can't relate to
because they developed a solid foundation in childhood.
that's all to say:
the truest answers can't be spoken
that'd be like babbling about Beethoven's 9th symphony
it can help you understand the symphony but babble ABOUT the symphony isn't the actual symphony
all the instructors can play stuff I can't play
they are aware of concepts I don't know
which means that my perception of music can be expanded to the degree that I ponder what they say, and try out what they teach
but at the end of the day...
no one can teach us how to actually play
we have to figure out how to walk by walking
or toddle around
give or take holding onto furniture
or crawling... wherever we're at
that's where we're at
yet our perception of where we're at is subjective
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added greater than sign between "Narrative" & "dogma"
from my perspective EVERY THING is some aspect of narrative; dogma is attitude superficial to that
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