Salty dog
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Two of my favorite things.
Until recently I never realized the similarities. The same could be said about cooking and music.
My original guitar instructor approached teaching in a very traditional way. Read music and translate that to playing the notes on the guitar. Much like how people are taught how to cook in culinary school. Read the recipe, learn the techniques and translate it into the food on the plate. I didn't learn how to cook that way and is probably why I had trouble with my guitar teacher.
My current guitar instructor approaches teaching the way I learned how to cook, no reading, learn from someone who does it. As the lessons progressed it started to dawn on me how playing music and cooking are similar. It's the personal translation that makes both your own. Once you know what you're doing you can add your own take on things, the subtle emphasis, ingredients and style that distinguishes the player or Chef.
The above can relate to knives and guitars. Why so many knives? Ask a guitarist why so many guitars. Different tools for different styles and sometimes the subtle differences within those styles for specific "songs".
Years ago I stopped collecting guitars and decided to collect something I knew how to use, knives. My bucket list still included learning how to play guitar and now that I'm accomplishing that I'm resisting the old urge to buy more guitars. After falling into both rabbit holes I've learned my lesson. Moderation. Plus guitars are a lot more expensive and take up more room.
I'm curious what musicians on this forum think about this?
Until recently I never realized the similarities. The same could be said about cooking and music.
My original guitar instructor approached teaching in a very traditional way. Read music and translate that to playing the notes on the guitar. Much like how people are taught how to cook in culinary school. Read the recipe, learn the techniques and translate it into the food on the plate. I didn't learn how to cook that way and is probably why I had trouble with my guitar teacher.
My current guitar instructor approaches teaching the way I learned how to cook, no reading, learn from someone who does it. As the lessons progressed it started to dawn on me how playing music and cooking are similar. It's the personal translation that makes both your own. Once you know what you're doing you can add your own take on things, the subtle emphasis, ingredients and style that distinguishes the player or Chef.
The above can relate to knives and guitars. Why so many knives? Ask a guitarist why so many guitars. Different tools for different styles and sometimes the subtle differences within those styles for specific "songs".
Years ago I stopped collecting guitars and decided to collect something I knew how to use, knives. My bucket list still included learning how to play guitar and now that I'm accomplishing that I'm resisting the old urge to buy more guitars. After falling into both rabbit holes I've learned my lesson. Moderation. Plus guitars are a lot more expensive and take up more room.
I'm curious what musicians on this forum think about this?