Motivation

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 to put in at least 10,000 hours of practice.  In this article we’ll talk about … [Read more...] about 10,000 hours and becoming a better guitarist

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 to think about how the two approaches apply to … [Read more...] about Growth Mindset and Learning Guitar

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, and I’m sure you have too. This feeling is unpleasant, and … [Read more...] about Become Content With Your Progress on Guitar