So I’ve been doing piano and guitar lessons for about six months, one instrument every fortnight. I’m not consistent enough in my practise, so I’m thinking about just doing guitar lessons. I’ve had some piano experience before and although I still suck, I don’t suck at it as much as I suck at guitar.
I really want to be more consistent with practise and also being active. What are some barriers that you experience with forming consistent habits?
Try to break up the ‘boring’ stuff from lessons with songs you’re interested in too. Spend a bit of time ‘eating your vegetables’ then you can work on songs you like.
Soon you’ll be able to put it all together and identify the scales, keys, and rhythm you’ve learnt from practice in songs you’ve been practising
5 minutes practice is better than no practice at all.
I make myself do it before I play. And even when I only do 5 mins a day, the results become obvious quickly, and I’ve been playing half my life.
Also, practice can be less boring if you make it musical and not just practice technique. You could record a really basic chord progression in C major, and play your A minor scale over the top and try to mess around and come up with some little melodies.
For technique, I would recommend using a metronome app. Start real slow.
So I’ve been doing piano and guitar lessons for about six months, one instrument every fortnight. I’m not consistent enough in my practise, so I’m thinking about just doing guitar lessons. I’ve had some piano experience before and although I still suck, I don’t suck at it as much as I suck at guitar.
I really want to be more consistent with practise and also being active. What are some barriers that you experience with forming consistent habits?
Try to break up the ‘boring’ stuff from lessons with songs you’re interested in too. Spend a bit of time ‘eating your vegetables’ then you can work on songs you like.
Soon you’ll be able to put it all together and identify the scales, keys, and rhythm you’ve learnt from practice in songs you’ve been practising
Think of it like this:
5 minutes practice is better than no practice at all.
I make myself do it before I play. And even when I only do 5 mins a day, the results become obvious quickly, and I’ve been playing half my life.
Also, practice can be less boring if you make it musical and not just practice technique. You could record a really basic chord progression in C major, and play your A minor scale over the top and try to mess around and come up with some little melodies.
For technique, I would recommend using a metronome app. Start real slow.
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Thank you!!
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I think it’s good to do things at the same time of day
barriers, my barriers are interruptions and a tendency to do things for other people over doing things for myself
I find my best habits are actually injunctions I have told myself.
I must look after cats
I must be careful with money
i must have a clean kitchen by the end of the day
I must walk down the beach at least a few times a week
the trick is forming a new “I must”