You made some really good points in this video. I can relate to being too hard on myself and the need to work with a teacher or coach to better prepare to play live.
Hi @hypnomeditatescape3212, thank you so much for taking a look at the video. It's just 1 small part of a whole new class I'm teaching, which I will upload right here on YT. I know it's old fashioned (me just talking to the camera with a few slides) but honestly I just don't have the time to become really super great at digital content but I hope that WHAT is in the modules will count just as much as flashy looks :)
Great Info Andrew! I started playing gigs at 13 and stopped at around 22, now I'm 45 and am trying to get back to it. The reason I stopped was anxiety/stage fright, the last 2 years before quitting I had always some Imodium in my plectrum box, as my stomach got really bad the gig day. Then my eye twitched too, so... it wasn't fun at all, despite of the illusion to become a rock star when young. I've become a bedroom musician, and found your channel, cause I'm looking into the Mel Bay Guitar Method, to have some practice routine, even if the first 2 books, might be somewhat easy, there probably are some holes I need to fill up, as I'm self-taught (the real kind of self-taught... playing alone in my room with the radio and a cassette player, without books nor teachers... in the late '80s) :P
Hey @benirodriguez9516, thanks so much for saying hi and sharing that. That is a really interesting story, and even though you experienced, / experience some hardship, you are going to continue your love for the guitar, no matter what, which is AMAZING!! Yes I remember imodium very well and I am thankful to say since I released so much of my bad prior music experiences, and let them go, I no longer suffer those things (I always used to keep 2 imodium pills in my wallet!!). The mel bay system is good if you are looking to understand how pitch, rhythm and dynamics works on the guitar neck, and, as you become more advanced (grades 3 and 4), I am working videos for those now - with a mentor or someone to explain why those chords/inversions are happening, will make a great difference. Sometimes mel bay is too boring just reading and reading those notes with no explanation. Thank you again!
You made some really good points in this video. I can relate to being too hard on myself and the need to work with a teacher or coach to better prepare to play live.
Hi @hypnomeditatescape3212, thank you so much for taking a look at the video. It's just 1 small part of a whole new class I'm teaching, which I will upload right here on YT. I know it's old fashioned (me just talking to the camera with a few slides) but honestly I just don't have the time to become really super great at digital content but I hope that WHAT is in the modules will count just as much as flashy looks :)
Great Info Andrew! I started playing gigs at 13 and stopped at around 22, now I'm 45 and am trying to get back to it. The reason I stopped was anxiety/stage fright, the last 2 years before quitting I had always some Imodium in my plectrum box, as my stomach got really bad the gig day. Then my eye twitched too, so... it wasn't fun at all, despite of the illusion to become a rock star when young.
I've become a bedroom musician, and found your channel, cause I'm looking into the Mel Bay Guitar Method, to have some practice routine, even if the first 2 books, might be somewhat easy, there probably are some holes I need to fill up, as I'm self-taught (the real kind of self-taught... playing alone in my room with the radio and a cassette player, without books nor teachers... in the late '80s) :P
Hey @benirodriguez9516, thanks so much for saying hi and sharing that. That is a really interesting story, and even though you experienced, / experience some hardship, you are going to continue your love for the guitar, no matter what, which is AMAZING!! Yes I remember imodium very well and I am thankful to say since I released so much of my bad prior music experiences, and let them go, I no longer suffer those things (I always used to keep 2 imodium pills in my wallet!!). The mel bay system is good if you are looking to understand how pitch, rhythm and dynamics works on the guitar neck, and, as you become more advanced (grades 3 and 4), I am working videos for those now - with a mentor or someone to explain why those chords/inversions are happening, will make a great difference. Sometimes mel bay is too boring just reading and reading those notes with no explanation. Thank you again!