Musician's Pathway

No matter what stage of the musical journey you find yourself, you have probably encountered this experience in some way. I remember the feeling of this excerpt all too well!

Here is a perspective shift I wish I would have realized when I was younger:

“Plant good seed for tomorrow, but harvest the crop that you have today!”

Dreams are fun to engage in for a minute or two and can be an idea of life later on, but too much focus on them can rob you of the enjoyment of the gifts God has given you today.

Never squander or underestimate the value of a day of life!

The pre writing phase begins! If learning music has ever been difficult or confusing for you like it was for me when I first started, then you are the person I’m writing this for! Hope you guys are having a great week!

I love the idea of solopreneurship, but an old friend of mine, who is in the same niche, and I have recently decided to team and up and start working together instead of trying to do everything alone.

Even though everything is 50/50 now, it feels so much better to have a friend with me on the business journey.

Do any of you have that same situation? What are your thoughts?

Make a plan and stick to it. If you are going to a new destination, then find a good map!

Here is the best way to do that for new musicians.

1. Learn your basic chords (10 in total)

2. Learn to play basic rhythm (4/4 and 6/8)

3. Create something with those two new skills.

A lot of people get confused and overwhelmed trying to learn an instrument!

Everyone who wants to learn music deserves a clear picture of how to get there!

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One of the saddest things we have told ourselves is that the "Learning process never ends."

When you are passionate about something, you want to be great at it, so it's difficult to be content when you are trying to hit a moving target of greatness.

One of the biggest advantages you can give yourself is to understand and believe that the knowledge you have to learn is actually limited, which is actually true!

The fun part, which is the actual skill of the activity, is finding out how much you can create with all that you do know!

Be proud of whatever level of skill you achieve and understand that you don't have to know it all to be successful!

Have a wonderful week!

A complete beginner to guitar should do this: 👇

Learn 10 open voiced chords within 2 weeks!

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For a complete beginner learning guitar:

If on Day 1 you spend ten minutes learning one chord and put some rhythm behind it, then you have learned more than you would have had you watched an hour an hour of free videos on soloing.

Don't overcomplicate the process!

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Here is a good way to think about your creativity!

When you are learning to play an instrument, creativity is an area you want to spend a lot of time exploring. BUT!!!

What you are going to sell is called a Product! (I know what you're thinking, "thanks captain obvious!)"

What I mean is this:

Creativity is awesome, but practice producing something from your instrument. In the most literal sense, think of yourself as a Producer.

To put this into practice:

Take one chord and challenge yourself to product something right then and there with your instrument that you could hear as an intro to a song on the radio.

If you want to take it up a notch, add more than one chord as you become comfortable.

That is how you develop real world musical skill!

As a professional musician teaching others how to play guitar, I believe my 20 years has taught me this:

Break the learning process up into the components that you will use to build a career.

The roadmap I use is this:

Beginner - Chords and Scales

Intermediate - Ear and Creativity
Advanced - Fluency and Control

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3 skills every musician should learn at some point!

1. Writing (literally storytelling and how to craft clear communication)

2. Recording (How to craft a rough sketch of your idea inside of a DAW)

3. Marketing (How to present or pitch your musical product)

It's overwhelming at first, but once you hone in on a routine, it gets easier.

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How to grow as a musician!

1. Start with 2 or 3 basic chords
2. Come up with 1 or 2 rhythms to play with those chords.
3. Listen to lots of music!

Wash, Rinse, Repeat!

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90% of guitar skill is really just:

1. Deliberate Practice
2. Limitation
3. Building Your Creativity

The little stuff that makes all the difference.