How can I make myself concentrate to learn to play the guitar?
< /samantha> asked:
I can never concentrate, but I have big time dreams of being in a band. Noone knows that.
I want to learn badly, I ahve a guitar in my room, and I have a guitar book somewhere, I cant concentrate though, any ideas?
I can never concentrate, but I have big time dreams of being in a band. Noone knows that.
I want to learn badly, I ahve a guitar in my room, and I have a guitar book somewhere, I cant concentrate though, any ideas?
Get lessons from a guitar teacher.
Start practicing when nothing is on your mind except that you want to play.
Learn the seven major open chords, and how to do a power chord. I never took lessons because they didn’t teach me what I wanted to know, they wanted to teach me how to play crappy hippy music like they played. I listened to Nirvana and Bush a lot then and learned to play by ear and using guitar tabs I looked up on the internet. Listen to music you like and try to replicate it.
play guitar hero!
I teach on the side, and It sounds to me like you need a consistent practice routine- start by turning off the radio, TV and internet. Try to practice at the same time in the same place every session.
I have my students get the following: 1) A 1 hour mechanical kitchen timer.
2) A metronome.
3) A journal or notebook.
4) Some way to record your playing
Start by tuning up your guitar, then set the timer. Start with short, 15-20 minute practices. They can get longer as you get better. Use the metronome- it helps develop your sense of rhythm. Start each practice with a scale or two, and some chord changes to the metronome(always practice to the metronome!) slowly, say 60 bpm, then 80. If you have an assignment for the next lesson, try to practice it within 24 hours of when you received the assignment. Go over the assignment a few times, then spend the last few minutes of the session going over an old song or two to keep it fresh. Once the buzzer rings, finish the piece you’re playing, write up your session in your journal. Write down what you played, how fast, how well you thought you did,and what you could do to improve just a little for your next practice. It sounds like a lot of work, but once you get started, you’ll probably be amazed at how fast you progress. I’d also recommend finding a practice partner- someone at your ability level you can meet up with once a week to jam and go over assignments- that’s why I recommend small group lessons- two, maybe three students at the most-after the lesson, or on the weekend, meet up for a jam session- I did something similar when I was taking lessons-Good Luck!