For learning music one of the best learning tools that you can get yourself is a recording device. Record everything you do in practice. You don’t have to save it if you don’t want to but record it and listen back to what you are doing.
Create a record of how you have improved. With the advent of the mp3 storage is easy. You don’t have to let others listen to this stuff if you don’t want. It is for your ears, so you can grow as a musician.
It will also help you develop a practice method. Focused energy will fix issues faster than random recognition of mistakes. What I mean is, it is difficult to hear everything you are doing while you are trying to do it.
When you practice do you play a song and try to listen to it as you go?
Try recording your practice so you can concentrate better on what you are doing at the moment. This way you don’t have to recall your mistakes, you can hear them and figure out what you did well and what needs work.
You don’t have to run out and buy an expensive 4-track to record what you are doing.
Get an old hand held tape deck and it will help you with your practicing just as much. For a about $100 dollars you can get a hand held digital recorder that will go right to mp3!
Another way to go is to break out the video camera. This way you get to see your stage presents as well. You can also strip the audio from the video and make an mp3.
This is a fantastic way to measure your strengths and weaknesses so that you can set better goals.
It is also a good idea to have a CD of your music around so that you can pass them out to friends, family or that potential music executive about to give you your big break. The sound quality does not have to be perfect (although sound quality is important) to get the job done.
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