Astaria

1. Decide what you want and commit to it with the right attitude.Quite simply, you need find out what exactly you really want to achieve. Is it to play songs or pop tunes? Perform with others? Take exams and gain certificates for your own records? Thecommitment to thiswill come once you know what you want and it is a MUST for you.Getting your mindset right is probably the single most important thingyou will everdo as a beginner. Practicing because you have to (not want to) and just going through the motions will not get you anywhere. This approach nearly always leads to boredom, frustrationand eventually giving up. What a shame that would be.2. Be realistic about what you wantAs much as you might have a goal/dream to play a concerto at Carnegie/Royal Albert Hall,you also need to honestly ask rock guitar if you have what it takes to achieve your goal. Often many people will say something along the lines of: ?I want to play Madonna?s/The Beatles/Britney Spear’sgreatest hitsin my first year!? thinking it?s easy to replicate what the professionals do on TV.A more realistic aim might be to complete a series exercise books up to a certain level, e.g. ‘to get to book 4in10 months’. Family members and friends will be able to honestly tell you if you have any musicality, but it also helps to speak to musicians, whoever they may be and find out from them, what it takes to succeed, based on your own strengths and weaknesses.3. Set a date for when you want to achieve your goalOnce you?ve settled on a realistic goal, you need to think how long it will take for you to achieve and what exactly it will take.