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Pupule
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 Posted - 10/28/2011 : 04:45:39 AM
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My friend emailed me this link today. Since it seems to apply to many discussions here, I thought to share it with you.
Strict Followers
Trying to follow in the footsteps of the masters, but it's a lot harder than it looks because even though they had the same size feet as us, they weren't looking down the whole time while they walked to make sure they were doing it right.
Discuss! 
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chunky monkey
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 10/28/2011 : 3:53:52 PM
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Pupule
USA
4551 Posts |
Posted - 10/28/2011 : 4:37:15 PM
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| Oops, sorry. Fixed the link, but I also included the quote in my original post. |
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ypochris
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 10/29/2011 : 03:40:08 AM
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| It isn't so much that the masters weren't paying attention to where they were going; the problem in my eyes is that when you follow someone else's footsteps, you will never get to somewhere new. |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 10/29/2011 : 05:02:17 AM
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| Nothing wrong with following in those footsteps. You learn where to go from doing so. Then if you like make your own path, you can. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
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Trev
Lokahi
United Kingdom
265 Posts |
Posted - 10/31/2011 : 04:14:18 AM
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There’s a lot to think about here.
It’s my belief that any ‘Master’ has, in fact, spent a good many hours ‘looking at their feet’ and making sure they were doing it right. And the ‘Master’ would have one time been following the footsteps of their ‘Master’. Most guitarists are ‘self taught’, but we don’t learn from scratch – we learn by copying other people who we think sound good. Whether that be a teacher, or something off a recording, or someone we’ve seen live. We all play stuff we’ve got from somewhere else.
It’s an important part of the learning process, is copying.
But yes, it’s probably not too healthy to become overly obsessive about it.
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TerryLiberty
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 10/31/2011 : 04:55:04 AM
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I remember a teacher I had a while back using the expression "Enter through form. Exit from form." or the line in the movie from the young concert pianist's teacher "Learn the notes - so someday you can forget them!"
We all have to move through this time of imitation to mastry. Blessed is the person who enjoys watching their feet as much as they do running through the field!
Regards.
Terry
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Terry
Olympia, WA
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Mike Anderson
Akahai
Canada
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Posted - 11/01/2011 : 06:41:44 AM
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Here's a quote a like:
"We're all so caught up in wanting to sound different, wanting to sound original - but we should stop trying so hard. We're all unique at birth. We'll come out sounding original without giving it a thought."
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It's never too late to have a happy childhood! |
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ukuleleforbeginners
Aloha
Japan
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