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When to move on?
I’m enjoying the program very much, but I don’t know when I should feel like I should move on. What tempo is a good barometer for feeling confident to change focus to a new challenge. Is clean play at 60bpm the mark or should we work up to the tempo listed in the tab?
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Hey there. The main theme of this program is “progress over perfection.” If you are doing the 30 days to play, at maximum, I would do that in 30 days. But definitely go back to some of those lessons if you feel like you want to go back to them.
For the daily challenges, you do whatever you can and you “win” if you simply showed up and tried. All of the techniques and challenges rotate and come back around, so you’ll see everything again.
There are days where I only feel comfortable with 5% of a challenge. I do what I can that day, hit complete, and move on. The next time it comes around, I might be doing 25% of it. That’s a win!
That is essentially the program in a nutshell. You aren’t expected to perfectly execute the challenges. They are meant to be hard. You should be struggling. Each time through is a new opportunity to continue learning.
Have fun!
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Thanks for the insight! I’m always a little too hard on myself; I need to learn to lighten up a bit. I appreciate the help! Thanks
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Hey Matt, I agree with everything @matthugeapple-com said. Guitar if not an easy instrument to play, but it’s not impossible. It takes consistent playing just as Tony teaches. Touch your guitar every day, in some manner to keep connected to it. The beginning feels like your climbing Mount Everest, and it could take you quite a while to reach a peak. You might then feel on top of world and things eventually become easier. But then, as with everthing, we hit a plateau and feel we’re not getting better. Frustration sets in. In these instances, remind yourself why you picked up the guitar, and that it is a journey with many twists and turns and hills and valleys. But the important thing is to have fun with wherever you’re at. Find those small wins that Tony always mentions and post them in the forums. You may feel it’s a struggle for a while, but as Matt pointed out, it is meant to be a challenge. If it were easy, everyone would do it, but most would get bored with it and give up on it. The challenges are where your wins come from. Hang in there.. Enjoy the journey.
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