I started playing at 1/12/26 I SUCK SO MUCH, I NEED HELPLPLPLPLPLPLPLP
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Im a new player, anything I need to know?
- Thread starter firealarm
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I asked, "What exactly do you mean when you say that you 'started playing' (in January)? What have you been doing, or trying to do, over the last four months?" And this is your answer??
Nobody can help you without knowing much more about your situation: what you've been trying to do, what specific problems you are having, etc. If you provide more information like that, and ask more specific questions, we can potentially be much more helpful. Otherwise it seems that you are just asking, "How do you play bass?," and nobody can answer that in a forum post.
Welcome back, firefighter!
Let us know what you end goal is, please. What kind of music for starters and whether you want to just play at home by yourself or with other people.
Let us know what you end goal is, please. What kind of music for starters and whether you want to just play at home by yourself or with other people.
oh sorry
I play with picks
and my end goal is to send a political message (like soad) that has a fast, deep feeling that if you hear it rumbles you like crazy
my situation is a shared bedroom with my lizard, my sis and many dogs
will that help
I play with picks
and my end goal is to send a political message (like soad) that has a fast, deep feeling that if you hear it rumbles you like crazy
my situation is a shared bedroom with my lizard, my sis and many dogs
will that help
Four months is not much time, so don't be too hard on yourself. You need to have structure and a plan, with simple, short-term goals. If you get a teacher, that individual will provide those for you. Your goals need to be reasonable. There is probably some metal you can learn to play before you learn much theory, but jazz is not going to be in your wheelhouse until you develop at least intermediate level skills.
Once you get to a certain level, there are good online teachers. Rich Brown and his "The Brown'sTone" Youtube channel is one of the best. I would start with the live teacher though, who can give you immediate feedback on your technique, so you don't get into bad habits.
The main thing is you need to practice and get over each hump before moving on to the next challenge. If you set your goals too high, or too far ahead of your actual capabilities at the time, you are going to get frustrated. Be patient, listen to the teacher, practice hard, and enjoy the instrument. It's a journey, not a day-trip.
Once you get to a certain level, there are good online teachers. Rich Brown and his "The Brown'sTone" Youtube channel is one of the best. I would start with the live teacher though, who can give you immediate feedback on your technique, so you don't get into bad habits.
The main thing is you need to practice and get over each hump before moving on to the next challenge. If you set your goals too high, or too far ahead of your actual capabilities at the time, you are going to get frustrated. Be patient, listen to the teacher, practice hard, and enjoy the instrument. It's a journey, not a day-trip.
