Lately I have been saying to my students the same mantra, " If you want to win at this 'learning guitar' thing you will need to develop three crucial things: Deliberate Practice, Persistence, and Determination. I've become somewhat of a broken record on this subject and I'm often met with agreeable nods or eye rolls.
Deliberate Practice
Deliberate means you are intentional. You intentionally schedule time that you are going to practice every single day. 15 minutes of daily practice in one week is better than one 3 hour crunch session. Break your practice time into small consumable chunks throughout the week to get the most of it.
Persistence
Keep at it. This is going to take time. If I could teach you how to play the guitar in one hour I would. It doesn't work like that, it's going to take time for your muscle memory to develop as your learning the instrument. Persistence is action, take action and practice....practice... and practice.
Determination
Like persistence but think long term. Where as persistence is action, determination is a state of mind. So what, you were lazy yesterday and didn't practice? What's stopping you today? How about tomorrow?
Combine these three attributes and you are setting yourself up to win. Go out there and be the best player you can be!
Nice piece Cory! I have a similar approach, although I start with checking my students intention/motivation and goals/aspirations when they first ask about lessons and frequently thereafter. I find it helpful to determine "What's it for?" That can help with the persistence when things get hard.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your work growing musicians. It makes the world a better. Place!
Start with the why first! I love it, thank you sir!
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