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Topic: You need a teacher |
Larry Behm
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Mt Angel, Or 97362
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Posted 30 Aug 2018 7:57 pm |
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So many steelers sit in their rooms and struggle struggle struggle. It is not necessary, do your research, find someone on the net or next door etc and ask questions, they might just flatten your learning curve to a small speed bump.
Larry Behm
971-219-8533
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Doug Earnest
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Branson, MO USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2018 9:39 pm
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Larry, I could not agree more.
Another human, no matter their degree of proficiency, can be an invaluable resource. We can all learn at least something from someone else if we keep our minds open. You might find a hot lick from a clarinet player if you just listen!
I don't play particularly well at all, but in my conversations with others ordering guitars I often find that a little bit of interaction can open new worlds where I can help someone, and of course that works both ways. Courses of study are wonderful, the "free instruction" on the net is good, but there is no substitution for the exchange of ideas from one person to another.
Just today, a customer was ordering a new guitar and said that with his previous guitar he had not gotten beyond the use of the levers that raise and lower the E strings. I let him know about raising the F# strings a half step in conjunction with pedals A and B, and it was if he had discovered a whole new world, which in fact he had done.
Often times people ask me what the F lever does. My simple mind tells them that it is the second chord of "Georgia on My Mind", with the pedals down. Everyone knows that sound! Listen and incorporate.. Explore from there.
My biggest takeaway from some of the Paul Franklin "talk tapes" was Paul saying "hear that sound" after he had demonstrated a lick or phrase. Just talking with someone else can open up a lot of music. They don't have to be a professional teacher and they don't necessarily have to play better than you. That is my main point, open your ears.
Study some courses and then bounce your accomplishments and understanding off of someone else. You just might be surprised. Make the effort to interact! |
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Tony Prior
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Charlotte NC
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Posted 31 Aug 2018 1:08 am
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totally agree Larry and Doug, even if "ONE" is not struggling , a sit down with an experienced player/teacher now and then allows for that person to gain in-sight that they may never get. So what happens is they stay in a single thought narrow mode for a very long time which is very hard to break out of down the road.
This is common for any type of education or skill set, not just music and Steel Guitars , everything.
Back when I was working we had a phrase for this dilemma,
" he's been doing this for 20 years but he has repeated the first year 20 times "
Playing music, practicing music , just like anything else, requires some study today which is different than what we did yesterday.
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Christopher Woitach
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 1 Sep 2018 7:49 am
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I couldn’t agree more, Larry!
I have been a professional musician and guitar instructor and professor for decades. When, on a whim that turned into an obsession, I purchased a pedal steel (about 8 years ago), I quickly realized what kind of learning curve was involved. Thanks to a fellow forumite, Jack “Okie” Schults, I was led to the great Maurice Anderson, whose thoughtful teaching has made it possible for me to spend my hours per day practicing actually getting somewhere, instead of reinventing the wheel.
I have gotten a lot of help from many people, some wonderful books and courses, and my own musical knowledge and experience, but having an instructor early on made an incredible difference.
While Maurice is gone from our lives, and a huge loss it is, I continue to seek out instruction whenever I hit a wall, most recently with Travis Toy and Buck Reid, both brilliant musicians and excellent teachers. Because of Skype, we can get lessons from players located all over the globe - a wonderful thing indeed. Add into this mix Paul Franklin’s remarkable course - there is no need for us to suffer alone in the basement trying to figure out one of the world’s most difficult instruments.
Right on, Larry - great post
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