| Playing a musical instrument requires the | | | | A typical scenario for a guitarist might be |
| application of knowledge and skills in a real time | | | | stumbling over a section of a new piece of music |
| environment. As such it is a great context to | | | | they are learning. They might start to criticise |
| learn NLP and Accelerated Learning skills. | | | | themselves installing unhelpful beliefs and emotions |
| Consider the actions need to play a guitar. If you | | | | along the way. They might then overplay that |
| are improvising you need to listen to the rest of | | | | little section until they can play it perfectly...but |
| the band and with your knowledge decide the | | | | then have trouble fitting it back into the rest of |
| best place to put your figures. Or if you are | | | | the piece. |
| reading the music you have to translate the dots | | | | Celebrating the fact you have found a |
| and lines on sheet music to positions on the guitar | | | | development area for your fingers and turning the |
| as well as consider expression and emotion. You | | | | whole thing in to a new set of finger exercises |
| are doing all of this in real time with no pause, | | | | would be a true NLP Accelerated Learning |
| hesitation or break in the flow. | | | | approach. Playing the section at different speeds, |
| Learning music is a perfect environment for NLP | | | | in different keys and all over the fret board would |
| Techniques. Many people have preconceived | | | | develop flexibility and turned a problem in to a |
| notions about music. It is difficult, you need talent | | | | huge piece of muscle learning. |
| and reading music is complex. These preconceived | | | | If you understand how Accelerated Learning |
| ideas and beliefs are often not helpful. | | | | works you can break down any key skills and |
| Deliberately braking down limiting beliefs whilst | | | | develop exercises that rapidly develop the skill. On |
| building up new and empowering ones is a great | | | | the Understanding of Music Seminar Duncan Lorien |
| way of starting with music. A classic example of | | | | has done exactly that and he gives his graduates |
| this is Duncan Lorien's powerful Understanding of | | | | 100 ten minute daily lessons that will dramatically |
| Music Seminar. Duncan has built in to the course | | | | improve your guitar playing. A good NLP |
| ways of challenging old beliefs and installing those | | | | Practitioner Course will show you how to break |
| beliefs that make learning music much easier. | | | | down skills and develop exercises from them that |
| Another area worth looking at is practice routines. | | | | can really accelerate your learning. |
| This is something that musicians often don't help | | | | Breaking limiting beliefs and focusing on developing |
| themselves. Only PERFECT practice makes | | | | good practice routines are just a couple of ideas |
| perfect so finding the right drills and routines is | | | | that can help with developing a new skill really |
| important. They should be enough to stretch and | | | | fast. A good NLP Training will give you many |
| challenge without being so difficult that you can'' | | | | more insights in to accelerated learning. |
| play without hesitation and stumbling. | | | | |