| Almost every successful guitar player would have | | | | practice and keep to it. |
| had formal training in their career and common among | | | | - Keen to practice but with no structure. Usually even |
| competent guitar players to have a teacher or | | | | the most gifted guitar players practice, and uphold |
| mentor who not only passes on their knowledge, but | | | | some sort of structure to their practice time. They |
| to correct the learner guitar player on bad point | | | | just did not do it 'anyway how' as they went along. |
| points of their playing and also recognize their good | | | | A sort of game plan to follow, keep them on track |
| points too. | | | | and measure their progress. |
| I will discuss what the most common mistakes | | | | Breaking up your session into manageable chunks - in |
| instrumentalist make when it comes to learn to play | | | | this way, practicing doesn't become frustrating or |
| guitar. | | | | boring and you avoid procrastination. There is always |
| - They don't' discipline themselves well enough. Ask | | | | a bit of challenge, and that keep your interest from |
| any guitar player from Clapton to Slash, they will tell | | | | waning. |
| you the same time "they got good at playing the | | | | - But, I want to get good NOW! Everybody is looking |
| guitar because the practice often enough." | | | | for perfection, especially in something creative like |
| Though, practicing can be a real bore - its absolutely | | | | music and sorry to say it dear reader, perfection just |
| essential - if you to be an above average guitar | | | | does not exist. But excelling does. You can get good, |
| player or a 'just about' good player, then you decide, | | | | just as long as you've not in a rush and simply follow |
| when it comes to practicing, if its a bore or not. | | | | that simple strategy you devised and will condition |
| In those times when you feel the 'agony' of not | | | | the very good guitar player that's already inside you. |
| wanting to practice, then you have to engage your | | | | - Another great idea Get together with other |
| discipline - it's absolutely necessary requirement to | | | | musicians who enjoy different types of music. For |
| continue and enhance you're playing guitar. | | | | example, setup a jamming session which a blues |
| Not every practice session is going to a cake walk. | | | | guitarist and jazz drummer...in return you get to open |
| Yet with the right motivation, that's not going to | | | | your ear to different styles of music other than your |
| matter, is it? | | | | own and get better at guitar playing as you interact |
| To really install discipline, you can easily exercise that | | | | with the others and get used to their styles and |
| quality, Simple. Choose a time and venue in which to | | | | receive their points of view. |