Playing Guitar
Aditi Dhand | Guitarist | Various Creative AssignmentsWhat is Playing Guitar?
Playing Guitar is a great Career option. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find information about What Playing Guitar actually is. Most pages on the internet just talk about How to get into Playing Guitar. The most authoritative source of information on Playing Guitar is someone with real experience in it.
Guitarist Aditi Dhand has 13 years & 11 months of professional experience in Playing Guitar. Guitarist Aditi Dhand outlines Playing Guitar as:
The guitar is a musical instrument classified as a fretted string instrument with anywhere from four to 18 strings, usually having six. The sound is projected either acoustically, using a hollow wooden or plastic and wood box (for an acoustic guitar), or through electrical amplifier and a speaker (for an electric guitar). It is typically played by strumming or plucking the strings with the fingers, thumb or fingernails of the right hand or with a pick while fretting (or pressing against the frets) the strings with the fingers of the left hand.
How Guitarist Aditi Dhand got into Playing Guitar?
I started playing Guitar when I was in class 10th and I am mostly self taught. I have played at various shows and festivals in Dehradun as well as outside, to name a few like Big Binge Festival, Dehradun and the Rajpur Nature Festival. I am also a singer and song writer.
Guitarist Aditi Dhand's Talk on Playing Guitar |
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Starts with what is: | |
1) | Playing Guitar |
Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Playing Guitar and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Playing Guitar. It details these topics within Education for Playing Guitar: | |
2) | Guitar Knowledge |
3) | Understanding the Fret Board |
4) | Chords & Strumming Patterns |
5) | Rhythms & Tempo |
Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Skills are the most important factor determining success in a Playing Guitar. It discusses following headings for Skills in Playing Guitar: | |
6) | Listening |
7) | Patience |
8) | Hand Eye Coordination |
9) | Multitasking |
10) | Teaching Yourself |
11) | Basic Finger Training |
It is important to get an understanding of the Positives of Playing Guitar. The Talk discusses following Positives of Playing Guitar: | |
12) | Self Development |
13) | Ability to Create New |
14) | Social Advantages |
15) | Self sufficiency |
It is important that one develops a fair understanding of the Challenges of Playing Guitar: | |
16) | Time Consuming |
17) | Never Ending Process |
18) | Finding the Right Teacher |
19) | Not a Very Viable Career |
In the final section of the Talk, Aditi Dhand talks about How a day goes in a Career in: | |
20) | Playing Guitar |
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LifePage Career Talk on Playing Guitar
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[Full Talk]
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[Trailer]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwdNSIPI6IU
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