Accelerated Learning: How to Practice - Learning How to Learn

[TheGalaxyhopper]

thanks



[MikeyandAJsmom]

I absolutely love your videos. Very instructive and easy to follow. Thanks for posting Andrew :)

[pho2]

Good man , Good advice.

[wblakesx]

try to find the love in what you do; tis a vast step up from discipline... unless you love discipline; but even then it is better to love doing the thing than loving the discipline of making your ego do the thing... :

[OMERTA011]

practicing for 12 hours a day, just makes your hand hurt a lot! believe me, I tried it.

but may be because of the strings (12gauge on a acoustic guitar).. lol

[jojoUK120]

doesn't get to the point until 5.20 !

[thestilettos777]

Thank you...thank you...thank you.....this makes so much sence.....you rock!!!!

[immatrekie]

thank you for being a teacher to those who can't afford guitar lessons but very enthusiastic to learn. may God bless you more...

[brandonberg]

you are very helpful, man. your devotion to teaching people is really admirable

[holdenfarmer]

As a former GM for a Global Fortune Corp,education will as a norm excuse the lesson,and the Lamb Skin becoming the topic of the subject!I have been a close observer of this gentleman for a short period of time?I feel his method,with the combination of a mental perception.if everyone would build there talent simply practice it in your mind,with out placing you in danger?

Kind Regards

Cleaner Liam Farmer

[PhilippineCreation]

sir is there a downloadable version of that books?

[MusicProductos]

Good class...It gave  me a lot of answers... Thanks a lot Teacher

[Savvas1211]

using visualization..... and visualize what? do you mean scale shapes , chord shapes etc? thank you! :)

[jeremiah3754]

Just bought the book!

[jamstudiostheshed1]

Larry Carlton Joe Pass Tommy Tedesco Joe Diorio Ron Eschete Don Mock Robin Ford Les Wise Jay Graydon Eddie Van Halen THE BOOKS CALLED TEN Musicians Institute Publications THIS A GREAT VIDEO Many thanks need as much help as i can get at the moment burnt out at this stage many resins Dyslexia is only one at the moment , of many .

[shredrix]

Love your videos !! Ive recently been able to work from home and the work that needs to be done , is done within 2-3 hours lol .... with that said , ive been able to get 12-14 of music practice in a day now ( guitar and recently vocal lessons to help tweak my ear training ) , sooo i am most defintely getting this book on my next pay day man :D

[shredrix]

@shredrix also had a question , was wondering if you were planning on making any polyrhythm videos (if you havent already).. anyways cheers !

[josovajput]

For those of you who are asking Andrew to explain more about visualisation: guys, come on, go and order his book, don't be so ungrateful! Andrew is doing a great job with his youtube videos. We should also support Andrew and appreciate his work and show our gratitude for all the youtube staff that he's done by purchasing his material - especially because it seems he's offering some great stuff. So we learn better and more. If we're really serious about learning it makes sense. It's a win-win.

[elephantstone24]

Hi, Andrew. What d'you mean 'practicing away from your instrument with visualisation' ? could you suggest and examples or exercises?

Cheers. John

[pip0rz]

I bought your book and I read it completely already, and even though I love your videos... they're well explained, clarifying and useful, I was disappointed with your book. I thought it was more guitar-orientated and not self-aid book. :(

[altcraftstudio]

@pip0rz,

I TOTALLY DISAGREE with you. His book is most excellent, however you have to put effort into applying the ideas that he presents. You can't expect to just buy a book, and have the purchasing of it solve all your problems. He clearly says in all of the advertising that his book is NOT a "guitar book" as well. So, I'm surprised that you'd post here that you "thought" his book was a guitar book. You simply didn't do your due diligence and you cannot "Blame" anyone but yourself on that!

[stuartjonez]

what do u mean by visulaiszing away from the instrument? plz reply????

[TheTEAMEVERYONE]

well done, you get your points across perfectly. Great teacher

[auto4union]

Glad i came across this ! When i started learning there were no teachers in my area so i used to play along with simple stuff like The Sex Pistols, Status Quo etc ! Then someone left a copy of the Rush "Anthology"! Just notation and chord boxes(No Tab)! So i Thought Learning the whole of "2112" would be a challenge! So I basically spent all day in my bedroom labouring through that! It took me ages but i eventually could play along with the "Live" version within` a year of starting to play !Peace

[VanilladeV1L]

You sir, are truly amazing

[joedrum7371]

Well Hello Andrew this could well have been the "kickstart" I needed restart my guitar practice routine. I needed some sort of guidance to bring together the information and desire I have to play this instrument.

[iorixs]

thanks pal

[TheUnderdogComplex86]

I´m sorry, but I didin´t get the visualition thing. Could you explain it, please?? Thanks. 

[nesa407]

Andrew does the book actually have scales shapes etc? I need a hand holding type of instruction i need struture i know a few chords and a few penatonics but i need STRUTURE as in do A-B-C in order to learn im 56 retired and have lots of time any ideas Andrew? Thanx Al

[creativeguitarstudio]

@nesa407 ,

Hello Al,

No, the eBook is not a scales and chords manual. It is about how to use your; time, your senses, your mind, and your physiology to learn faster & easier. It is a "learning how to learn" concept that applies many modern learning methods with ancient methodologies. Much of it is based upon the Howard Roberts method of Accelerated Learning (or Speed Learning) used at MI. There are also several other concepts covered in the book as well. But, it is not a guitar lesson book.

[ilyaseleznyov]

@nesa407 guitar scalew method is what you need. an interactive program where you memorise 5 shapes and that is pretty much the basis of everything, Working on intervals instead of notes. look it up :)

[nesa407]

@ilyaseleznyov Thanks is that the guitar SCALEW Method? Cant find it anywhere.Thank you

[ilyaseleznyov]

@nesa407 Look up GSM or guitar scales method in google

[nesa407]

@ilyaseleznyov Thank you very much!

[mastyer0fReality]

@nesa407 I know u asked AL but u should look up 3 string arpeggios they're easy, fun to practice and sound really cool compared to vaulting scales.

[flexiblebus]

Hey Andrew! I just want to take the time to say THANK YOU for the wonderful lessons and vids you have posted. I have been teaching myself to play guitar for about 4 years now, all I used to do was look at tabs and figure out songs I like to play, but I realized fairly recently that just learning to how play a song is not what I really want to do, I want to understand how music works so that I can become a better guitar player. Your vids have inspired and helped so much, I am truly greatful TY

[TheExtremeMarketing]

your videos have nice message, i like...

[deathbyzza420]

u tha best

[zigzaggsting]

Awesome i had some idea myself about this theory and you just so put me on track now thank you very good teacher.

[DABranch2]

Great video Andrew!!!

[gasb72]

Good video...!!!

[angularmusic]

Thanks for this! I've written various articles for Guitar Player and other mags and I really appreciate when someone makes this information available for free-especially the effective practice chart. Visualization is so often overlooked, not only by students but people in all stages of life. Creative visualization can make a huge difference in leading a happy, fulfilled life. Thanks again, Josh Workman

[snakev10v5]

yo dude do you do lessons on the stuff you play? I want to see this system you show in this vid put into action so I know how it should be used....

[luckycww]

amazing video. thanks for the information.

[VMOUTLAW]

thank you Andrew - thanks for putting the time into these very valuable and helpful concepts.

[metalvampire660]

thank you very, very much for this! it is very helpful!

[gggskywalker]

very nice man, thanks.

[ANDYGLOV3R]

I feel like i just came upon a gold mine. your channel is full of useful information for someone like myself, still a bit clueless on how to start out in the music biz. thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the world, i'm very grateful

[Str8representing]

Will I benefit from this book as a piano player? I mean is the book about guitar playing or music in general?

[tokman20]

great video, thanks for the help :D

[Oscarskate1001]

Video title WIN!!!!

[shaverraver]

You make the earth to a better place!

Thank you, for showing you skill, and knowledge to the world.....

thx

[Kingpin0072001uk]

i fully agree with how important visualization is.

Things just seem to make more sense when i'm away from the guitar sometimes, and I always try to visualize shapes or the notes on the fretboard whenever I get time to think (usually when im trying to sleep)

I used to do this a lot. not so much now that i'm fluent and comfortable with the notes/scales, the major's at least.

[1Ma9iN8tive]

Super Session Andrew...thank you for sharing

[Catyclysm]

Any other way i could buy the book? Paypal just isn't trustworthy for me.

[MelasChupa]

Dear andrew, I study classical guitar, and simply just dont feel like i have enough time in between studying technique and repetoir. Also once i go past 4 hours my left arm starts to hurt. This kind of information is really important to me at this moment.

Thanks

[thspamed]

Andrew thank you very much for your videos, you have a very informative and friendly way of teaching and describing...i cant wait to get dug into all the material you have on your channel :)

[downhill240]

I'll be going to your website soon. I appreciate your teaching method.

[bongobear43]

Great video, very interesting. Thanks for posting!

[chessdude67]

Helpful.....Thank you.

peace,

Tim

[MrVelizarius]

thanx Andrew, your lessons are very usefull :)

[lake2k2001]

Great job extremely helpful, its funny i work away from home allot for weeks at a time and cant always bring my guitar, which drives me crazy however i do visulaize my self playing. I Always felt it was helpful in some way and its great to hear you confirm it. Keep up the great work...

[dlz124]

im going to go to GIT in about 2 years can't wait, let just finish high school first :)

[robrippen]

Andrew, thank you so much for sharing your passion and knowledge with the youtube community. It is so nice to have access to knowledgeable instruction from someone like youself who is educated to the extent that you are. I come back time and time again to see whats new. Its the next best thing short of having one on one lessons. As always, Im looking forward to your next lesson. Much appreciated.

[xanildo2]

thanks for spending the time doing these videos man. it shows you enjoy sharing what you know.

[SweetTsilence]

I wish you were my dad ='[

[naturalsmind]

The craziest thing that i have learned about efficient learning is that it all relates back to Buddhist teachings. Meditation, Relaxation, Self-Awareness, visualization, etc are all Buddhist teachings. If you do research on learning or how all the great minds thought in the world and you also researched Buddhism you will find that Buddhism is 100% linked to the thought process of efficient learning and the thought processes of all the great minds in the world.

[creativeguitarstudio]

@naturalsmind ... You are very correct... In fact, Howard Roberts had a book out in the 80's called, "The Accelerator: The Theory-Fingerboard Connection" (by Howard Roberts, Charles Fechter, and Keith Wyatt).

Charles ended up teaching the accelerator classes at G.I.T. (and later recorded a multi-part video series available in the library at M.I.). It discussed quite a good deal of information in regard to many Asian learning methodologies. When applied, they certainly do make a difference.

[brucelinford3007]

@naturalsmind dude you are so right there i have also done research into numerous topics some that you would not think would be link and alot of learning stuff and it does all lead to meditation relaxation and buddhism and somtimes self hypnotism which is basicly interacting with your unconsious mind

[buddha417]

@naturalsmind

Thank you for very much for your video tutorial. I have emphasised the knowledge side of things far too much and crippled my iintuitive side. Recently I bought a recording device with a looping feature and in a very short time my playing has improved so dramatically I can hardly believe i'm playing the music when I playback. Your advice is very very important for those who want a balanced approach to learning.

[beetz15s]

@naturalsmind be like water my friend

-bruce

[robban97swe]

I've know for a long time that I doesn't use my potentoal to max, I've always felt it on me and have watched many videos like this, but the difference betwen them and this is that this video seems to help:)

Really great work!

[Langealot]

I totally want to meet you to pick your brain/jam with you.. You are inspiring thanks for this info, I'm gonna buy your book. ! :D

[chlorinebleach1]

You are my hero man!

[wannabeserpento99]

does anyone have that problem that they have a hard time starting a riff or something. like my hands freeze and dosent move. like stuttering almost. to get a move on i usually strum 1, 2 ,3 on muted strings, so it "breaks" the "wall". kinda hard to explain.

[smashingpoop]

@wannabeserpento99 yeah when i started playing i had the same problem. just try to concentrate on continuing and not repeating from the first note or something and it will go away

[GreenGuitarNerd]

Biggest thing that helped me I would add...you don't have to use a metronome. Almost everyone has a cheap keyboard with its cheezy drumbeats. BUT...those drumbeats are as good or better than a metronome for practice. Listening for a bass drum, or accents, is very valuable, and it is less likely to drive yourself or those in your household as crazy as the click click click of a metronome.

[EpicMetalX]

Andrew do you have a chord voicings video not finding it.

[clarkewi]

Very awesome video! Thanks!

[leopower7]

Live long Andrew from CreativeGuitarStudio!

[gunzfactory]

is G.I.T a one year school?

[orangehero2000]

My favorite part of this video is the 5 step practice plan:

1. Before playing, figure out the piece.

2. Go slow -- ingrain the music | meditative practice

3. Use a metronome

4. Record yourself -- daily! Listen back and analyze your playing.

5. Use visualization! This one is huge.

[SaintFookinJimmy]

Has anyone ever told you, you look and sound alot like Mark Emery?

Great video btw :)

5/5

[BrocWorst]

Hey is that a B.C Rich Gunslinger N.J Series in the background? If so I have the exact same one. I have been trying to find out more about it.

[ronemahone]

Hi Andrew, bought your accelerated learning e-book, cant see any more detail on what you mean when you say using visualizing away from the guitar. Do you simply mean working picturing the fretboard in your mind and thinking about how the instrument works?

[jcuchiara]

@ronemahone He does go over visualization starting on p. 24. The main idea is that the mind can't tell the difference between what's real and what is vividly imagined. Play a C major scale on your guitar, then put it down and completely recreate that experience in your head with your eyes closed. You have to see it, hear it and feel it in your head. Like he said it's literally practicing away from your instrument. If you visualize a tree falling and your brain hears it, it does make a sound.

[rattlerw]

Great video!

[7d7e7f7]

Interesting. I wish I wasn't as young, otherwise I'd be like you. It's not as easy today.

[BlackMonkey24]

thanks man...really helpful

[wjasponde]

thanks for the lesson !!! HOT CLASSES !!!

[blimps90]

this is a really cool video, you're a very knowledgeable dude. thanks for sharing

[SamuellMatthews]

Nice video!

[ProcureEminence]

Awesome videos!

[keithandrew]

Thanks Andrew -

I actually attended GIT 84 to 85 when Howard was still alive. The thing that struck me was his approach to learning: incrementally...

I also saw him play--he was a true fusion guy!

Cheers,

Keith

[4eva68]

Very interesting.

Thanks.

[stsgabe]

given the amount of knowledge and the number of scales it's interesting to note just how much some artist do with a very small # of notes and positions on the neck (course I refer mostly to blues/rock) even so I believe the two sides should be combined as early as possible

[MABdragon561]

This is great! Thanks so much Andrew!! This will help me immensley!!

[MANNERMONN]

Wow..All i got to say is thank you very much this is a really helpful video.Most of your videos i dont understand but this one is in a catagory all in its own.Thank you for the practice tips and PLz try to make you videos more understanding... I appraite what your doing..Thank you

[FlaGuy66]

"I AM THE GUITAR........." now if I can get the strap lock out of my eye cuz it REALLY hurts!

[tomthefunky]

SHOUT OUT TO HOWARD ROBERTS!!!!!! He moved to L.A. in 1950 from his hometown of Phoenix, Arizona and played thousands of sessions. He ruled the L.A. session scene for decades.

[funtochill431]

Ahhhhhh... So this is the secret of G.I.T. !! Now we know how the heck Paul Gilbert, Scott Henderson, Jennifer Batten , Frank Gambale (list goes on) got to crazy levels at such early ages. Well part of why anyway. Incredible video here man. Really appreciate it. A very BIG Eye Opener!!!

[PopaRocks]

Can you explain step 5? What do you mean by "practicing away from your instrument"?

[davidoblue1]

feel the guitar see the guitar be the guitar

[Sludging]

Could you explain visualisation a bit more! Do you mean like thinking about your instrument and things to play or what? didnt really get that one! would be really nice if you explained it, love your channel btw! keep it up!

[ignaci0bosch]

your videos get better and better! really intresting :)

[jamesteek03]

Has anyone else found the practice schedule example?

[hjabboud]

Great video! Congratulations from a Brazilian fan! Who else paused at 2:16? :)

[kotekotekitty]

is visualization when you imagine your playing your guitar when your not?

[XDSocks]

Very nice, things like this bring guitar playing to a whole new level :D

[chrisekelman]

Thanks . nice new approach.

[Brokengitarr]

kickass vid man! :) keep it up

[manning6680]

Fantastic video...

[ChyronIsChillin]

This video will help a lot of people. Thanks a ton Andrew.

I might send in a question of my own one day.