how do you get better at an instrument?
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- KVRAF
- 7317 posts since 7 Mar, 2003
Silly question.. but how do you get better at an instrument once you reach and level and can't seem to surpass it?
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- Rad Grandad
- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
go off on a new tangent...
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- KVRian
- 1161 posts since 22 Feb, 2004 from Seattle, WA
you can either work through the plateau or put it down for a while and work on another instrument. Then come back to it. After that your perspective should be a little different.
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- KVRAF
- 6596 posts since 21 Jun, 2004 from Secret Underground Hideout
meditation works wonders
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- KVRAF
- 3066 posts since 31 May, 2002 from My chair
Depends on if you mean your chops or your ideas.
For new ideas on an instrument, put it down and leave it for a month to work on another instrument. When you return to it, you'll approach it from a slightly different, fresh angle.
Might even bust you out of some ruts with your chops, too.
Otherwise, somtimes it's not your playing that is the issue, it's your ears!
- m
For new ideas on an instrument, put it down and leave it for a month to work on another instrument. When you return to it, you'll approach it from a slightly different, fresh angle.
Might even bust you out of some ruts with your chops, too.
Otherwise, somtimes it's not your playing that is the issue, it's your ears!
- m
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Stupid American Pig Stupid American Pig https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=4753 - KVRAF
- 7065 posts since 25 Nov, 2002 from not sure
Just accept the fact that creativity comes in waves, sometimes it takes longer for the next wave to roll in. Other than that, try learning others' music. that will help yer chops when you figure out how someone else does something.
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- Rad Grandad
- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
Markleford wrote:Depends on if you mean your chops or your ideas.
For new ideas on an instrument, put it down and leave it for a month to work on another instrument. When you return to it, you'll approach it from a slightly different, fresh angle.
Might even bust you out of some ruts with your chops, too.
Otherwise, somtimes it's not your playing that is the issue, it's your ears!
- m
that's why I like alternate tunings on the guitar...if I get in a funk I try a tuning I've never used before...it's like a new instrument, but I already know how to play it...
The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world. It requires profound, purpose‐larger‐than‐the‐self kind of understanding.
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- KVRAF
- 12235 posts since 18 Aug, 2003
Like they've said, try a different approach. If for instance you're playing guitar, start working on techniques you haven't before like finger-picking instead of using a plectrum, or alternate tunings. Or try learning common techniques for different styles of playing, like if you're a rock guitarist, figure out what jazz guys are doing.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 7317 posts since 7 Mar, 2003
Guitar was what I had in mind. I dunno, I just find myself tinkering and not actually doing a lot of recording. Y'know what I mean? Like... I'll come up with a riff or whatever... but then it'll go nowhere.
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- KVRAF
- 2070 posts since 2 Apr, 2004
From my own experience:
-Years ago I couldnt do the 'slap' thing on bass, tried, tried and tried but couldnt do it.I went on vacation for a month, came back, plugged in and...
-Years ago I couldnt do the 'slap' thing on bass, tried, tried and tried but couldnt do it.I went on vacation for a month, came back, plugged in and...
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- KVRAF
- 9064 posts since 1 Aug, 2003
I once strangled myself with a guitar string and after that I didn't make any mistakes anymore - ever!
On top of that, I died with a hard-on
On top of that, I died with a hard-on
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- Rad Grandad
- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
damn I'm really sorry to hear that, to think how long you waited and you finally get your first wood and don't live to enjoy it...that's rough..cptgone wrote:I once strangled myself with a guitar string and after that I didn't make any mistakes anymore - ever!
On top of that, I died with a hard-on
The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world. It requires profound, purpose‐larger‐than‐the‐self kind of understanding.
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- KVRAF
- 9064 posts since 1 Aug, 2003
I tried to go to muslim heaven for my 40 virgins but I couldn't find the way because everything was in flames and there were all those Voidoid Surrealist lookalikes poking me aroundHink wrote:damn I'm really sorry to hear that, to think how long you waited and you finally get your first wood and don't live to enjoy it...that's rough..cptgone wrote:I once strangled myself with a guitar string and after that I didn't make any mistakes anymore - ever!
On top of that, I died with a hard-on
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- KVRist
- 261 posts since 31 Oct, 2003
Excellent tip! Works for me, anyway.. Even try playing styles you don't like!oldevil wrote:i know the feeling...keep practicing. try different music styles you're not familiar with...etc...good luck!
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