How to Learn To Finger Pick
Henry
F. Osborn said The human brain is the most marvelous and mysterious object
in the whole universe. Truer words have never been spoken. It is
without question a marvel of creation. Actually there is little known
about how the brain is able to do what it does. It seems that the more
they learn about what the brain does, the more they realize how little they
really know about it. However, there are some things we do know as to its
abilities and "how the mind learns" things. I'm told that those
who understand HOW a computer works are actually better at using one. (I
wouldn't actually know about that, but it makes scene to me) So I want to
help you understand a little about HOW the brain learns. It has enormous potential!
We
now know that there are some 100 Billion neurons (nerve or brain cells)
in the human brain. These neurons work together to form an incredibly
complex network by way of connecting to other neurons. Just one brain cell can be connected to as
many as 100,000 other brain cells. As
you do things like, read books, watch things, or PLAY THE GUITAR, connections
are being made between your brain cells to form a type of electrical circuitry.
(Which by the way is much more complicated then any computer) It's
these connections (called synapses) of individual neurons to
other neurons that make for memory. Without those connections you
couldn't recall what you read, what you saw, or how to PLAY the guitar.
The more connections there are and the "stronger" and
"thicker" those connections are, the better the memory. It is
staggering to think about because there are more connections of this brain network
of neurons in the humans then there are stars in the universe. Now THAT'S
AWESOME!!! The potential for learning is
staggering!
So what this means is
that for you to learn finger picking, you must make those necessary and
appropriate connections that make for good finger picking. You are going
to need lots of those connections and they are going to have to be very strong,
thick connection. So HOW do you do goes about doing that? Actually
there isn't just one thing that makes for those connections, or for
learning. There are many things in the human experience that helps
us to learn. There are also things that hinder learning and things that
can actually cause us to forget too. What you will want to do in your
finger picking endeavors is to CAPITALIZE on the things that will help you
build more and more, stronger and thicker connections. That is you will
want to take advantage of those particular things that help you learn. You will
also need to AVOID those things that will hurt your learning progress.
I'm going to help you on this web site to know what those things are. I
will help you know what to capitalize on and want to avoid. This will
make it possible for you to make the fastest possible progress as you learn to
finger pick guitar. Guaranteed! So, with this in mind, lets start
with the 1st step.