| Advice for Guitarists
Play along with a rhythm section
Many aspiring students make the mistake of learning
music strictly as an academic exercise. Play with
friends, play along with CD's, and practice
with well-designed backing tracks. If you don't
already have backing tracks they can be purchased
here.
Record yourself and listen back
The first step is to record yourself playing along
with a rhythm section, actual or virtual. Then
analyze what you hear in two categories. Category
one is
for what you like about your playing.
Category two is for what you don't like about your
playing. Most people beginning this process will
be very discouraged, don't be! Have the courage
to uncover the dirt! Very, very important!.
Analyze and correct your mistakes After
you have analyzed what you don't like, patiently,
persistently and systematically begin the very
fruitful process of correcting yourself. It is
beyond the scope of this brief write up to get
into detail about how to correct your mistakes.
But
I will say that many, many great guitarists have
gone through this process. Hundreds of studio hours
have been spent hating what they were hearing.
But those hours were an invaluable asset in their
journey to greatness.
Good luck! Keep your eyes out for my next write
up.
Pete Brach |
