JK's learning log

[kamkor]

@jkahn

Hey Kamkor, thanks for the advice. At the moment i’m doing Blues Guitar Studies in grade 4. Although I had kept wandering away from those. With a couple of weeks of reflection (and practice), I think I was tackling some songs that were just beyond me and were likely to be beyond me for quite some time. I should also add ear training and transcribing back into my practice routine, they had dropped off a bit. Also pretty cool to know you started at the beginner course, your playing is really good.

Interesting point about the songs that were beyond your current capabilities. I like putting long-term goal songs into my schedule, but I time-box the practice time. I stop after 1-4 weeks, max. I return to them after weeks or even months and resume the practice. They are always more accessible than before, and I can further progress the learning of the song. So it is also a great way to track progress. You may think you’re not improving much, but suddenly, this complex song became easier even though you didn’t practice it all.

Thank you for the compliment. I started differently (see Kamkor's Learning Log), but I struggled with similar challenges as you described. I regularly gave up and had long breaks from playing guitar. When I started to follow Justin’s path, I finally got out of the rut and continuously improved and enjoyed the guitar more.

And what @rossbd said about “easy” not being easy. I completely agree. I like returning to “easy” stuff and seeing if I can get any closer to playing them as Justin could. That’s one of the reasons I’m now doing the new Beginner Course.