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How I Deal With Imposter Syndrome (as a musician)

How I Deal With Imposter Syndrome (as a musician)

When I read the term “Imposter Syndrome” in Amanda Palmer’s book “The Art of Asking,” I knew exactly what it meant. Imposter syndrome was the name for having a voice in my head constantly telling me crazy things like: “You’re screwing your student” – simply because I realize I could have explained a guitar technique […]

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Two Types of Wrong Notes on Guitar (and what to learn from each)

A sign that one is moving towards an advanced level of guitar playing is that wrong notes, mistakes and inaccuracies during practice do not bother him anymore. Rather, anything he does wrong is considered as an opportunity to learn and improve. What is a wrong note on guitar Because there is no universally accepted definition

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7 Signs you’re moving from intermediate to advanced on guitar

Determining whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced guitarist is not an exact science, and it cannot be answered based on what specific things you know (for example, if you can play barre chords, you’re an intermediate player, if you can sweep pick, you’re an advanced player, etc). The reason for this is that different

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