-
Help for untalented old beginner
I was just wondering if there are certain hard points you have to conquer like playing a scale at speed or being able to switch chords with a base line boom chuck. I love the daily challenges but dont feel like I have the proper base to do more than admire them. I am old and untalented. But I do love all the scales and licks and progressions. Just wish i could play them instead of like them.
-
This discussion was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by
bixentelizarazu.
-
This discussion was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by
-
7 Replies
-
@bixentelizarazu Have you taken the 30 Days to Play course? If not, I would start there, as it gives you a baseline. I wouldn’t worry about speed right now. Focus more on form and accuracy, and speed will come later. Just give the daily challenges a try for at least 10 minutes and then mark them complete. You can always continue to practice them, if you like, or you can mark them as a favorite (the heart under the video) and it will be saved in your favorites (found using the drop down arrow next to your photo at the top right of the page). The starting point should be the 30 Days to Play and then the Next Six Chords after that. They cover basic open chords that you’ll need to know.
-
Hi @bixentelizarazu : cool handle and if it is really you even cooler. I was given the short end of the stick on talent so I get it. Try not to think of the daily lessons as things to play but rather as exercises that make you better at playing other things. They are the weight room of guitar playing. Slow them way down. Do them one or two measures at a time. The demonstration Tony shows is an example of someone who has been doing 10 sets of 20 pushups for many years. When I started I could barely do one. Now with lots of determination and many repetitions I keep up with Tony. It all started with one note though. Give it a good 10min go and move on or if you loose track of time all the better. You will progress over time but it takes some time and as long as you stick with it you will progress.
-
YUP! I love music and I appreciate everyone who can do the improv and post them!
But I must have been pickin up seashells at the seashore that day they gave out gifts and talents! Nevertheless, I commit to my practice, pick up my guitar because I love it and try to follow up with some of the Tuesdays, skill lessons and forums. I just don’t have huge chunks of time to give it. I do the 90 day reflection and I totally respect the process Tony has developed. This is my second year of TAC and I have learned so much. I have a pile of small wins, yet miles to go, but that’s OK, because this IS a journey I am glad to be on!
-
The word talent is a fallacy – remove it from your vocab and take the weight of that expectation off your shoulders 🙂
Work through the foundational skill courses but have a bash too at the Daily Challenge – I’m a beginner but I know if I keep chipping away I’ll get to *MY* personal best: you will too. Best wishes
-
Forget about perfection. Just focus on playing better after 10 minutes of practicing the challenge than you did when you started. Ok to be slow. Ok to miss some notes. Ok to have the hammer ons and pull offs sound kinda stinky. Keep pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and you will improve. I’m cycling back through the daily challenges in my second year and I guarantee you that they will be easier to master the second time. This stuff works.
-
Hey there you already have some great advice from the wise TAC folks above. I would amplify that you keep your thoughts positive! I read once that “if you say you can’t or you say you can, you’re probably right! I try to be grateful that I have this incredible piece of art ( my guitar) and together we can make some really nice sounds. Focus on and enjoy each playing session (notice it’s called playing 🙂) outcomes will look after themselves! 👍
-
It’s all good! Enjoy the sound when you hit a good note. And speed comes with experience.
I feel like, at the beginning, you’re way better off slowing everything down. Slow the tempo down or skip notes to simplify the tasks. Then, each day you play, your brain and spinal cord build up new circuitry, and weeks or months down the road certain things just start to come easy. “Muscle memory” is a real thing! I think that’s why the TAC emphasis on consistently playing for a short time on a daily basis works so well.
Hang in there, and it’s great having you in the group!
Log in to reply.