https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:48:30 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/paged/2/#post-375652 Tue, 29 May 2012 15:17:11 +0000
I'm getting better at remembering riffs, chords, even solos.....I can play the same solo pretty much note-for-note every time I play the song. What I do have trouble remembering is lyrics.....songs I've known for almost 50 years in some cases! Came to play "Bad Moon Rising" the other night while a friend was around....remembered the first verse, then a total blank. Funny thing is, I can remember the lyrics when the song's on the radio.

As for my own lyrics.....well, out of the 150-plus songs I've written inspired by the SSG, I play between 25-30 of them on a fairly regular basis, at least 3 or 4 of them per day. But I'd bet out of those 150-plus songs I couldn't remember the lyrics to more than half-a-dozen of them without prompting!

Pity we can't be more selective about memories....."Okay, I'll delete the first marriage completely.....that'll free up a few terrabytes of space....."

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Opinions and Polls Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/paged/2/#post-375652 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/paged/2/#post-375621 Sun, 27 May 2012 12:21:54 +0000
Cat]]> Opinions and Polls Cat https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/paged/2/#post-375621 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/paged/2/#post-375614 Sat, 26 May 2012 22:21:14 +0000 Opinions and Polls TRGuitar https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/paged/2/#post-375614 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375541 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:44:26 +0000
So how this ties in?? Well I do OK with short pratice times most of the times.... but once in a while you REALY need that longer time to sit down, and realy put in a fair ammount of time into working through a tough point/problem. When your younger, you have a LOT more times when you get to devote that extra time. When you get older and have that full time job, and house to keep up, a few kids pulling at your shirttails.... Well those extra hours or two are REAL tough to dig up!!!]]> Opinions and Polls s1120 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375541 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375524 Wed, 23 May 2012 00:09:04 +0000
I do always take at least a day or two a week to just mess around. Work through some past songs, toss notes and chords together and see what comes out... I would rather take longer to learn, and have fun, then progress fast and hate picking the thing up. Oh yeah - there most definitely has to be some fun in all this.

Sounds like the perfect practise regime to me.]]> Opinions and Polls Alan Green https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375524 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375522 Tue, 22 May 2012 23:04:57 +0000
You have a teacher, and not a lot of time to practise. I presume your teacher gives you things to work on between lessons.

So - when you practise, what do you practise?
Yes, I get stuff to work on. As for what do I pratice. Well that depends on what we are working on in any given week, and what parts I struggle on. Back when I first started I struggled a bit on know not only what I needed to work on, but also how to. Mostly I spend most of my time on the stuff I have problems with. I do always take at least a day or two a week to just mess around. Work through some past songs, toss notes and chords together and see what comes out... I would rather take longer to learn, and have fun, then progress fast and hate picking the thing up.]]> Opinions and Polls s1120 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375522 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375511 Tue, 22 May 2012 16:35:54 +0000
The great thing about music is that you can play music at a wide variety of skill levels.

The great thing about music is that you can do different activities each day, depending on what that day is bringing to you. (reading, listening, playing, soft music, heavier & harder music, etc.)

The great thing about music is that it can be theraputic if you allow it to be. You can make your own soothing noises if you need them. You can stay quite busy when you need to be, or you can kick back and read an instructional book when your not up to anything else.

It's also versatile.]]> Opinions and Polls rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375511 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375502 Tue, 22 May 2012 09:54:30 +0000
Cat]]> Opinions and Polls Cat https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375502 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375475 Mon, 21 May 2012 19:11:45 +0000
You have a teacher, and not a lot of time to practise. I presume your teacher gives you things to work on between lessons.

So - when you practise, what do you practise?]]> Opinions and Polls Alan Green https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375475 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375470 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:20:06 +0000
I started first as a kid, then as a teen. Never took off. Just did not have the personalty to stick to it. Well come my early 40's I figured I would try agean..... Spent 3-4 years mucking around, and realy not doing great. Learned a lot though, and enjoyed what I was doing.... but "playing" the thing was still not realy in the cards. Finly I bit the bullet, and started lessons, and with some direction Ive progress farther and faster then any other times Ive tryed!!! Now at least I have the basic framework of how to play this thing. Ive gotten more confdent behind the fretboard, and love to pick it up when ever I can. My biggest issue at this point? Its time. I was a late starter with kids, and now have a 6-and 9 year old... Well after work, and taking care of the kids, and dinners, and bed times.... Pratice times can be tough to get in some times. When I was in school, I had hours to just hang around.... I could have spent many hours every day playing..Now that Im older if I can dig out 1/2 hour Im doing good. Everyonce in a wile, Ill get a big chunk of time, and get to spend a hour or more, and I realy see that helping my progress. So to ME anyways....its the time thing.]]> Opinions and Polls s1120 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/learning-at-late-ages/#post-375470