About Learning Folk Guitar Fingerstyle

It is a bit ironic that if you demonstrate something slowly so that it is easy to understand, some people are unimpressed. On the other hand, if you play something fast and at full speed so that it is difficult to follow - let alone to play - many people think that it is really good!

The fact is, it is the same music played slowly or fast, it's just that slow is perceived to be boring and fast is perceived to be good, but if you can play it slowly you can play it fast too - with a bit more practice.

The best musicians from most styles of music practise slowly for the following reasons:

• They are less likely to make a mistake
• It is easier to hear imperfections
• They are programing muscle memory into their fingers
• When you play slowly the brain has more time to absorb and remember the moves

These are just a few reasons why learning to play the folk guitar or any other instrument slowly, is a good idea.