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This week I have been focusing on technique. My mentor said that was one of the most important things, when learning how to play the guitar. He said, since my fingers hadn’t learned the difference yet that I might as well learn how to do it the correct way. This is because as I continue it will be easier to play, and will in the end, sound better. He always says that anybody can pick-up a guitar and learn how to play, but to become a musician it takes practice and dedication. I asked my mentor why he never gave me enough time to learn, and memorize a song. He told me that it was because he wasn’t trying to teach me a song. He was trying to teach me to play the guitar, and become a musicians. He said that learning a song isn’t hard. He said

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