Plenty of times in my life I have thought of what is the best way to learn something?, I thought structural, analytical approach was the best way until I realized how it all started and how I learned computers in the first place, there was no structure to it, I just picked up random stuff and read them, It was exploratory style of learning, the sheer joy of learning by exploration I still remember, as I grew up I got more and more confused, there was no one to correct me or tell me when I was a kid the "right" way to learn, but now people have a lots of theories on the right way to learn.
I know direction is important in learning, but your learning shouldn't be restricted to direction or where teacher points you to. it should be more of an exploratory learning process.
Lets take music, In music you should be improvising, that will get you a sense of how the notes combine together and form melodies, I am not saying theory isn't important, it is important if you want to know the reason as why and what you did sounded so good.
but that won't help you get good at it.
Developing your ears should be carried out by practicing, exploring different styles, playing random notes and sticking with what you like.
As a beginner I found it hard to improvise, I thought what am I even playing it sounds so bad, but over time I realized the value of improvising, It made me trust my own music and form my own compositions through sheer experience on what sounded good to me and what did not.
After all a musician conveys to the world what he hears around him.
Another example would be that of an artist, when I first started to draw I found it really hard to do stuff, straight lines were hard, but exploring medium, recording my perception and realizing that whatever I draw is my perception of the world made me realize how important exploratory learning really is.
You gotta try different styles, different mediums and find the ones that let you express your perception in the best way possible.
Theory helps but it isn't enough.
After all artists draw their perception of the world.
With this in mind I hope anyone reading this post will stick to 80% exploratory learning and 20% theoretical learning. Find techniques, use them, abuse them, find ways to improvise. Get good at it.
Exploratory and practice goes hand in hand, you practice what you explore.
Go ahead play what you like, draw what you like, learn what you like, don't let anything be a barrier in between, your way of doing things is unique in this world and no one can do it the way you do it.
To get in contact or learn more about me, check the About section.
I know direction is important in learning, but your learning shouldn't be restricted to direction or where teacher points you to. it should be more of an exploratory learning process.
Lets take music, In music you should be improvising, that will get you a sense of how the notes combine together and form melodies, I am not saying theory isn't important, it is important if you want to know the reason as why and what you did sounded so good.
but that won't help you get good at it.
Developing your ears should be carried out by practicing, exploring different styles, playing random notes and sticking with what you like.
As a beginner I found it hard to improvise, I thought what am I even playing it sounds so bad, but over time I realized the value of improvising, It made me trust my own music and form my own compositions through sheer experience on what sounded good to me and what did not.
After all a musician conveys to the world what he hears around him.
Another example would be that of an artist, when I first started to draw I found it really hard to do stuff, straight lines were hard, but exploring medium, recording my perception and realizing that whatever I draw is my perception of the world made me realize how important exploratory learning really is.
You gotta try different styles, different mediums and find the ones that let you express your perception in the best way possible.
Theory helps but it isn't enough.
After all artists draw their perception of the world.
With this in mind I hope anyone reading this post will stick to 80% exploratory learning and 20% theoretical learning. Find techniques, use them, abuse them, find ways to improvise. Get good at it.
Exploratory and practice goes hand in hand, you practice what you explore.
Go ahead play what you like, draw what you like, learn what you like, don't let anything be a barrier in between, your way of doing things is unique in this world and no one can do it the way you do it.
To get in contact or learn more about me, check the About section.
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