Comments on: Top 5 Mistakes Made When Learning a Songhttps://www.guitarmusings.com/top-5-mistakes-made-when-learning-a-song/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-5-mistakes-made-when-learning-a-songthoughts and explorations on becoming a better guitar player and writerFri, 05 Dec 2008 03:11:11 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1By: AmishGuitarhttps://www.guitarmusings.com/top-5-mistakes-made-when-learning-a-song/comment-page-1/#comment-318Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:11:11 +0000http://www.guitarmusings.com/2008/11/22/top-5-mistakes-made-when-learning-a-song/#comment-318Yep, yep, yep, yep and yep. I’ve done ’em all. And probably will again. Still, it’s nice to know I’m not the only one.

Thanks, Larry, for the reminder!

K. Jay
AmishGuitar

]]>By: Larryhttps://www.guitarmusings.com/top-5-mistakes-made-when-learning-a-song/comment-page-1/#comment-315Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:24:09 +0000http://www.guitarmusings.com/2008/11/22/top-5-mistakes-made-when-learning-a-song/#comment-315It depends on what is making me neglect a part. Sometimes, I don’t find a particular section interesting and I have to force myself to practice only that troubled part during a practice session, even if it’s only for a minute or two. I also find that the I have trouble because it might be just above my ability as a guitar player. If that is the case, I try to figure out what I’m lacking and then find exercises that will improve this skill.
Example: When I started learning Tommy Emmanuel songs, I could play them but not very well. I took a step back and realized that his songs require more flexibility in the left hand that what I had. I found some good warm-up/stretching exercises and now I can play the Tommy E. songs much better. It’s sometimes hard to figure this out on your own so it might be beneficial to have someone watch you play the troubled section and give their two cents.

I previously did a post on what I did to overcome my flexibility issues, link below.
http://www.guitarmusings.com/2008/03/04/what-new-things-are-you-trying/

]]>By: MacNichol Guitarshttps://www.guitarmusings.com/top-5-mistakes-made-when-learning-a-song/comment-page-1/#comment-314Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:18:35 +0000http://www.guitarmusings.com/2008/11/22/top-5-mistakes-made-when-learning-a-song/#comment-314I relate and make all the above mistakes as well. How do you overcome #4? I’m currently working on a flatpick version of Bouree’ and there are two sections that I picked up quickly and love to play, but there’s one section that I’m still struggling with.

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