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Don’t give up. I suck also but Brian’s lessons have made a big difference in my playing. I suck less now.Given time I Will be able to jam with others which is my goal. Check out lesson 487 it really is awesome. Dale.
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Time for some encouragement from Brian. I would also like to share this comment made on one of Brian’s YouTube videos that sums up a good way to think about it, rather than going ahead and divorce your guitars……..”4o years ago a guitar teacher changed my whole concept of the guitar and I’ve never been frustrated since. He said “Stop learning to play the guitar, learn to play music. You may never play as well as your heroes, but your heroes may one day enjoy your music. Treat your guitar as it was intended … a musical instrument. It will reward you with the greater satisfaction by simply just ‘singing’ in your hands as opposed to the frustration of your hands not flying around the fretboard” (vintage1964,2020)
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I’m kind of with CT on this, except that I would add that maybe what you need to give up on isn’t guitar, but the idea of being a guitar-hero. Are you good at anything on the guitar? Or more importantly, is anything fun for you on the guitar? Mashing out power-chords? Strumming cowboy chords? No shame in either of those. Active Melody is not for everyone. Even the easy lessons are not easy, no matter what anyone tells you.
Here’s a quote I try and live by with the guitar. It get’s me through the tough times when I want to quit. It’s by Dan Auerbach. A couple of grammys and he doesn’t now much of anything about music theory, the caged system, etc. But he knows how to keep a rhythm and play with heart.
“You have to let go. It’s a weird person that wants to get good at something, but not too good … that’s sort of always in me! I love people like Lightnin’ Hopkins and Link Wray, but understand that if either of those guys had ever been taught any musical theory, it probably would have fucked their whole sound up.”
“It’s like, ‘How much do you really wanna know? What are you trying to accomplish in your life? Do you wanna be a jazz teacher? What do you want to do?’ My heroes were always so simple, in a way, that I always stayed well away from that kind of stuff. I’m happy to just use my ears.”
– Dan Auerbach, The Black Keys
Just go have some fun. Dig deep. Make some noise. Maybe quit learning for now. Maybe stay away from YouTube for a bit.
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What haven’t I learnt from Active Melody, but I would suggest is too stick with one lesson, learn the theory, learn everything you can before jumping to another lesson,
For the last year I have been a part of YGA Guitar Club here in the UK, what it taught me is having structure and sticking with lessons you are working on, is very important for your development. You Tube can be a distration everyone is trying to get you to learn this and that, there is great teachers, but limit yourself it can get very confusing fast.
I use Brian’s lesson now as extra work, for example right now with YGA I’m working on a David Gilmour study, and Brian has a lesson on Gilmour, and loads of lessons on Pentantonic Scales, this really helps solidify what I’m working.
I look at Brian’s AM as a massive library, Brian’s has a gift of teaching, he knows how to get the instruction across in a clear, consise manner, that’s the mark of great teaching.
I’m play guitar as a hobby, for my mental health, and just keeping the brain working, but most importantly having fun,
There should be You Tube awards for guitar teachers, Brian would defentliey get my vote,
I wonder if Brian ever though of having a Discord group for Premium Members that would be great, YGA has one,
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