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Articles,
music tips and advice
to get your guitar playing moving forward!
Motivation
- Inspiration
- Go Grab It - By Chris Standring
We all get discouraged from time to time
in our musical journey. It's only natural. "Mom,
can I get a guitar for my birthday? - I really want to learn
how to play guitar" - is often how it begins. Then
lessons start and it's just all too much for many and most
give up. This is the first 'wheat from the chaff' separation.
- Humility
In Music
- By Mark Stefani
It's kind of funny. No one that I know really
likes or appreciates someone who comes across egotistically,
even if they can "back up the talk" with their acquired
skill. Yet there's a fine line between being perceived as
egotistical and being perceived as confident, and the case
can clearly be made that the best and most successful musicians
are those who exude confidence with a healthy ego.
- Are
You A Bad Student? - By Tom Hess
I wasted years of valuable time, thousands
of dollars and much frustration in my pursuit to become
a great guitarist and "make it" as a professional musician.
If I knew then what I know now, I might have been able to
turn pro a lot faster than I actually did.
- Keeping
It Simple
- By Mark Stefani
Simplicity. Such a basic concept, but one
that manages to elude so many people in so many ways, and
never is this more evident than in the field of music. I'd
like to spend this edition discussing this basic issue,
and explain why I feel that it's so important to never lose
sight of this proven formula for success.
- Assessing
Your Goals
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By Mark Stefani
Goals, goals, goals. Anyone who knows me
is aware of the fact that I'm a goal-driven person by nature,
regardless of what the particular quest may be. Of course,
I'm not exactly the only individual with a fondness for
setting goals, but I am routinely reminded of how important
it is to have our priorities aligned properly, if we wish
to fulfill them.
- Inspiration
Wanted - Apply Within! By Chris Standring
Every musician goes through mental road blocks
when it comes to improving. Often we just don't know what
we should be working on. This article shows you where to
find all the inspiration you need to get to that next level.
-
Climb Every Mountain - By
Jamie Andreas
Every
piece of music you work on is its own mountain. It is easy
to get 80% of the way up the mountain, any interested party
can do that. Closing in on that last 20%, well, that separates
the men from the boys, as they say.
- Fire
& Inspiration
- By Tom Hess
Find
out what truly inspires you to want to play music, write
music, jam with your friends, etc. Whatever it is for you,
go there and marinate in that inspiration. Get your mind
in that place and focus on it.
- If
You Believe, You Can
- By Tom Hess
If you believe that you can, and will,
overcome your greatest challenges, you will find a way,
or you will seek help from a teacher, trainer, coach or
mentor that will help you through it. If you don’t believe
you can achieve, your done, it’s over, because you won’t.
- The
80/20 Law - By
Tom Hess
Have
you ever noticed how some players, who practice less, seem
to make more progress than others who practice more? That
can be really frustrating for people in the second group.
- Take
The Test - by Tom Hess
On the surface, it may seem too simple or too obvious how
one can define one's purpose and reasons behind an ultimate
goal. I assure you it is not.
- Develop
Your Vision - By Craig Bassett
Guitarists...Want to learn how to maintain
your focus and motivation? This guitar lesson tells you
THE most powerful way!
- Natural
Talent - By Jamie Andreas
Having "talent" is not the primary factor in whether
or not you will become a good or great player. Your burning
desire and desperate need to play, coupled with the correct
understanding and approach, are the most important things
you must have.
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