Nysidra's Musings - Practice Makes Permanent

Nysidra's Musings - Practice Makes Permanent
Fiery Spasms of Joy

Date:	19-February-2008, 13:07
Subj:	Practice Makes Permanent
Filter:	Public

I'm proud to relate that I have been practicing with my guitar solidly every single day for at least 20-40 minutes a day.

What am I better at?

Can't really say. As it goes, I'm going to suck in general for the next 2 years. *smiles*

However, there are a few things that have shown grand improvement:

Chords - I'm remembering them, and have to refer to the chart less. In my memory bank are the following: C, G, D, A, Em, & F. Oh, and Barre E.
My F chord is painful, but I'm trying. G used to suck massively too.
I practice others, but I can call those chords to mind immediately.

I can work through the 1st scale (I). I do this thing with a barre E and the scale and closing with the E. It's fairly full of suck, but at least I can work through it.

My picking patterns have been getting a bit better. While going through one of them I sped it up for a bit and grinned a bit as I made it through maybe 4 times before buzzing a higher string with my nail. So, fewer fat finger movements when picking is an improvement.

I played through a song, with chords, which inspired me to concentrate a bit more on my strumming technique. (It sucks worse than my picking.)

I can tell when a string is out of tune and can bring it back "fairly well."

So there's my self assessment. I'm better than I was, considering how awful I am. ^_^

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User:	darkmystic72
Date:	19-February-2008, 21:38 (UTC)
Subj:	ouch
Keyword:	If you want the rainbow

I could never learn playing any thing that you had to hold down strings with your fingers. It was always too painful and I would never stay practicing long enough to get the callouses on the finger tips.

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User:	nysidra
Date:	19-February-2008, 22:57 (UTC)
Subj:	Re: ouch

When I first started I only played until my fingers hurt. At first that took 5 minutes, then 10, then 15. If my fingers hurt, I didn't play. I am not out to injure myself.

Oddly enough, my tips hurt more when I'm not playing, like if I tap them against something. Actually, they are tender now, but if I have them on the strings, I don't even really feel it.

I've done a lot of things that required muscle memory to get right. Even when I made jewelry I made sure not to work so much that I hurt my shoulder or neck or anything.

If you ever pick it back up, only ever play for as long as it's reasonably comfortable. And have fun! Fun is its own painkiller.

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User:	(Anonymous)
Date:	19-February-2008, 22:18 (UTC)
Subj:	(no subject)

I admire you for being able to pick up your interests and just pursue them like that. I've been hemming and hawwing over trying my hand at painting for years now ... I need to get off my butt, get some supplies and just try it out :D

~Cassandra

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User:	nysidra
Date:	19-February-2008, 22:53 (UTC)
Subj:	(no subject)

Nothing to it, but to do it.

What will you have wasted? Time? Money?

I have paints somewhere in my room. I can't even find them. I know; I looked.

Get yourself a good drawing pad and 3 tubes of paint in primary colors. Small investment to learn from.

As for the easel, paint brushes and such - just start with low key stuff and test your passion. If you find yourself yearning for more, you would have at least gotten your feet wet.

*giggles* Wow, just finished dancing so I'm in a bit of a rambling mood!

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