I'm a friendly, non-dev, cisgender guy from NC who enjoys playing music/making noise, hiking, eating veggies, and hanging out with my best friend/wife + our 3 kitties + 1 greyhound.
It reminded me of learning guitar, which I am by no means an expert in. 😅
Occasionally, I'll pick a song that I want to learn that is just so freaking hard, haha. There are all kinds of movements that I'm not used to: wild bends and vibratos and finger picking that is so far beyond my skills. But, if the song I've chosen is one that I really really love and want to learn, then the drive to get there is stronger than the obstacles in my way.
I could try and learn how to do all of the right exercises ahead of time to prepare myself for the song, but I rarely do. I generally just go straight in and figure it out within the context of the song that I'm playing. This way, when I learn the technique needed to execute a certain part of the song, I'm in the context of the song and instantly feel that reward. I'm able to hear that wild sounding bend (or whatever it may be) and recognize it within the song, whereas if I was just learning bending without the rest of the song, it wouldn't feel like as much of an accomplishment.
And Yes! I was 100% the same way with piano - I would only practice the songs that I liked 😅 my teacher definitely caught on that some of my songs I had clearly not played since the previous week's lesson.
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It reminded me of learning guitar, which I am by no means an expert in. 😅
Occasionally, I'll pick a song that I want to learn that is just so freaking hard, haha. There are all kinds of movements that I'm not used to: wild bends and vibratos and finger picking that is so far beyond my skills. But, if the song I've chosen is one that I really really love and want to learn, then the drive to get there is stronger than the obstacles in my way.
I could try and learn how to do all of the right exercises ahead of time to prepare myself for the song, but I rarely do. I generally just go straight in and figure it out within the context of the song that I'm playing. This way, when I learn the technique needed to execute a certain part of the song, I'm in the context of the song and instantly feel that reward. I'm able to hear that wild sounding bend (or whatever it may be) and recognize it within the song, whereas if I was just learning bending without the rest of the song, it wouldn't feel like as much of an accomplishment.
Thank you!
And Yes! I was 100% the same way with piano - I would only practice the songs that I liked 😅 my teacher definitely caught on that some of my songs I had clearly not played since the previous week's lesson.