Should i just learn say 10 or so and stick to practising only them? or try to cram as many in as i can?
i've only been playing for 6 weeks, so....what do you all think? does the urge to learn as much as you can fade over time??
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Nope. Or at least, I'm working on my seventh year of this stuff now, and I still find myself frequently wanting to learn everything under the sun, and learning tunes in batches. (I've learned two tunes in the last 30 hours, and did major work trying to finish off the learning of two other new tunes earlier in the week.)monkey wrote: does the urge to learn as much as you can fade over time??
I thought this was worth repeating. I can't stress enough the "record your playing" part. I often sound fine to myself, then when I listen to a recording of my playing I think it's just totally devoid of any lift.Loren wrote: Take the time to learn one tune well, REALLY well. Get some help with this, from someone experienced in ITM if at all possible. I can't stress this highly enough. If this not possible, for whatever reason, you must rely on critical listening - record your playing, and compare it to that of good players, well respected players. Don't worry about the speed difference, I gaurantee that if you are really playing a tune well, that tune will sound fantastic even at the slowest tempo - It will still have drive and lift, it will make others want to tap their feet, and the tune will sound "right" regardless of the tempo.
I think it´s better to play one tunes really well than ten tunes badly. On the other hand I´ve known people practicing on the same ten tunes for years - you have to move on too, don´t get stuck!monkey wrote:Currently i have the urge to learn as many tunes as i can, but is this a good idea?
Should i just learn say 10 or so and stick to practising only them? or try to cram as many in as i can?
i've only been playing for 6 weeks, so....what do you all think? does the urge to learn as much as you can fade over time??
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