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Musical Thinking

This section gathers short essays drawn from teaching and observation. The writing reflects on the experience of learning music as an adult, the habits that shape practice, and the ways musical understanding develops over time.

Some posts focus on motivation and discipline. Others explore the psychological side of learning an instrument.


Detailed harmonic studies can be found in Musical Structure.

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Getting Stuck
Sometimes a lick is learned, but not completely. A part of the lick becomes familiar, but the rest of it is not clear enough to play through. So, the playing returns to the beginning, because it feels comfortable. The next part doesn’t move ahead, a...
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Practicing, or searching for what to practice?
The tendency to keep looking for something new is human. The guitar is in hand, but the mind is searching for something else to attempt. A scale is played and left midway. A phrase is tried once, then replaced with something easier. This feels like ...
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Playing What Feels Easy
Some chord progressions feel easy to repeat. They can be played over and over again without having to think much, and there is no interruption while playing. It feels good to be able to play fluently, but after a while it begins to sound the same ea...
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When Guitar Players Delay Taking Lessons
There are players who have spent years playing the guitar. They know their way around a few chords. Enough to play a few songs and not feel like a beginner. At some point, there is a desire to play better, along with a recognition that not much has...
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When Adults Stop Playing the Guitar
Adults begin learning the guitar with great enthusiasm. The instrument is chosen carefully. It represents something long considered and finally possible. There is confidence that time will be managed and that space for practice will be created somew...
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Becoming a Beginner Again
Most adults come for a guitar lesson when they are already established in their lives. They are used to moving through their work with competence. Their experience supports them, and they know how to think their way through professional situations. ...
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The Aftermath of a Bum Note
A wrong note in your guitar solo. Do you freeze, or do you keep playing? That moment is not about control. Learning the guitar as an adult is not just about the fingers. Most guitar learners pick up the instrument after a day of constant decision-ma...
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