You may have heard of the 10,000 hours rule to becoming a master at any skill, and in this artivle we are going to talk about how this applies to practising and improving our guitar playing. Simply put, the 10,000 hours rule states that in order to become a master at a subject, you have …
Doing your first studio recording is an incredibly fun experience. At least… if you are prepared for it, it will be fun. If you are not prepared, it will be stressful and embarrassing. After doing 2 professional albums and a handful of EPs with various bands over the years, I’ve (unfortunately) experienced both sides of …
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In 2012, Carol Dweck published a book called “Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential”. In this book (which is a great read – especially if you are learning or looking to start learning guitar), she identified two types of mindset, the ‘fixed’ mindset, and the ‘growth’ mindset. What is a Mindset? Before we start …
Quite often, as guitar players, we feel unsatisfied with our progress. We feel like we are not learning fast enough, or that whatever we are working on is more difficult than other people find it to learn. Nearly all my students have felt this way sometime or another. I know I’ve often felt this way, …
