Posted by The Wizard on Monday, August 30, 2010,
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Zen Shredding
Performing and the law of time
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The play-stop-evaluate-correct pattern
How many hours have you spend practicing? Now compare that with how many hours you've been playing with your band members. Chances are that, if you're aspiring to become the ultimate guitar god of this century (Or something a little less extreme) you've probably been practicing a lot more than you've been playing actual music with your mates.
And this is great! The more you practice the better you ... Continue reading ...
How to super charge yourself
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Loving the practice guarantees results
There is one thing that determines whether or not you reach you goals, more than perhaps any other factor. I know you love to play the guitar if you're reading this article, but do you love the practice? Do you look forward to building your chops, doing endless repetitions and building your alien-like ability to play that instrument? If you're answer is a big YES! Then I congratulate you. If you're not 100 %... Continue reading ...
How to use your reticular cortex
Scroll down to see tablature The power of a clear goal
There's a mental process which you can go through, that will ensure the achievement of what you want faster than anything else. It's easy to do and it has an amazing effect on your progress. Your brain is a goal seeking organism: 24 hours a day it's occupied with figuring out how to get what you focus on. Notice I didn't write "what you want" - the brain doesn't react to your wants and needs, but to what you... Continue reading ...
The power of absolute certainty
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How would you feel if you knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that you had the ability to become one of the most skilled guitar players in the world? Absolute certainty drives us. Uncertainty makes us hesitate. When you have a goal that you desire strongly, and you know you have a strategy that will get you there for sure (Read the category "Get more out of practice) and you believe, at a gut level, that the "pain... Continue reading ...
The biggest killer of your progress
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There's an element in the human psyche that destroys more dreams than any other single factor. If you're not consciously aware of it, chances are you will become a victim of it. In order to understand the mechanisms behind it, you need to know the following:
For two hundred thousand years, human beings have been 100 % dependant on each other. We don't have a thick fur to protect us from the weather. We can't... Continue reading ...
How to become unstoppable
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Magical shredding super powers
Imagine your favorite guitar player on stage. See and hear how cool it sounds when he or she is playing. Feel the emotions you would feel if you where there right now. How would your face look? How much fun would you have? Then imagine taking his place. Switch parts with your favorite shredder and imagine that you are on stage, playing with the skills of a guitar super hero. Imagine everyones amazement. See t...
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The practice motivation formula
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The second requirement of mastery
You basically need two things in order to become a world class shredder:
1. A strategy that will get you there
2. The motivation to implement that strategy
You must know how to aquire the skills you want. And the more efficient your strategy, the faster you'll arrive at your destination. I’ve described the strategies I used to build my skills in the articles in the category “Get more out of practi... Continue reading ...
How to nail this challenge in two months
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If you fail to plan - you plan to fail
This article will show you ways to master all the things I've talked about. And the first and most essential thing is the concept of planning. This doesn't have to take more than a couple of minutes but it's essential to your success. Planning is deciding what you will do and for how long you will do it. Here's what happens when we don't plan:
- We decide on something we'd like to maste...
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Triple your musical vocabulary in months
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"Wasn't that a nice trick? I mean lick..."
How do you put together a jigsaw puzzle? Do you look at the picture on the box, then pick a pice up in your hand and try to place it in the correct spot right away? Or du you find pieces that are similar and try to fit them together until you have something that makes sense? Most people choose the latter.
But because of our curiousity and drive to learn something new, we nearly a... Continue reading ...
8 things that keep us from getting better, part 2
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Mistake number 5Practicing licks in an uneven tempo
This seems like a small sin but it isn't. This will totally sabotage your chances of becomming a world class shredder. When you practice a lick, don't play the easy parts faster than the hard parts. Put your focus on getting the hard parts to be easy instead. If you fall into this trap, buy a metronome and make sure that it is your constant practice companion.
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8 things that keep us from getting better, Part 1
Scroll down to see tablature Mistake number one: Biting of more than you can chew
Because we humans are impatient by nature, we tend to bite of more than we can chew. This is quite normal, but it is not an effective strategy. We suddenly decide to loose weight and since it has to happen now rather than later, we go for a 20 mile run. Then one of two things happen: Etiher we actually run the 20 miles, but because or body isn't ready for that kin... Continue reading ...
How to gain an extra 4 hours of practice time a day
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The art of Practicing while watching TV...
It's no joke... When I first started playing guitar I needed tons of practice time because I didn't have the luxury of practicing effectively (You don't have that excuse anymore) I had 7 hours of school to attend to and I had to get some amount of homework done in able to survive the next day. (My teachers where lethal) But I managed to put in 6 hours of practice a d... Continue reading ...
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