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Author: Craig Bassett (The GuitarSolutionsExpert)
Have you ever done any of the following?
1. Made excuses for not practicing because you "didn't have
time"?
2. Practiced the same licks and exercises that you did
last year?
3. Felt like you had hit a brick wall in your
progress?
4. Felt unsure as to what
Unless your name is Steve Vai, chances are you've done at least
one of the above!
They are all symptoms of having a lack of vision.
What do I mean by vision? Vision in this context is having a
clearly defined picture in your mind's eye of how you would like
to play. It must be a crystal clear, exciting and inspiring
picture!
Without an absolutely clear picture of what you would ideally
like to sound like, you will not know what you need to practice
in order to realise that vision. You will also probably lose the
drive and motivation to practice daily for many years until you
can play like your vision. You may even start using the loser's
mantra which is "I don't have time to practice".
Exercise One:
Think about how you would like to play in 10 years
time. Close your eyes and try to see yourself playing exactly how
you would like to play. Write down what you see now.
Make sure that it is detailed. What techniques are you a master of? What
songs can you play? What bands are you in? How many students do
you teach? How does it feel when you play like you do?
Exercise Two:
Now write down what areas of your playing you will
need to start working on in order to reach your vision. What
techniques do you need to start practising? What chords ( Next Page )
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