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Topic: There's so much to learn about this instrument |
Gary Hoetker
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California, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2019 1:52 pm |
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Maybe too much. Nonetheless, I love the instrument and I'm going to forge ahead come what may.
BTW, the Forumites are great and eager just not willing to help. You're very much appreciated.
Best to all of you. |
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Bobby Nelson
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North Carolina, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2019 3:45 am
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You are right on Gary. But in the end, for me, learning everything has not been the problem. In right under 2 yrs, I don't want to say that I have learned everything there is to know, by any means, but I have learned all and more, than I need to know to be an excellent player. So, I should be good to go, and can now get jobs right? Haha! so wrong - the problem for me has been taking all of that knowledge and putting it into practice. Learning everything, has been kind of like reading the introduction to a 5000 page book. So now that I know all of this stuff, my muscles need to take it and use it effectively, and my internal musical structure needs to be able to put it all together in real time at the end of my limbs - and that is a whole nother ball of wax! After that, I'm going to have to reintroduce myself to interacting with a band, after having been laid off for more than a decade.
Yup: there's lots to learn, but there is a seemingly never ending universe of things to bring together before everything will be working right haha! |
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John De Maille
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On a Mountain in Upstate Halcottsville, N.Y.
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Posted 10 Mar 2019 10:15 am
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I've been playing steel for over 40 years with a six string guitar playing background. I've played on numerous recording sessions and more gigs than I can count, but, there isn't a time when I sit at my steel, that, I don't learn something new. It maybe something really small or something earth shattering. It always happens! However, with my advantage of years, I can adapt and use most of these new ideas. But, what I've noticed lately is that, a lot of the newer players are not young at all. They're middle to older age students. That's not a bad thing, but, one must remember that your reactions and thought processing isn't the same as a younger person and muscle memory takes time to acquire. Younger people adapt so much better. Just watch their fingers move playing a video game or texting. Their expertise is amazing. I certainly can't do those things that fast and accurate.
So, what I'm trying to say is, that, if you're trying to learn at an older age, don't give up or get frustrated too quickly. Enjoy the journey of learning because there is no end to this trip. You'll be amazed how accomplishing new sounds will make you happy and content, but, wanting to do more. |
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Bobby Nelson
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2019 11:23 am
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| You're so right John, It's frustrating because of a history of being very good at 6-string, but it comes soooo slow at this age haha. |
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Ian Rae
From:
Redditch, England
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Posted 11 Mar 2019 1:12 am
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It's no use comparing this instrument with any other. Imagine a saxophone where the keys rearrange themselves as you play, or a trombone with a slide within the slide. They may have sequenced the human genome but we're not done with the pedal steel.
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