pikingrin
what is this?
I've hit a plateau in my practice routine. Not necessarily getting bored but I'm realizing that I'm stuck. I can rip through the major scale, major and minor pentatonics and a few other short arpeggios...but...that's where it all kind of comes to a stop.
When I first started playing almost 20 years ago, I got a ton of tab books and mainly played by those or by ear. Slow going and it resulted in a somewhat sloppy, but workable, playing technique. Since I stopped gigging about 4 years ago I have seemed to have been regressing into a less creative rut and it's getting frustrating. The only thing that I can link it all to is that I don't have to push forward because there is nothing riding on it (like an upcoming gig). That, however, leads to a string of less-than-interesting recordings, and on to lower overall satisfaction. I'm not one to give up, this is my main outlet and will always be. I just don't want to get stuck regressing into the C,G,D, Em chord sequence and being happy with it, I want to move forward again.
Having said that, I don't have the time to get involved with a band these days - 18 credit hour semesters and having a wife to keep happy doesn't allow for it - so I'm wondering if any of you know of or utilize any sites worth mentioning to increase my repertoire of scale/mode knowledge to start moving forward and getting out of this frackin' rut.
If there are any other suggestions worth mentioning, other than "man up, sally," I would be open to them as well. I've got the gear and the patience, just need to re-up the drive and find my creativity again...
When I first started playing almost 20 years ago, I got a ton of tab books and mainly played by those or by ear. Slow going and it resulted in a somewhat sloppy, but workable, playing technique. Since I stopped gigging about 4 years ago I have seemed to have been regressing into a less creative rut and it's getting frustrating. The only thing that I can link it all to is that I don't have to push forward because there is nothing riding on it (like an upcoming gig). That, however, leads to a string of less-than-interesting recordings, and on to lower overall satisfaction. I'm not one to give up, this is my main outlet and will always be. I just don't want to get stuck regressing into the C,G,D, Em chord sequence and being happy with it, I want to move forward again.
Having said that, I don't have the time to get involved with a band these days - 18 credit hour semesters and having a wife to keep happy doesn't allow for it - so I'm wondering if any of you know of or utilize any sites worth mentioning to increase my repertoire of scale/mode knowledge to start moving forward and getting out of this frackin' rut.
If there are any other suggestions worth mentioning, other than "man up, sally," I would be open to them as well. I've got the gear and the patience, just need to re-up the drive and find my creativity again...