ever wanted to follow your dream in music but can't?

[fenderrules]

right after i graudated from secondary school my dream was to become a professional classical and electric guitarist in the theatre, but ended up in ITE cuz NAFA''s music theory course is way to expensive. heard its about $6000++ per year. i feel terrible cuz im so bogged down by studies and my grades i may have to lessen my personal guitar practice sessions. and ive only gone this far...

i cannot afford to go for music theory lessons in yamaha or any other tutor.

 

[strats]

time management bro, many of the guitarists are still schooling or working even, it's all bout how you manage your time.

 

[fenderrules]

time management bro, many of the guitarists are still schooling or working even, it's all bout how you manage your time.

true....but people like me need LOTS and LOTS of time to practice. and im talking 7 to 8 hours per day since my progress is slow as i have noticed. call me weird, but thats what ive been struggling for...

 

[strats]

woah bro that's ALOT of time bro, 6-8 hours. got a practice schedule or concentrating enough during practice?

 

[fenderrules]

in my schedule i can only manage 2 to 3 hours per day...thats it...

im a slow learner...i actually tried practicing 8 hours and my mom angrily asked me put the guitar down and go back to my books...

"you ah better work hard in future ah you want to be roadsweeper ah huh??!...dont make me throw your guitar away ah..now go back and study!!"

thats my mom. my dream is to become a professional guitarist dammit.

holidays are a bit better. at least i get 4 to 5 hours...but i still have to study when the practice seems to get really good.

sigh...

 

[thor666]

depends on how you schedule your time. if you can prove to your mom you study hardcore 8 hours a day, my can ask concession for guitar practice 4-5hrs a day. Of course, this means less time for other things. Give and take, see what you want to give up.

 

[turtlemuscle]

bro, don't give up. it is always possible. you just need to find a way.

 

[Brendan]

yeh i understand your situation .
there is always hope
dont give up !

 

[ShredCow]

Lets go audition for scholarships to Berkley. :wink:

Sacrifice is needed to achieve some things.

But be sensible and reflect on yourself. You say you are progressing very slowly, that you need lots and lots of time? Maybe you are on the wrong path? Try blues, jazz some other genre. At the end of the day, you must look back and decide, is music really for me?

Just like the Engineering student, who after 1 yr in his course, looks back and goes... "wait... no... I can't do this, its just not working out."

I don't mean to burst your bubble and what not, but be sensible and reflect. If the path of music is not for you, then consider it as a hobby and work hard to buy lots and lots of gear.

 

[Lombardo]

I believe you can acheive any heights if you have the passion for it.

There is no such thing as you are tailored for certain things.

Perhaps you haven found the right way of mastering certain set of skills.

Do you like music, do you like playing guitar?
If the answer is yes, then you are made for it.

Sacrifies is always there, try and find altn solution to your problems but dun give up.

So what if its just 2/3 hours. Slow progress is always better than no progress.

Dun be put down by others, always remenber if you believe in yourself, the sky`s the limit.

 

[Viruz]

Prus ONE.........



























AMEN....

 

[ShredCow]

Dun be put down by others, always remenber if you believe in yourself, the sky`s the limit.

*sigh* Lombardo, I understand your good heart in encouraging him... just that... how far do you go?

I mean, you can dream, everybody does... but when do you decide that, hey, the dream isn't for you, its just not working out?

There has to be a line drawn, you don't want to waste your life in that sense.

Btw, i believe you have to be tailored for such things.

 

[Lombardo]

Hi Shred,

Its not just about encouraging.

Its about pursuing one`s passion.

When you see that "the dream isnt for you" or "its not working out" it is not because you are not meant for that dream it is because you are not working hard enough or right enough to acheive it.

Man can acheive great things if they set their heart to and of course actions to follow through,

It is also definately not wasting " your life".

Yes, there are pple who are born and tailored to do certain things coz they are born with the talent to do so but that dosen mean a person without that talent cant master the art of doing that certain things. If a person is talented in carpentry, and iam not, i`ll put in double the effort to be as good as the former.

Like i say, it all goes down to how passionate one is about doing something and how determine. :wink:

No doubt, i use to have the same thought as you but that was in the past. As you grow older, you will gain more experience n learn more things that perhaps may change your perception.

i respect your opinions :wink:

btw, ever heard of adam khoo ?

 

[Scream_ed]

Or Steven Lim? :lol:

 

[fenderrules]

Lets go audition for scholarships to Berkley. :wink:


I don't mean to burst your bubble and what not, but be sensible and reflect. If the path of music is not for you, then consider it as a hobby and work hard to buy lots and lots of gear.

is berkley better than NAFA?

anyway, guitaring is your hobby too since you're working right? since there are sacrifices involved, i will make them and practice even harder so that i will be noticed as a guitarist. like you.

and if you're wondering what im practicing. im working on my economy picking, hammer ons and pull offs in technique and trying to understand scales and arpeggios in theory.

 

[hub37]

time management bro, many of the guitarists are still schooling or working even, it's all bout how you manage your time.

true....but people like me need LOTS and LOTS of time to practice. and im talking 7 to 8 hours per day since my progress is slow as i have noticed. call me weird, but thats what ive been struggling for...

I think if u can practice 2hrs regularly in the mid term, it's better than 8 hrs a day but only last a few weeks/a few months.

Progressing slow may be due to many reasons. Of course practice time maybe one. Perhaps interpreting what u learn is another one. From every song, maybe u can try to note a few tricks u learn, be it techniques or progression etc.

I think looking at your practice in a big picture may help. Like dividing the things to learn into a few main areas such as techniques, ear training, improvisation, song writing etc. As soon as u get things organize, it shld be better hopefully.

 

[ShredCow]

Hmmm...I do not doubt hard work can bring you thru lots of things, however, I believe everyone has a limit and that limit differs. How fast you can play, how clean you can tap, how creative you are at composing, all these are variables within oneself, and some have more than others, hence the talents.

While I believe hard work can bring you thru and yeah, get you playing well, you need talent to go "beyond great" so to speak. This is from a purely technical guitar view point, nothing to do with financial sucess.

though, yes, I am young, perhaps time will reveal more to me.

I'm just thinking cautiously here... we can encourage, and I do encourage Fenderfan to go and work hard in it, but is there a line? Do we stop, look back and seriously consider? I mean, the guy has a life, is he going to live it (worst case scenario) struggling, frustrated and just unable to be a "talented" as the Ones up there or (in a more personal sense) unable to satisfy his dreams?

I always see ppl encouraging others to follow their dreams but do they know the reality of it all, out there? Not that I know a lot but say, Fenderfan, have you seriously considered what you have to give up? What might happen should you not make it out there?

One must be prepared to work all the way, and no better way to be prepared than to know whats in store. I just see encouragement after encouragement but where's the real beef? Its pretty empty if you ask me... all this encouragement just builds castles in the air.

 

[Crawldaddy]

Hmm.

The way to improving your chops does not involve solely practising. here's a tip: listen more. listen to a wider scope of music.. study the arrangements and structures.. you'll see the way things are done and then you'd be more all-rounded.

 

[ShredCow]

...is berkley better than NAFA?

I would believe so! i would like to try to get a scholarship to go there....

.... since there are sacrifices involved, i will make them and practice even harder so that i will be noticed as a guitarist. like you.

Hey man, hold a moment... you sure you want to do that? Be noticed? You will have to constantly be on top of your game you know? Its going to turn into WORK.

Notice the G3 concert with Malmsteen. Did Vai and Satch try to out shred him? No.

Guitaring can be about making a name amongst others. It can also be about making your name in your own bedroom. Personal satisfaction is much less vicious than competing for the fastest fingers.

 

[ShredCow]

btw, ever heard of adam khoo ?

Oops... I missed this...

No, I don't think I heard of him... or is he that Ginuess Stout ad guy?