Muzick
Experienced
Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen!
As I wait for my Axe II - I pondered the topic of discipline, specifically practicing the guitar.
My guess is that most of you here probably have that burning desire to be better and practice, practice, practice.
On the other hand, I struggle with this unless I'm up against a very important dead line. For instance, my band played at a Dragon Boat Festival a couple Sundays ago and we came together to make an outstanding performance! When I was on stage I felt at home, excited, and at peace with my soul. Before this gig we were energized and practiced with energy, emotion and discipline.
However, without this carrot in front of me it feels more like a chore rather than a passion to practice. It becomes a double edged sword because if I go a day without practicing, it makes me feel as though I'm off course in my life. It feels like I'm depending on a piece of technology (Axe II) to pursue my passion. Is that right?
I guess what I'm asking is:
To the people out there that have an unending desire to practice as soon as free time presents itself:
What's your perspective?
Where does that come from?
Did you build upon it to get to where you are now? Or was it always with you?
Has the Axe FX increased your desire?
How do you balance your day job? (as long as it's something other than playing music for a living)
How do you balance your relationships?
To the people out there that stuggle with this same problem I do:
What are your distractions?
How do you improve upon this?
How do you avoid distractions and focus on practicing habits?
Do you look to something like the AXE FX to resolve your conflict? Has it been successful?
How do you balance your day job?How do you balance your relationships?
My goal in life is to be the best guitarist (and musician) I can be. But there are so many distractions I easily give into(Alcohol, Video Games, Random Internet Browsing, etc). Plus being exhausted from a full time day job which I tolerate, leaves me with little energy and motiviation to practice.
Sorry for the long winded post but I'm very interested to hear what amatures and pros have to say.
Thank you,
Brandon
As I wait for my Axe II - I pondered the topic of discipline, specifically practicing the guitar.
My guess is that most of you here probably have that burning desire to be better and practice, practice, practice.
On the other hand, I struggle with this unless I'm up against a very important dead line. For instance, my band played at a Dragon Boat Festival a couple Sundays ago and we came together to make an outstanding performance! When I was on stage I felt at home, excited, and at peace with my soul. Before this gig we were energized and practiced with energy, emotion and discipline.
However, without this carrot in front of me it feels more like a chore rather than a passion to practice. It becomes a double edged sword because if I go a day without practicing, it makes me feel as though I'm off course in my life. It feels like I'm depending on a piece of technology (Axe II) to pursue my passion. Is that right?
I guess what I'm asking is:
To the people out there that have an unending desire to practice as soon as free time presents itself:
What's your perspective?
Where does that come from?
Did you build upon it to get to where you are now? Or was it always with you?
Has the Axe FX increased your desire?
How do you balance your day job? (as long as it's something other than playing music for a living)
How do you balance your relationships?
To the people out there that stuggle with this same problem I do:
What are your distractions?
How do you improve upon this?
How do you avoid distractions and focus on practicing habits?
Do you look to something like the AXE FX to resolve your conflict? Has it been successful?
How do you balance your day job?How do you balance your relationships?
My goal in life is to be the best guitarist (and musician) I can be. But there are so many distractions I easily give into(Alcohol, Video Games, Random Internet Browsing, etc). Plus being exhausted from a full time day job which I tolerate, leaves me with little energy and motiviation to practice.
Sorry for the long winded post but I'm very interested to hear what amatures and pros have to say.
Thank you,
Brandon
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