![]() Active listening needs to be a high priority activity, but of course not at the expense of practising – you need to balance the two. If done it is more of an afterthought than a considered or prioritised activity. Many guitar players get carried away with technical exercises, chord progressions, playing with backing tracks, etc., in their practice sessions, while listening is held to be a secondary or soft activity. And you won’t learn to actively listen on any other digital domain either – really it can only be done via a good quality sound source (stereo), when sitting with eyes shut and ideally a good pair of headphones on. YouTube users naturally tend to listen with their eyes, as the eyes are taking up most of the sensual space, not their ears. ![]() You can’t learn to listen by visiting websites. Not knowing what to listen for stems back to not listening very much, or very deeply, in the first place. ![]() I hear a lot of students complain about not being to master certain aspects of their guitar playing, but most of the time it comes back to not knowing what to listen for. Doing this not only speeds up the song learning process but can also make you aware of what those other artists are doing in relation to what interests you at the time, whether it is soloing, rhythm chops, songwriting, dynamics, form, etc. I’m talking about having a good stereo, putting on some good quality headphones, closing your eyes while sitting in a comfortable chair, and really listening to your favourite artists. Hearing music is not active listening or even close.Īctually many people get active listening muddled up with ear training exercises, I am not talking about ear training. The opposite to active listening is passive listening, where you can hear a radio, television, or stereo playing in the background. This skill is necessary if you want to be a good musician, but is neglected by learners through to advanced players in most practice sessions. Actively listening to music is one part of practising that many guitar players miss – in fact almost all musicians miss this point.
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