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Daily Practice
That 10 minutes is becoming more valuable. I am not rushing through the lessons
as much as I used to. I am stopping and starting more often. I am trying to own
my progress in each lesson more and as a result, it gets that much more
wonderous and therefore enjoyable.
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And it will build on itself. Just let it grow. Great win.
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@jazzfun20 You bring up a really good point. Not only for the 10 minutes, because as you know most of us spend a little more time on lessons.
The more you “own” your effort, the more you will learn and progress!
All Tony can do is provide the material and instruction, and maybe some background or types of application, but the actual learning is on us. That does mean that you need to understand why you’re doing something and the mechanics of it, but then it takes application and practice. Practice leads to muscle memory and understanding of the principals of the lesson. A lot of this comes from repetition, studying the fretboard (hence, Fretboard Wizard), studying other theory and tools, taking other courses, reading books, watching videos, and the list goes on. Thank God we don’t have to do all this at once. We add it to our journey when the time is right.
Being able to apply the material outside of the lesson is critical, but it is typically a slow process for many of us. But the more agile we become on the guitar, and not being afraid to try your hand at improvising and using what was learned are the key to being able to play better. This is where I struggle, but where I’ve seen so many really grow and thrive in their journey.
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I am just starting out today. But I don’t even know where my fingers go on the fretboard. I have to look at each finger and practice each chord, so I don’t see myself playing even the lesson for the day yet. All I could do for today (worked on yesterday’s lesson) was switch back and forth between C and G chords. I haven’t even tried F or the other one (can’t remember what the 4th one was). And then today’s lesson was Dm7 and another one. I worked on that for a little bit too.
I’m trusting the process, but I’m assuming most people start where I am??
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