Subject: The Saga Continues...
You are getting this e-mail because you subscribed to it on www.learn-to-play-rock-guitar.com. If you don't want to receive these e-mails any longer, go to the bottom of this message and click on "unsubscribe." Hey there Friend, Well, here I am, officially homeless. We finally got the proceeds from the sale of our house and the contract for the new house. We're living with my mother-in-law, and although she's great, this just isn't the optimal situation! Four people (two of them teenagers) and three cats trying to live in two rooms... To quote the Beach Boys, "Fun, Fun, Fun."I am severely hampered without my computer (I'm making due with an iPad and my daughter's laptop), and my amps are already on their way to Orlando - they'll probably get there before I do! Patience, Grasshopper... There's one thing I'm definitely practicing in this whole process - patience. And I don't like it! I'm fighting it, kicking and screaming the whole way, but that will never make any bank move faster. It's kind of like getting frustrated with your progress playing guitar. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to get too worked up over techniques that don't come easily. The key is to continue working at each technique separately until it becomes second nature. That takes time and application. Like the process of buying (and selling) a home, there is an order to achieving results with guitar. You have to have a basic understanding of a few things before you're able to start making music. For example, getting your fingers flexible and tough enough to play. Many (arguably most) people quit guitar before their fingers get past the initial soreness stage. When they try to play notes or chords, their fingers haven't developed the callouses necessary to get clear notes from the strings when pressed down. There's no substitute for simply working the fingers until the fingertips toughen up and the soreness goes away. This can take as little as two weeks depending on how much time you have to practice. And learning chords is a matter of muscle memory. The more you practice forming the shapes for chords, the sooner your fingers will naturally form the shapes on the strings without you even needing to think about it. These are just a couple of examples where you must work through some challenges before you begin to feel like you're making any progress. Painful, yet necessary. Regardless of what your current playing challenge is, trust that with some work and perseverance, you will get past the frustration and hit that next level, as long as you keep going. You can do it, I know it for a fact. Sometimes it takes backing off and approaching from a different direction. You might even have to set a challenge aside and do something else for awhile... don't worry, it'll wait for you! You might even find that giving that particular challenge a little space and coming back later will help solve the problem. On that note, I'm going to get back to my little challenge of getting my family moved to Florida! Y'all keep working towards your goals, and keep it rockin'! Peace~ Dave Dave "Eddie" Vance is a rock guitar enthusiast and gear nut. He has been playing guitar for over 30 years and enjoys tormenting the neighbors every chance he gets. When he's not slaving for the man, you can find him rocking out with his B.C. Rich Bich guitar, a cold beer and some sweet tunes. He also runs Learn-To-Play-Rock-Guitar.com, but you knew that already! Follow Learn To Play Rock Guitar:I welcome your feedback! Did you like today's message? What other topics would you like to see covered in my e-mails? Please let me know at: dave@learn-to-play-rock-guitar.com As always, please feel free to forward this email to a friend! I review products before recommending them. If you buy a product based on my recommendation, I will receive a commission. However, my emails also contain links that don’t require any investment on your part and are jam-packed with "juicy, guitar learnin' tastiness". We don't rent or share your name with anybody. Feel free to forward this issue to any friends you think would enjoy its contents. They will thank you. So will I.
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