Why Learning Songs Feels Slower Than Dial-Up Internet

Remember when dial-up internet came out?

All those beeping and buzzing sounds just to get online. And then finally… 

“Welcome”...

….“You’ve got mail” 

Internet back than was like the stone age compared to today’s speeds.

True story: 

A few years back I went to a YouTube Space headquarters in Playa Del Ray, California. The internet there was the FASTEST I’ve ever seen. It was like plugging in directly to Google. (Google owns YouTube.) 

Massive files and videos that would normally take hours to upload on high-speed internet. We’re uploaded in mere minutes at the YouTube headquarters. It was insane!

Do you feel like learning new songs is slower than dial-up internet?

Do they take forever to get down? 

Often players get stuck here at the base of what feels like a big insurmountable mountain. Then, once they finally go to play some of the songs they’ve been trying to get down. They exclaim things like, "Oh, come on, fingers! We practiced this a million times!".

One of the biggest reasons why is…

If you want to play virtually any songs from the past 100 years of popular music. Blues patterns are at the core. Mastering the fundamentals of the blues takes your playing from dial-up internet to hyper-speeds.

If players can’t see the patterns underneath the music, this holds them back. 

So if that's you, then go to www.jonmaclennan.com/bluesscales and get your hands on my free blues scale pdf guide to get started mastering these fundamentals, and change your playing forever.

Jon MacLennan