I could turn my computer on and play you a scale, I'd be a bit embarrassed, it would be pretty bad, It wouldn't be fast and it would almost certainly contain mistakes. I'm not saying I won't but I either have to record it with my headset mic or dig out an aux cable(having not completed unpacking from moving I'm not entirely sure where a spare is to run from the amp to the mic jack. Honestly if I get tired of just practicing I might do it. I'm sure I've got a few lying around somewhere.
I bet you do, I don't know how to tell if someone is good by watching them or not yet. I hope soon I'll be able to take the scale and walk it up and down the fret board. I can't imagine that'll take too long too learn. I think the bitching solo thing is probably at least a year away(just my guess)
I don't want to fake it I want to play it how it was meant to played. I don't want to fake anything I want to be able to do it. Perfectly, everytime. That takes patience and dedication.
I would suggest pastebin, it probably would allow you to format how ever you wanted.
I would still argue you are some kind of teacher to me. Its not like you are some kind of sith lord that can only have one student at a time. If it is that well then I have a lot more questions.
I have never had more than one formal student at a time. I have had a number of students, over the many years. I've been paid to give lessons.
If you haven't noticed, I understand the guitar rather well. Gotta tell you, I put a lot of effort into it. I don't have a "music bone." I'm not "musically inclined." I'm not gifted. I'm not exceptionally talented.
I'm very, very fucking well practiced.
That's the difference.
I am none of those things. I don't have a gift for music. Nope... I've just spent a whole lot of time learning about it and practicing.
I am not a virtuoso. I'm just a guy who practiced more hours than is rational and spent far more hours learning about it than a sane person should.
So, I'm not a sith lord, or anything. I've just never felt I would do a good job if I were giving instruction to more than one person, and this was also when my time was much more spoken for. At the end of the day, I can play like I play because I put the hours in. That's really all there is to it.
Well then, even some one like me could get good then all thats required is I put in the hours. I can appreciate thinking you can only teach a single student at a time the sith lord thing was mostly my poor attempt at a joke. I've got a guitar and the rest of my life to practice I quite like the idea that anyone can do it if they practice enough.
The more you put into it, the more you will get out of it.
You WILL hit something we call a plateau.
We'll address that when you get to it. Don't worry, it's normal. You'll experience it many times.
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