{"id":10021,"date":"2016-02-24T02:33:33","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T07:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarcorner.com\/?p=10021"},"modified":"2020-05-10T11:35:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T15:35:52","slug":"what-could-you-work-on-right-now-that-would-make-the-most-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.classicalguitarcorner.com\/what-could-you-work-on-right-now-that-would-make-the-most-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"What could you work on right now that would make the most difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It is a common misconception that more input (practice) creates more output (improvement).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This is rarely the case.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Instead of putting in more time I would encourage you to consider what type of work will yield the most improvement. It most likely will <i>not <\/i>be playing a piece beginning to end, or repeating the same warm up you have used for years. Rather, it will be an area of focus that you have decided upon because you analyzed your skills objectively.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Playing through pieces the same way you have been will improve your playing, but it will be slow.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Take a step back from your normal routine and answer this question:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><strong><span class=\"s1\">What area of my musicianship can I work on that will yield the biggest improvement the fastest?&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Analysis? Sight reading? Re-fingering? Finger independence training?&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Only you can decide, and when you do you will improve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Let us know what you decide in the comments below&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is a common misconception that more input (practice) creates more output (improvement).&nbsp; This is rarely the case.&nbsp; Instead of putting in more time I would encourage you to consider what type of work will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7290,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"chat","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,475],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-chat","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-redirect","post_format-post-format-chat"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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