It’s no secret that you need to put in some work if you want to get better at music.
The good news is that you CAN make rapid progress whatever your current level. Even if you don’t have a huge amount of time to practice.
The bad news is that most musicians go about things in the wrong way. They waste their effort. Or decide that they just don’t have what it takes.
Did you know that there’s a state of mind where you learn things much faster. Maybe up to five times faster.
And it’s more enjoyable as well.
That’s what happens when you get into the flow state. When you’re in the zone.
Just imagine what it would be like if you got into that space in every practice session.
Have you ever looked back after a gig and realize that you’d shot yourself in the foot, because you got the balance wrong in the practice room beforehand?
You’d focused so hard on one or two specific areas that you totally neglected other aspects that were really vital.
And it was a bit of a shock when the performance came around and those unexpected problems were revealed.
It doesn’t have to be like that ever again, though. There is a way to make sure your practice is constantly adapting to keep you focused on the most important topics.
Have you ever had that nagging feeling that you’re not getting everything you could out of your practice time?
There’s such an overwhelming quantity of material that you need to practice that you end up rushing to get through everything.
And you don’t do the best job on any of it.
It’s so easy to give into that temptation to cram more in – even if it means that quality and depth suffer as a result.
But you know that quality is important, right?
And it turns out that there are some simple and practical things you can do to increase the quality of your practice sessions.
Whatever you happen to be working on.
Every time you go to practice.
Did you know that there’s one simple tool which can massively speed up your musical progress?
But, although it’s easily available to everyone, most musicians simply don’t make use of it.
We’re talking about recording yourself, of course. Watch the video (or read on) to discover the many different ways you can use it to improve your playing.
“You know the difference between the musicians who made it big and those who didn’t?”
Top jazz guitarist, Mike Moreno, was talking at an exclusive masterclass a few years back.
Lights from a crowd of effects pedals danced on Mike’s face as he paused for a moment.
There was a shuffling sound as, all around the semi-circle of chairs, people leaned forward expectantly. He continued:
“It’s not what you’d expect…”
I witnessed some incredible playing at that masterclass. I got great advice on a range of topics.
But the most important thing I learned came from the 12 words that Mike said next.