How to Hold Yourself Accountable to Practicing Your Instrument
Are you looking for used guitars for sale? Remember that practicing a musical instrument requires commitment and
accountability. Like any long term endeavor, you can’t let your mind ensnare
you to relax too much and put off your practice. What would happen with your
job, if you suddenly decided that you’d just leave 10-15 minutes later every
day to give yourself time to enjoy the scenery; or if you just skipped a few
days because you didn’t feel like going?
Although most people won’t see it that way, the same
commitment we give our jobs or families is required to learn how to play a
musical instrument as well. So, before you even start, it’s important to decide
whether you just want to play for fun, or you want to be serious about
learning. Once you decide that, you can train your mind to take the necessary
measures to support your decision in the long run.
Keeping yourself accountable is, of course, not as hard as
many people make it out to be. The key component is habit. Just like you
trained yourself to put your shoes in the same place every time you get home,
you can train yourself to practice at the same time and for the same period of
time each day.
The great thing about playing an instrument is that, on days
when you have trouble concentrating, you can simply play a few simpler songs or
return to practice some of the lessons you’ve already mastered. There’s always
room for improvement, and there’s no reason why you can’t make the process a
fun one as well.