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If you want to know what my secrets are, there is plenty to talk about. The beauty in guitar playing is that it is endless - the possibilities are a plenty, but I also know that this is overwhelming, and it certainly was for me as well.
Major questions that any guitar player can have are...
- How to determine when something is working
- What to practice
- Familiarizing yourself with shapes, patterns and notes
- Developing a better memory
- Developing better muscle memory
- Tackling techniques like legato, sweeps, alternate picking, tapping, and beyond
- How to become more creative
- How to get notes to flow seamlessly together
- How to come up with great musical ideas
- How to get cleaner at playing
- Improving rhythm technique
- Learning to jam to anything without being afraid of the notes
- Not letting musical theory defeat you
I invite you to check out some of these common myths about advanced guitar development.
Guitar Speed Myth #1 - Its Hard!!!
People are trying way to hard to become fast on the guitar by practicing the wrong things, the wrong way. Not only is this pointless, but it can cause some serious injury, and unfortunately guitar players of ALL ages are already doing it this way. That's a real shame, because you should only need to worry about what song you're going to shred your heart out to.I used to practice this way, and many other guitar players like me did as well. It took me some 8 years to finally get it, and when I discovered some of the key points to practicing guitar efficiently, I decided that I wanted to share them - I did not want to hoard these secrets.
If you're struggling, it could honestly come down to making the smallest changes in how you play and practice. In fact most of the time it IS something so trivial, but you would never know it unless someone pointed it out to you.
Granted that it does require some patience, and that hard work does need to be put in, but there is a difference between working and gaining a little progress each time, and working hard for years with no progress gained.
There is a DIFFERENCE in working smart and not hard.
Guitar Speed Myth #2 - I've Started Too Late!!
Absolutely not true. I know plenty of guitarists who have been playing for well over 20 years, or are between the ages of 35 and 60 who have this attitude. One of my favorite quotes is "don't quit 5 minutes before the miracle happens". In my opinion, if someone has been playing for that long already, then they are damn close to breaking through the wall!Nothing happens over night, and no matter the age, weaknesses or strengths that we have, everyone has a fair shot at just about anything, and when it comes to mastering guitar speed - its no different.
I have met plenty of experienced shredders who can play circles around me, to know that what I say is true.
Guitar Speed Myth #3 - I Have To Practice 6 To 8 Hours A Day!!
Again, this is false. I used to practice anywhere from 12 - 16 hours a day, and over the course of 2 years my playing did nothing. Oh sure, there were small advancements, but I was looking for real results. Instead of applying myself so much physically, I started really thinking about the mental science of playing fast. That's when the "miracle" began to take shape.Over time I realized that as I got better, I could deplete the time that I needed to practice. A lot of purists combat this notion, but I want to excel at many things and not just guitar, so I found a way to make it happen. Life's too short, you know?
What is more important than anything is to practice consistently instead of practicing constantly. Playing all the time and not getting anything in return is very frustrating. I KNOW how frustrating it is. I still remember that feeling like it was yesterday.
Guitar Speed Myth #4 - I Have The Wrong Guitar For Shredding!!
Nope. Granted that some are a little better than others, but for the most part this can be achieved even on an acoustic. Electrics are recommended, and good action and a good neck are also advised, but a guitarist is going to play on the guitar that they want to jam on.Everyone has different hands, different fingers, and different reactions and tastes, so this is not even remotely important. What is, is the fact that the system for speed training never changes. The concept and practice method is the same.
So what IS the system for developing proper guitar speed? Well, its a collection of several things actually. Practice, awareness, balance, and knowing. Sounds pretty zen, right? Let's break it down!
Practice is obviously necessary, but it is useless without Awareness, which is when you can determine good practice from bad, solid habits from bad ones.
Balance is very important, because a guitar player needs to know how much to practice, how many exercises, and how much variation is needed.
Knowing is probably the most important step of all. Its useless to spend hours upon hours trying to develop guitar speed if you aren't practicing the right types of exercises each step of the way.
Improving your guitar speed requires an understanding of some of the basic secrets - these are the things that most guitar players don't typically know how to put into words......until now!
To get you started, I want to give you a FREE, never before seen guide that will show YOU how to get started with the correct understanding and mindset to meet these challenges head on, and put your guitar playing worries to rest.
No, this guide will not make you a rock star over night, but very few things will. I believe strongly in the process of "tweaking" things as you go along and that every little bit of info helps.
This guide is JUST the tip of the iceberg.
