I have been practicing as I should and have learned a second song. I am by no means good and clean at it (or the first song at that). I still fumble, I still don’t always get my fingering correct but I am making progress. They say practice makes perfect, I am just hoping practice can make for cleaner playing.
Beyond 60 Days
As I mentioned before, I am not just wanting to learn a few songs but I am wanting to learn the typical progressions. I am starting to see a pattern emerge, at least with the first two songs. The progression in both are A minor, G, F and E. This progression that I noticed became confirmed in the Spanish chords video below. In that video he goes over different variants of those chords, such as a G major 7th and an E major 9th, but always those chords. It is always cool when you start to see patterns emerge, that indicates you are starting to understand whatever you are learning.
Seeing those patterns emerge is helpful in keeping the motivation going. I am half way through the 60 day Spanish guitar challenge but I do not expect to learn Spanish guitar in 60 days. It is a 60 day introductory to Spanish guitar. That is why seeing those patterns emerge is so helpful. It is always encouraging when you see progress and that progress feeds the motivation. Moreover, that motivation can take something that is merely an interest and slowly turn it into a passion.
Passions and Interests
Is there a difference between a passion and interest? I believe there is. While a passion is always an interest an interest is not always a passion. Interests are those things you would like to try but aren’t bothered if you never do. Passions on the other hand are those things you will always regret not doing. For instance, an interest of mine is to paint. I enjoy it when I get the time and I would like to get better at it, yet when I am on my death bed I will not be distraught that I rarely painted. A passion of mine is to attend the Estonian Song Festival one time. That is something I would really regret in my dying days if I never attended one.
Passions and interests can morph into each other over time. Things that we are so passionate about in our youth can become trivial as we experience more. And vice versa, those things we took no interest in can over time become a great passion. Do not think that because what was once a passion is now a mere interest that you are headed the wrong direction. Nor think that you only have mere interests and no real passions in life. Passions and interests flow in and out of each other, changing over time. The one thing you need to be concerned about is if you never tried at all. Something that is a mere interest now may slowly turn into a great passion – all because of an initial attempting. I have seen this happen in many people’s lives over the years. Never count an interest out, take a chance and just try it once. You never know.
For me, learning Spanish guitar is an interest, it is a strong interest, but I would not consider it a passion. Choosing to attempt that interest I can see it possibly becoming a passion – all because I took a chance and tried it. The same could happen for you, for all of us. It all starts with simply trying something once.
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