Listen to Your Teacher!

How to overcome being a "non-compliant" student.

Do you take your guitar teacher's advice? Have you gotten into the habit of agreeing with what he or she says but not following up? Over the years I've had many students who want to improve, ask for advice, and then totally ignore what I tell them. It's like going to the doctor and selectively hearing the diagnosis. Why pay your doctor or your teacher good money if you're going to ignore what you're told? I help students set goals, work on difficult passages, try to get ready for a gig or a contest, learn to play in front of an audience, and a lot of times it falls on deaf ears. The next time you're at your guitar lesson, listen to what your teacher says, write it down, and then go home and try it out.  It's so crazy it just might work!