Inspiration

We are only Human ..

once in a while ..we start questioning ourselves ..

Why am i here ? not there ?

Why i can’t do this ? Why i can’t do that ?

Am i at the right path ? Why am i not improving ?

I am stuck at my practice routine …
you see , there’s an old uncle who visits Music Master very often ..and one day , he said something like this ..

The curse of being smart , is smart people give excuses ..

As you grow older , you find that many smart people are broke , and many dumb fucks are rich ..

STOP giving excuses to STOP practicing !

STOP saying i can’t ..

if you can’t , do something about it ..what happens today , determines your future ..

some quotes that i like ..

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.
– Edmund Burke

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.
– Albert Einstein

Great changes may not happen right away, but with effort even the difficult may become easy.
– Bill Blackman

Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
– Oscar Wilde

ahhh..that was beautiful , i needed that ..

now or days i am so caught up at music master ..no time to complete my song , no time to practice my jazz theory , no time to practice my dynamics ..i just need more strength

but that is not an excuse for me …

to all my students ..especially the new ones .. work towards your goal ..never give up ..

you came for my concept class , study an application ..don’t just do something , sit there ! sit there , do something ..

don’t tell me stuffs like ..

“damn that is too hard , too many things”

“i don’t think i can do it “

“it is not my style , i don’t like it “

“cannot find bandmate”

stop giving excuses and pick what to learn and what not to learn ..master the basics first ..then you can choose what you wanna be ..

i remember , the feeling when i first mastered my sweep arpeggio clean – priceless ..

work towards it ..

Who says Legato are for noobs ?

video of the week

Quick Lesson

remember , the most important thing any guitarist should learn is …

To be able to learn by yourself

an independent guitarist and improving guitarist , is a killer ..compared to a good guitarist that is still spoon fed by his teacher

First thing to master , master to know what you see ...

Don’t just Watch that Ritchie Kotzen’s video and go ..”wow , that was awesome , i wanna be like that someday”

and close it ..go on chatting with msn ..

no ..

you observe , what scale did he play ? what chords were behind it ? what is the dynamics ? why is it unique ? how do i improvise it ?

learn to know the notes on your fingerboard by heart …

whenever you are observing a guitarist , see what note he selects , not WHAT SHAPE HE PLAYS ..

..learn with what you hear , not with what you see …

Observe the video above ..

I love videos like that ..no backing tracks ..nothing..PURE LICKS ..most of you will think it is random wankings right ?

Wrong ..listen ..there are many many many licks that can be learned ..from Major11 licks to minor13 arpeggios..

especially the beginning ..can you spot them?

start from 2.19 ..try to identify what was he playing …that is the easiest ..

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