Breakthrough Guitar Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 As we enter our second month of the year, it's important to ask ourselves how our New Years Resolutions are going. And if you don't have any, that's cool to. It's great to always have a goal to keep us going and motivated. 🤘 Which leads me to my question of what has been one of your greatest areas of improvement this year with your guitar? 🎸 Did you learn a challenging new song, scale, or possible learn how to hold the guitar better? We're curious to know... We love hearing about our students reaching new goals, big or small. 💯 We encourage you to write a little about your experience. Where did you struggle? How far have you come along? Was it harder or easier than you expected? 👀 Bonus: Include words of encouragement for someone else who is pursuing a new goal! ✍️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Soukup Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 It's hard to say where my greatest improvements are. Most of my journey has been relearning things trapped in my brain. So, for me just going through a Mini Masterclass is a light bulb moment because it brings back to me how to play songs on the guitar I used to with no problem. Even though I have already been though the "Ultimate Guitar Grid Mastery" I find myself referring back to it on a regular basis. To the new members I would suggest following the courses and do exactly what is suggested. You will learn quicker and have a lot more fun. Practice every day for at least 5 minutes. Do not stress out about how fast or slow you are going just have fun. You also get great ideas from the people in the forum as well. I learn everyday something new or something that I have locked way in my damaged brain. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 On 2/10/2022 at 9:35 PM, Fred Soukup said: It's hard to say where my greatest improvements are. Most of my journey has been relearning things trapped in my brain. So, for me just going through a Mini Masterclass is a light bulb moment because it brings back to me how to play songs on the guitar I used to with no problem. Even though I have already been though the "Ultimate Guitar Grid Mastery" I find myself referring back to it on a regular basis. To the new members I would suggest following the courses and do exactly what is suggested. You will learn quicker and have a lot more fun. Practice every day for at least 5 minutes. Do not stress out about how fast or slow you are going just have fun. You also get great ideas from the people in the forum as well. I learn everyday something new or something that I have locked way in my damaged brain. Those are excellent words of advice @Fred Soukup! The great thing about always having access to your courses is the ability to refer back to them as much as you need to. 🤘 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 I don't always have time to watch a video, but I keep plugging away slowly. I run through the 4 major scales on guitar or in my mind and keep going when time allows. I am half way through. Like Daisy said it is nice to be able to go back and review. What I like about the master grid course is that the sessions are designed to actually TEACH you instead of simply "showing" you. So many times the instructor is showing how well they play and that's great, but it is so important to actually teach and guide the student so that they continue to remain interested and motivated by experiencing their own success. I know that Jonathan repeats himself a lot when he is teaching, but when absorbing something new, I find repetition is a good way to get the information in my head and keep it there. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Soukup Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 49 minutes ago, Tammy said: I don't always have time to watch a video, but I keep plugging away slowly. I run through the 4 major scales on guitar or in my mind and keep going when time allows. I am half way through. Like Daisy said it is nice to be able to go back and review. What I like about the master grid course is that the sessions are designed to actually TEACH you instead of simply "showing" you. So many times the instructor is showing how well they play and that's great, but it is so important to actually teach and guide the student so that they continue to remain interested and motivated by experiencing their own success. I know that Jonathan repeats himself a lot when he is teaching, but when absorbing something new, I find repetition is a good way to get the information in my head and keep it there. You are exactly right! Most people learn through repetition. Even though I have already completed the course I have started it again. Great comment! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaan Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 I guess for me I seem to naturally come back and take a break from guitar at different points. Right now I'm working on two key areas which is improving my ability to hear and play musically what I hear or feel and to improve speed through keeping my right picking hand more relaxed. A couple of things i've noticed is that going through the backing tracks and just having fun jamming in a scale is a great way to build confidence and creativity. For me much of the fun resides in that part. Especially important when you have big goals that take time to realize. I also notice that just before I jam or play I just keep my mind quiet and try not to consciously analyze what i'm doing. Rather just play what feels expressive and right to me. The same is true for my picking. When I try to become consciously aware of things like pick position or angle of pick or whether I can break through this speed barrier etc I find when I just relax and play it seems to flow much more. So my SMART goal is to continue to try to relax more when I pick and allow the flow to happen more naturally and to just have more fun in playing without any pre-conceived ideas. It's also at times to just put the guitar down and walk away. Just recently I have taken a 4 week break after the Speed masterclass. Partly because of being so busy in the NHS, but also sometimes time is a great way for the muscial pathways to build and cement. Hope that helps you all out and wish you all much success on your musical journey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Desmond Posted April 25, 2022 Share Posted April 25, 2022 Hi my fellow students, Johnathan, Brock and everone. Obviously more we practice dexterity, chord changes and the like. The more comfortable we get on the single elements. But whats been great for me is learning to combine. Picking a melody using & inserting chords/triads to give the piece body, then using run ups and run downs & own little riffs to get a nice fit nice in the particular song. Happy & thankful i became a member of BTG early last year which has inspired and given me this ability. Alan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteahlqvist Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 Blown away today as i am on the dex course and got to the Trills . I was absolutely horrified because I have never been able to do hammer ons with any accuracy but after 6 days of doing nothing but stretch and toning in spades before plinking at tunes I'm learning I seem to be able to do them fairly OK on my first try! Something is definetly going on here. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Desmond Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Keep up the good dexterity work. Lots more learning as you go through the different modules. Not sure where you are but grid 101 the grid mastery would be my recommendation if youve not done already. But keep up the daily dexterity too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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