Learn How To Get Better At Guitar Faster By Tracking Your Skills Closely

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There are 2 big guitar speed lessons you can take from this video: 
 

Guitar Speed Lesson #1: Guitar Speed Is More Than One Thing.

As you saw in the video, to build your guitar speed, you need to track your progress with your:

• maximum speed – this is the absolute top speed at which your hands can move when you play guitar.
   
• top speed of playing guitar cleanly – this is the fastest you can play with out sloppy string noise. 
   
• 2 hand synchronization top speed – this is the fastest speed where you can play with both hands perfectly in sync and articulated clearly. 
   
• this is the top speed at which you can play whatever you are practicing reliably and consistently, even on your worst days
   
• real-life performance top speed – this is the speed you can reliably perform something on stage, in front of an audience (or in a  recording studio)
   
• Many people make the mistake of only tracking their maximum speed. Why is this a problem? 

Simple… 

If all you do is increase your maximum speed, you create bigger and bigger gaps between the highest speed your hands can move and the speed you’d want anyone to ever hear.

I call this: the gap between your “potential” guitar speed and your “usable” guitar speed.

Bottom line: find the gaps between all the elements of your guitar speed (listed above) and close them. That’s when your usable guitar speed will start to increase. 

Guitar Speed Lesson #2: Practice Guitar With A Problem-Solving Mindset. 

What does this mean? 

To have a problem-solving mindset, you need to:

(Correctly) Isolate The Problem

When you struggle to play something on guitar, isolate the exact notes that give you trouble. Focusing on the source of your guitar playing problems helps you avoid wasting practice time on things you can play well.

Then, you need to:

Magnify The Problem

Here are some easy ways to “magnify” any guitar playing problem to solve it faster:

1. Repeat the hard part several times (this is the approach I demonstrated in the video).
    
2. Play the hard part on the lower frets.
    
3. Play the hard part with all downstrokes or all upstrokes.
    
4. Play the hard part on an unplugged guitar (when the problem is related to articulation or 2-hand synchronization).
    
5. Play the hard part with more distortion or at a louder volume (when the problem is related to string noise or sloppy guitar playing).

Practice AT The Correct Tempo

Your brain must be totally engaged during guitar practice. Practice at a speed that is challenging for your hands, but slow enough for your brain to process every note. This is how you develop flawless guitar playing technique.

Practicing faster than you brain can follow makes it very hard to improve your guitar playing.

And finally…

Drill The Problem Until It Is Mastered

Just like it sounds – repeat the isolated trouble spot until it becomes easy. Then add it back into the musical context and refine it until it’s fully mastered.

Now that you know how to improve your guitar speed with less practice time, I want to help you transform the rest of your musical skills and turn your  guitar playing into something you can feel proud of.

I can help you with this in my Breakthrough Guitar Lessons. 

Here is how it works: 

You will first fill out an in-depth evaluation from to tell me about yourself as a guitar player. 

I ask you a ton of questions about your musical skills, knowledge, strengths, weaknesses, frustrations, background and guitar playing goals.

Here is what happens after you are done (and you select one of the lesson plans on the next page): 

I will go through your evaluation from in detail (I usually read it at least twice). Then I will create a lesson strategy to get your playing from where it is today to where you want it to be.

It’s all based on everything you told me about yourself in your evaluation form.

(Note: It may take me 2-3 hours to create your lesson strategy. So, please be patient. I don't want to rush this step, because it’s going to play a huge role in you becoming a better guitar player quickly.)

Next: I create your actual lesson materials.

What are your lesson materials? 

These are the exercises, drills, concepts and techniques and that break down your goals into bite-sized steps that improve your playing. 

As you follow these steps – you become a better guitar player. Same way you follow the navigation system in your car. 

Just follow the directions, make all the right turns and you will get where you want to go. It’s almost literally that simple.

More:

As you practice – you won’t be alone. 

Here is how I help you in between your lessons: 

1. I train you live on video every week in live training classes. There I take the hardest guitar playing topics and break them down to make them easy to master. Plus, I get to see you play and answer your questions live on video.
    
2. We also do live guitar practice sessions for you, me and my other students. We all practice guitar together and work on things each of us may struggle to practice individually.
   
   This helps you to get stuff done and improve more quickly.  
    
3. I'm here for you when you need me. Here is what this means:
   
   If you have questions – email me anytime - day or night. I answer your questions in detail and you always get a reply from me directly.
   
   Plus, you can talk to me every week live on video in Office Hours (where I answer your questions live on video).
    
4. You can send me recordings of your playing for feedback. In my feedback, I help you diagnose and remove bad habits from your playing and erase all obstacles slowing down your progress.
    
5. You can join our exclusive community on my students’ forum. There you can get support from my top guitar students – many of whom are now professional guitar teachers themselves. 

All you have to do is practice what I tell you to do at least 30 minutes per day 5 times per week.

If you can practice more – that’s great. But if you practice the lessons I give you just 30 minutes per day, it becomes almost impossible for you not to improve.

Check out the results my guitar students are achieving: