Posts Tagged ‘Musician’
Competition is a natural part of survival and life. We are involved in it to some degree whether we want to be or not. We see it in the animal kingdom, competition for mating and for food. But it occurs in humans too, but on different levels. Let’s take a social gathering, such as a party, for example. Many vie to be the best dressed, to have the best dish at the potluck, etc.
Music is an area that may have a lot of competition. It can be personal or it can be organized into events. The purpose of this article is to show the beneficial as well as the harmful aspects of musicians.
What is ‘pop music?’ Where did this distinction arise and what is it’s purpose? If it has a purpose, who does it serve?
On close examination, you see that it’s the way society absorbs a thing; the way the tiger is defanged. It’s another useful illusion from society’s toolbox of illusions. All through my school years, I had to put up with this prattle about ‘serious music,’ and ‘pop music.’ Oh sure, I bought into it a bit, at first. But one only has to question the status quo.
First of all, we all know what it means, this business of ‘pop music’ and ‘serious music.’ It depends a lot on what side of the fence you’re sitting on, of course. If you’re a ‘serious musician,’ ‘serious music’ is ‘good,’ and ‘pop’ music is ‘bad.’ Of course we all know that ‘serious music’ will make you no money. Why? Because it’s ‘good,’ of course, and the majority of people don’t know about ‘good.’ They only pay for music that’s ‘bad.’
Now to be fair, if you’re on the other side of this particular fence, ‘serious music’ is ‘boring,’ (that’s bad) and pop music is ‘cool.’ (That’s ‘good’). Moreover, this historically speaking, has tended to be ‘radical’ and ‘revolutionary.’
So you thought it would be cool to play a guitar? You spent some money and bought some gear and you have been working for a while but it is getting kind of hard to stay motivated. You feel like you aren’t improving and your hands are sore. What now? How do you keep playing and enjoying the experience when the going gets tough? We all feel like giving up at times but the difference between a musician and a wannabe is someone who keeps going when the going gets tough. How do they do it? How do people keep going when it all just seems too hard?
One of the key things to remember when you feel like giving up is that everyone has gone through the same thing. Even your guitar heroes, the guys that are the reason you wanted to play in the first place have felt like quitting at some point. Understanding that you aren’t alone can be an important start in getting your motivation back.
Everyone knows about the importance of setting goals these days. This is equally important in learning to play the guitar. Regardless of who you are or what kind of music you are trying to play setting and achieving goals will help you in a number of ways.