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Music and Accelerated Learning
Learning to play a musical instrument is a great demonstration of accelerated learning. It is possible to reach a competent standard in three months with many musical instruments with only ten minutes practice a day. This article will show you the principles of how to do this.
The problem with learning music is that there is a lot of misinformation about what is possible. A lot of people, including some music teachers will tell you that music is complicated, hard to learn and that you need to have talent. The reality is none of this is true but these ideas are installed in people from a young age. What this means is that without dealing with these beliefs music will become hard to learn.
There are many ways of changing limiting beliefs, many of which are taught on good NLP Training Courses. On an Understanding of Music Seminar one of the objectives is to challenge those beliefs and actively demonstrate that music is easy to learn and that you do not need any definable talent to learn to play well.
Another issue that is often involved with learning generally and learning music specifically is about emotional state control. Often people approach their learning or practice time in a state that is not the best state for learning. Imagine the possibilities of being in your ideal learning state whenever you are in practice or learning time. This learning state might include being focused, motivated, open to new things and enjoying yourself. On an NLP Practitioner Course you will learn how to create your ideal learning state and then use it each and every time you have your practice or learning periods.
Another common misconception about learning generally and music specifically is about how you practice. Firstly practice does not make perfect…perfect practice is what makes perfect. If you apply this specifically to practicing music there are several things that you could be doing differently that will make your practice session more effective.
For example working out what you are practicing for and then focusing on that task will make a big difference. If you are practicing left and right hand co-ordination for keyboard playing then you might want to set up an exercise that specifically uses that skill. You might make the exercise just difficult enough to improve your skill but just enough inside your current ability so that you are achieving success.
Practicing little but often has significant benefits over long practice sessions. Firstly they are easier to organise between other things in your day but more importantly the repetition works with your unconscious mind for you to learn more effectively. There are other supplementary benefits such as keeping a higher degree of motivation, focus and concentration. On an Understanding of Music seminar you would learn the key elements that make practice sessions work and also be given a hundred lessons already fully developed for keyboards or guitar.
If you are serious about understanding how to use accelerated learning then picking up a musical instrument is a great way of testing your ability because you will get instant feedback on how well you are progressing. A good NLP Practitioner Course will give you the master keys to accelerated learning and how you can apply them to any learning situation.