In sport, you’re only as good as your last game. I’m only as
good as my last guitar lesson and unfortunately I wasn’t great this week. Admittedly
I was very tired and found it hard to concentrate, but also even though I had
practised every day for the last week, I hadn’t spent a great deal of time
(just 5-10 minutes some days) practising, and I think it showed. I managed to
mess up a Rock School piece that I played quite well last week and I left the
lesson frustrated – a common feeling for someone learning to play the guitar.
The strange thing is that some days I can play something
quite well and other days I can’t. Again, this is likely to be a common
situation for anyone learning a musical instrument. There are a lot of factors – tiredness,
distractions, practise time, feelings – I suppose like anything it is all about
getting yourself in the right frame of mind to start with.
So that week I ensured that I practised at every available
opportunity. That week’s homework was blues riffs based around the E5, A5 and
D5 2-note power chords. I picked this up fairly quickly and enjoyed being able
to play these recognisable riffs.
Other than that I continued to practise my 10 or so
traditional songs – I can play Camptown Races without having to look at the tab
now – and continued my chord changes and strumming practise. I find the
practise of alternating my strumming with 3 or 4 different chords very relaxing
and enjoyable.
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