I remember taking some guitar lessons when I was a teenager in the 80’s.
Things were different we paid 120$ a month for one 1 hour lesson per week
After a lesson you had specifics to work on for the week. The teacher would not give you more until you got the previous lessons dialed in.
It was a process and mastering the basics was key.
Like in sports, art, or even business… mastery comes through the basics and it is most often a slow process. You’ve probably heard of the 10,000 hour theory.
Stopped guitar in 1988 and didn’t play any instruments until 2022
Fast forward that 40 yrs ± and we have at our finger tips for a fraction of the cost or even complimentary access to thousands and thousands of lessons and a plethora of teachers.
Also in that forty years we’ve become a microwave society who want results yesterday.
All that said I have bounced around programs, one off lessons, songs, techniques and on and on.
The result of all that is available so fast and absorbing quantity is this…. I’m good at a lot of things in my music journey but had mastered nothing.
I am changing my approach
Picking one teacher for harmonica @Luke and one for guitar Marty Schwartz and I’m learning in smaller more focused chucks. I am seeking quality of lessons and results vs quantity.
As far as songs - I’m reducing that as well - personally I’d prefer to be great at 4 songs than good at 40.
This is a self assessment and personal experience only. But I figured I’d share because I suspect I’m not the only one.
We live in amazing times in terms of information availability and access - which is a great thing when harnessed with discipline - otherwise it can be too much for some, like myself, leading to overload and mediocre results.
Hope this is helpful for some.
Slowing down and focusing on fundamentals is great.