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guitarbuddha

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Creativity

So I have been having a one man practice orgy since my girlfriend went on a work trip a fortnight ago.

I took a break to spend the day with my sister who turned forty today. This meant lots of time on trains and also being forced to sit down whilst heavily caffeinated.

I had so many great ideas about how to shape my practice over the next few months. This seams to have been helped tremendously by not having a guitar with me.

The old kneecap/practice-guitar took a pounding though.

Does anyone else find that the guitar itself can get in the way of creativity because it is so tempting to amuse ourselves with what we can already do ?

D.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 28 2013 0:15:21

estebanana

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RE: Creativity (in reply to guitarbuddha)

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Does anyone else find that the guitar itself can get in the way of creativity because it is so tempting to amuse ourselves what we can already do ?

When that happens to me I open up a classical guitar anthology of sheet music a teach myself a good lesson by playing something really hard. Or by sight reading through several moderate pieces I can grasp. That way I try to keep it fresh. But getting out of your own mannerisms can be difficult. Taking lessons when I can always helps me with that.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 28 2013 4:17:16

sig

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Joined: Nov. 7 2007
From: Wisconsin

RE: Creativity (in reply to guitarbuddha)

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Does anyone else find that the guitar itself can get in the way of creativity because it is so tempting to amuse ourselves with what we can already do ?

I'm not sure that it hinders my creativity as there have been times I happened upon something good while messing about on the instrument. It is tempting and really I don't think its a bad idea to wander a bit as long as you are following some type of structured techniques during your practice sessions. I like to start with a warm up excersize or two and then jump into picado, tremolo, rasgeo, etc, etc... followed by performance material, new material and then just fooling around, with the gutair I mean :)
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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 28 2013 19:45:16

machopicasso

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RE: Creativity (in reply to guitarbuddha)

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Does anyone else find that the guitar itself can get in the way of creativity because it is so tempting to amuse ourselves with what we can already do ?

To be honest, I don't think it's the guitar. Rather, I think it's the attitude one brings to the instrument: whether that means foresight with respect to the goals you want to achieve; what new technique or palo or tuning you'd like to master; etc. There's a potential analogy here with zen, and, well, you are the "guitarbuddha"!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 29 2013 10:00:12

guitarbuddha

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RE: Creativity (in reply to machopicasso)

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ORIGINAL: machopicasso

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Does anyone else find that the guitar itself can get in the way of creativity because it is so tempting to amuse ourselves with what we can already do ?

To be honest, I don't think it's the guitar. Rather, I think it's the attitude one brings to the instrument: whether that means foresight with respect to the goals you want to achieve; what new technique or palo or tuning you'd like to master; etc. There's a potential analogy here with zen, and, well, you are the "guitarbuddha"!

Thats kinda what I meant.

As for me being the Guitarbuddha, sadly too late to change now. And precious little hope of ever living up to it.

Still I am getting strangely comfortable with it, like a toddler pretending to drive a truck.

Beep beep.

D.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 29 2013 12:36:47