Sunday, January 16, 2011

Music Lessons In Minneapolis- Learn To Play Guitar Fast

By Jeremiah Prewett


When you watch somebody play fast on the guitar, do you always wonder if you could learn to do that? Let us look at what resources we need to improve our own guitar playing speed on a regular basis.

The very first thing you're going to need is a metronome. You can purchase one from your local music store, steal one from a maiden aunt or download one for free on the web. If you choose to steal one, then I am afraid you will not make much progress in your quest to play guitar fast because shortcuts just don't work. The majority of us look for the fastest and most painless way to do things, and that's why most of us are not playing guitar at the speed of light.

Okay, you have your metronome and an attitude adjustment. You are ready to begin. The next thing you need is something to practice. It can be a solo passage from a song. It could be an exercise, like a series of arpeggios or a picking exercise. You should choose your material carefully simply because you'll have to know precisely how quick you want to play with regards to the settings on your metronome. You may or may not need to spend time learning your passage from scratch as some familiarity with the piece is essential to start increasing how fast you play it. By familiarity, I am talking about the muscles in your fingers, hands and arms need to be able to play your piece without hesitation.

So what is the next thing you need? In order to play guitar fast, you should be able to play slowly. The exercise you've chosen to play shouldn't be too easy, but on the other hand, it shouldn't have a lot of tricky bits. That's why you're making use of an exercise or an isolated passage rather than a song or long solo.

Now you are starting to see the way ahead. If you have your practice passage ready, check it with your metronome. Make sure you're sure what your present speed is. The next thing is to take a metronome setting not too far above your present one and make that your goal.

Let us now discuss something you don't require. Muscular tension. You should practice playing guitar fast without building a level of tension in the muscles which will work against your goal. To be able to get away from the possibility of a lot of tension, you should forget about time frames. You have your goal in the metronome setting. Leave the time open ended. The idea is not to actually PLAY guitar faster at some point in the future, but to WORK A bit ON PLAYING Fast every single day.

So if you choose a passage to practice to be able to play fast, and you devote some time every single day to practicing, your guitar playing speed will begin to increase. As soon as you've reached a level of skill on one exercise, choose another one with a couple more challenges. But remember to begin again from the beginning. Ascertain where you are now and decide on a realistic goal for your next step.






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