Hey Tommy, im a huge fan, i saw you on your last tour in Ireland, it was mind blowing. You are and have been my favorite acoustic player for a long time now.
I have been playing guitar for almost 10 years, through out my musical journey i keep reaching plateaus in my playing, then i get stuck there for a period of time, then finally breaking through to the "next level" where i can start progressing again (or at least feel like i am progressing). Currently i dont feel like i have progressed in a long time, perhaps iv regressed even, partially due to lack of practice i admit, but even when i was putting in more hours i felt trapped or stuck in a rut.
So my question is, what in your experience is the best way to break through these musical ruts? Is it simply more hours on the guitar, or is more about what im practicing, what did and do you you still do to keep improving ? Learn other peoples work, improvise more, create practice exercises for yourself which were out of your usual comfort zone... any advice would be much appreciated. My enjoyment of music is being effected by my inability to break through my current musical rut.
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Hey Tommy, im a huge fan, i saw you on your last tour in Ireland, it was mind blowing. You are and have been my favorite acoustic player for a long time now.
I have been playing guitar for almost 10 years, through out my musical journey i keep reaching plateaus in my playing, then i get stuck there for a period of time, then finally breaking through to the "next level" where i can start progressing again (or at least feel like i am progressing). Currently i dont feel like i have progressed in a long time, perhaps iv regressed even, partially due to lack of practice i admit, but even when i was putting in more hours i felt trapped or stuck in a rut.
So my question is, what in your experience is the best way to break through these musical ruts? Is it simply more hours on the guitar, or is more about what im practicing, what did and do you you still do to keep improving ? Learn other peoples work, improvise more, create practice exercises for yourself which were out of your usual comfort zone... any advice would be much appreciated. My enjoyment of music is being effected by my inability to break through my current musical rut.
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