So I've been thinking a lot about how I've progressed as a musician over the years compared to others I know and have read about, and I think the general development is in the following stages. This obviously isn't true for everyone. Some people get stuck in certain stages, skip stages, or don't follow this arch at all. So again, IN GENERAL this is how I've found the stages of musicianship to progress:
1. What is this and how do I make it make noise.
2. Ok now I know what to do to make sound/play notes, but I suck.
3. Sweet cheeks of a Gerber baby! I can play 3 notes/chords in a row!
4. I'm good enough to learn some songs now. Let's do this.
5. This is hard. I just want to be really good.
6. I can now play something that sort of resembles someone else's song.
7. I have mastered my favorite song by my favorite band.
8. I can play my favorite band's entire catalog.
9. I make up original stuff every now and then, but usually just stick to my favorite band's songs.
10. I wrote my first song, and it sucks.
11. I wrote some more songs, and they all sound like my favorite band.
12. I wrote some new songs, and I think they're pretty original.
13. Nope, they all sound like my favorite band.
14. I wrote some new songs, and you can still tell what my favorite band is, but it's less obvious.
15. I wrote some songs that are good. People don't play the you-sound-like-so-and-so game as much.
16. I've found my sound and don't care about comparisons.
17. ???????
18. Profit.
Add in writer's block/getting stuck in the same habits, riffs, etc. after step 10 or so and you're good to go. Tell me if I missed anything.
Please and thank you.
-Andrew Rohlk
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