This took a week of my time to do correctly. I changed a young, existing website from its wonderful name of www.KaizenGuitarist.com to the very good name of www.ShoshinGuitarist.com . Both Kaizen and Shoshin are Japanese words. Although I am not Japanese, I do admire their cultural beliefs in improving quality every day (Kaizen) and…
I began playing/practicing guitar just over 6 months ago. Here is a progress update. First Demo, playing “Angel Band” – Jet JS300 Electric Guitar Here’s an electric guitar demo of me playing Angel Band (April 15, 2024) in my basement. This is my Jet JS400 electric guitar. I have named her Bela, which is Slovenian…
I have decided to discontinue my weekly guitar journal. I think this is a Kaizen (change improve) decision. This decision is a relief, a burden removed from my daily routine. This will be a fun, Kaizen adaptation for my KaizenGuitarist website. The Weekly Guitar Journal has Disadvantages So if Kaizen is about improving 1% every…
I wanted to write a few things down commemorating March 5, 2024. It’s been 5 months since I began studying, practicing, and playing guitar. I am retired. And, playing guitar has brought me joy in my 70’s in retirement. (The above photo is the first day I bought a guitar. I found it in a…
My Guitar Learning Notes for One Week This is another weekly KaizenGuitarist journal entry. I hope that someone finds this on the Internet and finds it useful. I think that over time I may discontinue this journal and just focus on the guitar learning nuggets on my guitar journey. But for now, I will continue…
My Guitar Learning Notes for One Week This is my second weekly KaizenGuitarist journal entry. I hope that someone finds this on the Internet and finds it useful. Thursday: 2/8/2024: Practice without and with My Guitar Today I spent 8 hours involved in getting my car repaired. There are no guitar practice rooms at car…
My Guitar Learning Notes for One Week This is my first weekly KaizenGuitarist journal entry. Last week I stopped doing daily blog posts because the time requirement was too high. My blogging time was exceeding my guitar time: not optimal. So this is a collection of Learning Notes for the past week. I hope parts…
My son thinks I practice 3 hours a day. That might be closer to the truth. Let’s take a look at it. I think I spend a solid 2 hours a day practicing. My son thinks its closer to 3 hours. I guess the important point is to practice well and to not learn bad…
Consider Lauren Bateman for Guitar Training I wanted to do a short blog post “thank you” to Lauren Bateman and her YouTube videos and website. I’ve learned bunches of good things from her. Accessories Every Guitarist Needs I subscribe to Lauren Bateman’s YouTube channel and today received an update: Accessories Every Guitarist Needs. I won’t…
I am moving my daily guitar journal from daily to weekly. I hope you don’t mind. Blogging was Cutting down on my Guitar Practice My practicing to journal ratio was close to 3:2. Meaning, 90 minutes of guitar practice to 60 minutes of blogging. A 3:2 ratio. It was cutting down on my practice time…