Getting a teacher is a good idea.
I found I made a lot of progress in my playing by getting some play-along CDs,
and then recording myself playing along with these CDs - and listening carefully
to my playing after recording it.?
This is just one example.? I don't acctually have this CD.? There are many of
them on the net.
When I would listen back to my recordings, if I found some areas that didn't
sound good, I would try and figure out why they didn't sound good, what notes
were being played?, did they fit in the cord progression?? Was it note choice?
Timing? phrasing?... ect.? I think recording yourself and listening back is a
great way to improve.? Also, the play along CDs help you with "real" music, in
"real" time, which is more helpful than just playing scales by yourself.?
Of course, this is all assuming you know something about music to begin with.
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