
What is the goal of the course and what you will be working on.
This is an introduction to understand what is to learn guitar, time of practice and performance.
Find just for yourself the answer to "Why do you want to play classical guitar?"
Learn about the general assumption that most of the students have when they sign up for guitar lessons, and about the things they do not consider, while signing up for guitar lessons.
A small survey that I did in 2008 to help you understand what majority of us like and don't like about the guitar.
Learn what a guitar lesson may consists of, what are you paying for.
What did you learn so far.
List the obstacles and problems, that you may have at the moment in your guitar "life"
Learn how the practice time should be distributed between your guitar lessons.
What you will need to work on, to improve your motivation and enthusiasm.
Learn what is to be a real student and what follows in this section.
Learn how to build your routine and how to find time for it, become a real student.
Find out where is the guitar physically, where are your thoughts about it, and bring it to your space.
What to do in your practicing sessions at this point and how does that impact your motivation and enthusiasm.
Learn how listening to guitar music, encouragement and interest will help you to rise your motivation.
Learn how to appreciate yourself when it comes to practicing guitar and how to transform your negative statements into positive ones.
Learn about the importance of being consistent in your practice sessions, avoid temptations and stay focused.
Learn what is constructive criticism, who can deliver it, who can criticize you and who can not.
Learn how to fuel your motivation and enthusiasm with creativity and self rewards.
Learn the importance of involvement from your side and from the others in your surround.
Learn what social contacts you will need to aim for, that will help you to stay enthusiastic and motivated most of the time.
Here you will learn about the components of a practice session.
First part of the practice session: getting in, warm up, technical work, new piece (s) and working on music theory.
Second part of the practice session: · working on repertoire pieces and taking notes.
Third segment of the practice session: how to prepare for concert, how to behave on stage, recording and listening (watching) yourself.
Here we will examine some situations can endanger your motivation and enthusiasm. You will learn how to behave in them and when to refuse to perform to keep yourself happy about your guitar activity.
A few words from me at the end.
“If I miss one day of practice, I notice it. If I miss two days, the critics notice it. If I miss three days, the audience notices it.” Jan Paderewski
(1860–1941) Polish pianist
The importance of practicing the instrument is well understood from most of the students and parents.
This course is not about what exercises or scales to practice, it is rather to provoke you to think in a bit different direction.
You will learn:
· how to motivate yourself and bring back your enthusiasm,
· how to organize yourself and how to establish your practice routine,
· how to make your practice time more efficient more productive and the most important,
· how to make your practice time more enjoyable.
The course is designed in three virtual parts.
in the first one you will understand:
· more about the music as an activity,
· about yourself as an aficionado and music lover,
· about the components of the guitar lesson.
All that will help you understand, how you got here and why are you struggling. In other words, we will try to locate and explain the complications that you may have.
In the second part you will learn:
· what you should work on,
· what aspects of your assumptions about the music will need to be reconciled and cleared?
· You will learn about the necessity of defining your musical goals.
Finally, in the third part you will learn step by step:
· How are you going to solve your problems what things you need to do in order to benefit from your guitar activities?
· How to establish your daily routine and how to stick to it.
· What to do with your routine once you establish it
· How to improve and keep your motivation and enthusiasm.
· How to make your everyday practice time feel enjoyable.
· How to prepare yourself for upcoming concert or performance.
· How to behave on stage, in general, or in an informal setting while performing your music.