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3 Random Thoughts This Monday (Music and Dementia, Your “Go-To” Piece, Crazy Skills)

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music and dementia

Welcome to a new Monday post with 3 random thoughts on all things guitar, music, and life, including research on music and dementia, your “go-to” song, and more…

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Filed Under: Learning, Practice, Songs Tagged With: learning guitar, never too old, songs

Thoughts on Arthritis and Playing Guitar From a 65-Year-Old Experienced Guitarist Who Repelled It

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Recently I was having a discussion with subscriber and friend, Mike Barron. It was about arthritis and playing guitar.

Instead of breaking down what he said, here it is in full. There are lots of gems here.

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Filed Under: Learning, Practice, Practice Techniques Tagged With: learning guitar, never too old, Practice

5 False Limiting Beliefs Guitarists Fool Themselves With

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Many guitarists have limiting beliefs, but some, particularly those who are older or lack confidence have some that don’t just hold back their playing but actually sabotage it on a large-scale – often to the point it ruins their playing.

In this post, I want to share with you some stupid myths and weird beliefs that guitarists have and help you to see why they are nonsense and why they hold back your playing.
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Filed Under: Learning, Practice Tagged With: Aural Skills, never too old, Rhythm, Self-limiting beliefs

The 3 B.S. reasons why guitarists give up or sabotage their own playing

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The 3 B.S. reasons why guitarists give up

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In the previous blog post I was explaining the importance of ‘Go Time.’

‘Go Time’ is the time of the year from January 2nd to May 31st.

This is the time of the year that most people get most things done and achieve the most in the whole of the year.
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Filed Under: Practice Techniques Tagged With: limiting beliefs, never too old

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