rickbarclay
Inspired
I have a lot confidence in my playing ability, but that confidence isn't translating satisfactorily to my fretboard.
The problem is this: when I pick up my guitar and start playing, I'm full of mistakes. The mistakes gradually
dissipate as I warm up, but that doesn't do any good for first-time playing, does it? What's even worse is that
as I get warmed up and play something to my satisfaction, if I switch to a new song, the mistake-prone process
renews itself all over again until I'm warmed up with that particular song.
I don't ever expect to be good enough to perform live under those conditions, and at this stage of my life, I don't
really care all that much. But I just find it soooo frustrating to have to start each and every song making too
many mistakes like that, and I was wondering if anyone here has overcome such a plight and what if anything
you did to correct or control your frustrations. Any suggestions are appreciated. I think my main problem is
simply paying attention to what I'm doing, which I find extremely difficult to do when it comes to music.
Thanks for any help.
The problem is this: when I pick up my guitar and start playing, I'm full of mistakes. The mistakes gradually
dissipate as I warm up, but that doesn't do any good for first-time playing, does it? What's even worse is that
as I get warmed up and play something to my satisfaction, if I switch to a new song, the mistake-prone process
renews itself all over again until I'm warmed up with that particular song.
I don't ever expect to be good enough to perform live under those conditions, and at this stage of my life, I don't
really care all that much. But I just find it soooo frustrating to have to start each and every song making too
many mistakes like that, and I was wondering if anyone here has overcome such a plight and what if anything
you did to correct or control your frustrations. Any suggestions are appreciated. I think my main problem is
simply paying attention to what I'm doing, which I find extremely difficult to do when it comes to music.
Thanks for any help.