how to learn guitar and to be expert??by not disturbing yours academic pointer.

i think dat i like guitar so much and im trying to learn it.
i has friend who can play guitar well.

btw i think by learning this can distract my focus on acadamic so much.this wut i worried..

ive got good pointer before, around 3.5 above,i worried if i learn play guitar can destroy my acdemic piointer after this.

can u all advise me how to learn guitar by not affect my acdemic life??

In life, you can be professionally or expert in only ONE THING.

Go figure.

i just wanna make it as a hobby..not as expert as u think to be a guitarist??noo..just make it as hobby..i wanna become engineer..dat my ambition is..

Then simply go ahead and learn it and arrange more time for your academic.

This post has been edited by Cello: Jul 15 2007, 04:17 AM

Thread moved from Audiophiles main forum

Practice in the afternoon/evening and study at night. Can still get in around 3 hours of practice per day.

practicing chords and strums wont take too long

unless you're talking about technical riffs and solo here

it's all about time management. . . tell yourself to at least practice an hour a day. . . i'm sure you can take 1 hour off your computer time and practice guitar. . .

it's all about discipline. . . you're old enough to be able to manage your own time =)

It is possible. Isnt too hard actually. Its all about time management and making the most out of the little time you have. why I say its possible is because I could do it. I did a 3.94 last semester (im studying mechanical engineering), so see its not impossible. Not only as I'm a guitarist who plays for Sam and Monkeykat, I also play for church and serve in other different church ministries. Not to mention i read alot, am picking up keyboard, do watch movies quite often, watch tv series, hang out with friends, lepak online (and here at LYN) alot, etc.

I am very sure u can put aside 2 hours a day (if u are really serious; if not, just 1 hour/day will do) to practice.

with so many good instructional books/DVDs, youtube, p2p, great guitar websites and LYN(where u can ask questions), learning isnt as difficult as it used to be.

wow..maybe u r genius..act i play pc game a lot..i just have last minute study when exam is around the corner..maybe 1 week before exam...

it is possible to learn guitar by not having tutor and just read guitar's book/website??

i understand wat u worried, like echo said.... the important thing to u now is time management, if u r really interested and willing to put effort... arrange urself at least 1 hour perday to practice. this is wat i got frm them as well... and now at least i can play....

about instructor... it depends actually.... i think if u are affordable... go to find instructor.... this will help u in terms of understand more in ur instrument and ur playing method.... coz if u look online or study by books without instructor... u might done something wrong and can't figure out... am i right?

Agree with anson81,
You can also find your friend whom you mention. Maybe can play some duet with him next time and all.

yeah im think dat way too..discipline myself..arrange time for guitar practice..maybe 2hours per day..before play futsal at evening..

act how long normally ppl can play well guitar??

do u have any idea wut kind of guitar suitable for me to buy as a starter??

This post has been edited by luyut: Jul 15 2007, 11:11 PM

"Practice makes perfect"

What kind of music would you like to play?

i guess any music..

how do you actually can play for them?
did they find you or you find them? do you mind to share, plz?

Planning to get an electric guitar? Maybe an SX Les Paul. Can someone post the link for this?

If the normal acoustic type, get any decent Yamaha except those RM99 Kapok.

but do u think it is berbaloi?? act i cant play guitar yet..

Hmmmm...you can buy a cheap one, at least RM200 first.

If still not okay, borrow one from your friend first and try.

lets not get out of topic. maybe ask the question in the guitar phreaks club thread? dont want mr blacktrix to ban me. lol

it should be much of a problem, if you know how to manage your time properly...maybe can cut down your mamak session and use that time to practice a little?

i practice an average of one hour per day when i was in college, and now...still the same routine after i graduated and working...it's more to how passionate are you and how you manage your time...(oops...repeating myself again )

If it's a hobby, just play when you feel like it. No pressure at all. Don't feel like it, throw aside. You won't get good fast, or probably won't get good at all. It's all a matter of priority. What is more important to you?

For example, for me i am a full time student. I use my bass playing to earn some extra cash doing sessions for a few producers i know well. I'm not professional and not very good either, but good enough to lay down a simple groove for simple tracks. So for me it's also as a side income. Besides the fact that it's fun of course. Which means practicing is a must. But lately i've gotten lazy and also not many jobs coming up. It is noticable as my playing becomes sloppier.

So think about what you want to achieve with your guitar playing before you plan your practicing into your schedule.

ar.... wrong posting. sry

This post has been edited by enteryourusername: Jul 16 2007, 06:14 AM

Maybe you shouldn't worry too much. I am more confident of my studies AFTER I start playing music.

how can playing guitar affect your studies ?

teaching guitar / working part time probably will..time management and stuffs..

i remember , last time there's this straight A STPM student got interviewed by one of the chinese newspaper

he said he loves playing guitar , what he did was ..he compose songs ..
put everything he needs to memorized into lyrics ..and just sing and play every day








oh.and btw...i think its only a matter of time you're gonna realized ..CGPA doesn't mean anything in working life

----wrong post----

This post has been edited by ryudox: Jul 16 2007, 01:11 PM

Gaps has a good point... if you're CGPA slacks a bit, it doesn't really matter much later on.

If you can maintain you're current CGPA while still playing PC games, maybe you should consider cutting down on your gaming to learn guitar.

All in all, if you're just going to pick up guitar as a hobby and learn how to strum chords and play a few simple tunes, it shouldn't affect your studies that much.

No offense, but judging from the title "hOW TO LEARN GUITAR?, AND TO BE Success In academic? (Q&A)"... maybe you should concentrate on your studies...

haha. u're mean! lol

hi .. i would like to ask you sifus ..

could i actually pick up how to play guitar by my own at home?

since i do not know anything about it, how could i pick up playing guitar the simple way?

i dont have the time an money to attend guitar lesson and i dont even understand how to strum or pick properly .. how ha?

hope someone could advice.

thanks

sam

you can, as there are a lot of instructional books, videos for you to learn from.

picking and strumming can be learned through videos, and observing how other people play

and of course, you need passion and patience.

treat guitar playing as ur daily routine lor...same as going toilet...takkan ur so busy till u need to wear pampers? haha juz a joke~

Actually,i got a friend who i think is really good at guitar than me but his marks were among the top scorer here.His guitar time was divided only in the evening and sometime during weekends.As for a person who is really hasty and want to learn alexi laiho solo for only two years experience,try practicing during semester breaks,just like me.But my marks are average.

long time no see this thread.wakaka...ok2...the truth is...now,i can play guitar a little but no pro la..wakaka...and it dun effect my pointer...last sem my pointer is not bad lah..

time management is very important.

u study 24/7 to get ur 3.5 above pointer?
if yes, then u jz stick to ur studies...
if no, use ur free time to play guitar...
since u r not askin for becoming a pro or expert n stuff...

wow... a thread of almost 1 year old got revived?
the truth is.playing guitar wont really affect your studies,and it shouldn't be.
especially for those who are taking up guitar as a hobby...it is like watching movie series everyday,and yet,still have time to study.

maybe this guy can motivate. i'm sure a lot of u guys heard of him

http://www.i-bands.net/forum/cms_view_article.php?aid=43

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=121199

saw a video of him playing... something like vai/satriani style...

eh wheres bode ah? havent heard from him in ages. last time used to see him post alot in jamtank

haha..you asking where is Bode in Lowyat forum ? ...

last i yam chad with him was last year november i think..apparently he is reallllllyyyyyyyyy busy with his work ..

This post has been edited by gapnap: Jun 22 2008, 09:15 PM

Make the guitaring time As the PLAying time!! it'll be damn fun, just like as ure playing ur video games..XD

as for me, YEs we have to maintain our result.. and keep it high if could.. coz i dun wan my parents ban me from playing it, they ,might say.. 'U so busy at coll.. got assignments, still got time to do this do that bla bla...=.=..swt

The thing is, the truth - It DoeSNT effect my result.. it is NOT NOT NOT music tat effect my result..>.< The competition was finish Before the study week.. my result was down a bit at the 1st sem.. and it was on the 2nd sem that the competition was held...Just bcoz the skool are damn late anouncing results...=.=

anyhow to pass my own requirement, i want myself to have a good result too, music is my passion, hobby, and the time for relaxing.. im not giving up both,
Believe in yourself , make it as your goal, And dont just sit there and goyang kaki..=.=... Go reach your goal..

its actually not easy to balance things the first time. It's actually very hardto balance things the first time. Only some people can do that. So you have to choose either focus on your guitar for the next 6 months, or focus on your academics. Easiest thing is if you are rich, go take a guitar class for 2 hours every saturday. Other days u study and focus on academic course work. No need to practice guitar at home, tell your guitar teacher that. That's the easiest way. if learn & practice by yourself, thats gonna take a lot of time and a long time. If no money, find a friend who willing to teach u 2 hours every sat.

This post has been edited by Iliveunderwater: Jun 24 2008, 12:14 AM

its about maximising your time and discipline. the 1 hour lecture you attend, did u fully maximise it and learnt what you have to? when i'm in class, i'm a geek that puts effort in what i do. same thing for the other things i do.

its not impossible. i have studies to focus on (scored 4.0 my last sem), i teach part time, play guitar as a sessionist, serve in church in 3 ministries yet with all these i still have time for weekly movies, mamak, post in LYN forums, msn and of late COD4 sessions. yea, but there are sacrifices to be made too. if you're gona sit there in front of your com and wondering about learning guitar vs academics, why not get off your butt and start doing it? if you realise your grades are goin down, then i guess push more on your studies. what works for me might not work for you, but it does not hurt trying.

eh if got meet up again call me la. sitting down with guitar hero gapnap and guitar hero bode will hopefully transfer some power to me

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bro,

if someone can spend and hour plus surfing/online games/what ever you do online, then i think putting an hours' guitar practice should be no problem.

I have been playing for 15+ years (since high school) and it DOES not destroy your academic performance one bit. Time management is the key.
If someone can spend time to go out yam cha with frens then i guess if ure really commited then learning the guitar shouldn't be a problem at all.

After all, playing the REAL guitar is way better than playing Guitar Heroes...

so u teach professionals too?

woot.cello..long time didnt bumped onto u.lol.
btw,from what i see,most of my friends who are good in playing guitars,also good in academics.one of them is studying in australia,another one in u.s.and my best friend in upm now always got in dean's list.

OK buddy get a Software Synth , will help you to learn and you dont need to spend all that money , ABout how to balance your time , That is something that you have to discipline into doing , Or learn the hard way ( by flunking all your classes )