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 CARVIN COBALT C750T DREADNOUGHT ACOUSTIC GUITAR W/ HC21 HARD CASE NEW US $599.00
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I paint in acrylics and egg tempera. While I was working on one of my acrylics, I felt the need to record some of the combinations of the colors I was using so that I could refer to them as I continued with the painting. I decided to buy a small and somewhat fancy soft, leather bound sketchbook. I wound up using this book not only to record my paint formulas, but for sketches and studies--and to track my progress each session I painted. I also used this book to write down my thoughts at different times--and I even write down quotes from artists who inspired me.
Recently, I realized that keeping a journal would also be great for a guitar player! What kind of things would you write in a guitar journal? Well, for starters, you could track your progress on a given song or lick between specific points of time. If you practice with a metronome (which you should!) you can record the speeds at which you able to play cleanly from session to session.
A guitar journal is also a great place to put your goals on paper and then track your progress toward those goals. A journal can be a good place to generate ideas. Write down the titles of songs you want to learn and techniques you want to master. When you get things on paper, one thought will often be the spark that leads to other important considerations.
Write down, in notation or tablature, licks from your favorite musicians that you want to learn. Create your own licks and get them on paper so you won't forget them.
Observe a particular aspect of your playing and critique it. Determine how you might make improvements and write it down. Explore the possibility of expanding your style and genre and record your ambitions.
Here and there, in your guitar journal, include quotes from some of your favorite musicians, and even your favorite philosophers or spiritual commentators. All of these things are just suggestions, of course. It's YOUR journal--do it your way--and enjoy!
If you want to really make steady progress in your guitar playing skills, you might want to consider a couple of great resources for learning scales and licks I have reviewed at:
http://flatpickpost.blogspot.com/2007/11/snl.html
Copyright © 2008 Lee Griffith. All rights reserved.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Lee Griffith is an avid acoustic guitar player and a vintage instrument enthusiast. He invites you to receive a FREE REPORT on a revolutionary acoustic guitar lesson kit, along with his weekly newsletter via email. just click on http://optin.flatpickpost.com
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