Frankbtl,
Yeah, I can be pretty hard on myself. I can do what I can, because I have been so stubborn and high-reaching for the last 10+ years. I have this mentality with a lot of things, though; it's just who I am, and I'm not sure how I'd go about changing that.
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Is there any particular time/s in the day when you're feeling a little more relaxed or any particular places which you could use for music/recording that may help? ould it help not to plan the recording and just do it spontaneously in a session where you're just practicing/playing for enjoyment (whenever you feel like it) then maybe a little less pressure/stress?
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I tend to just pick up the guitar, whenever; most of the time, I do things spontaneously, because of the anxiety. The more I plan things out, the more stress about them. I don't know of any times in the day when I'm more relaxed, ... I could take a load of Propranolol, then I'd be relaxed? Haha. Joke, don't worry. Actually, since I started on the Propranolol, a few weeks back, I've had a bit of an easier time, with the guitar, which tells me that if I didn't have this anxiety problem, I could reach so much higher; that's why I feel cheated, but I suppose these are the cards with which I've been dealt, and I just have to deal with that. -.-
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But if you're recording could you do some retakes and throw in a little editing afterwards to make it as you want it?
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Well, being a perfectionist, I do tend to record things over and over again, but there'll always be something I'm unhappy with, and given I'll be showing other people, potentially other guitarists, I feel I
have to get it as bang-on as I can.
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Are you really sure you want to be doing things like Air on a G String though, from what I know that's a really hard piece
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It's pretty tough, I find, but there are certainly harder pieces. I've been playing for over 10 years, and Air is something I've played/learned, on and off, for a long time. I have now got the tempo down, and even this one tricky bit that usually catches me out, is getting better. The thing is, I'm not a classical guitarist, by nature, but more of a blues one. Classical is something I got into a few years back, but I got into it very quickly, because I was already playing in fingerstyle (without a plectrum).
I've been practicing a lot, even since the original post, here, and already improving. Because I have the mentality of "I must perfect this, NOW" it makes me learn very fast, but also puts a lot of pressure on myself.
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but surely there are other genres of music you appreciate too???
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Yeah, blues. :P I play quite a lot of blues things, and other things, like, Jack Johnson's Belle, Ain't No Sunshine, Tears in Heaven, Tears in the Rain, and so on, plus a lot of my own stuff. I improvise a lot, too.
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sometimes musicians can like listening to some genres but like playing other genres can't they???
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IDK about musicians in general, as I'm just one, but I suppose I like playing Air on G String (when a mic' isn't in-front of me! xD) but I can't see me playing dubstep on the guitar. :P
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I mean music can be so powerful, you don't want to lose that for yourself at the cost of stress/anxiety in performing "perfectly" do you?
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Yeah, but the things is, people don't want to hear someone totally botch up a piece, or so I would assume. I mostly play for myself, because I enjoy it, but there are times when I'll show friends, family, or make videos online, so I can share it about, and see what people think. I'd like to put stuff on YouTube, but I've seen some of the stuff on there - the videos and unpleasant posters - and honestly, it's very intimidating.
Oh, and as for the tutoring others: I've helped my dad, and possibly a friend or two, but that's about the size of it. I don't know if I have the patience to do it regularly, to be honest. lol Then again, my dad's a slow learner, and I've managed to teach him stuff, and keep some resemblance of patience. xD I don't know, ... maybe one day I could do something like that. I guess I could teach over Skype, so maybe one day it's something I could do, but there's already sooo much of that, online.