SOUND ADVICE
“ Sometimes older students have regular life stuff to do and guitar is a hobby . So they won ’ t do five minutes a day , but they ’ ll play for two hours on Saturday . That ’ s cool , but it ’ s not nearly as effective as playing five minutes a day .”
“ My biggest thing is just keep playing ,” he continues . “ Play ten minutes a day . I think anyone can fit in stupidly small amounts of time .”
With that , Hannon and Rude are off . There ’ s a bit of time before they ’ re due to hit the stage – maybe a few minutes to jam out some ideas or to just play together . Whatever it is , Hannon ’ s goal is to avoid a common pitfall he sees .
“ The biggest obstacle I see with musicians or anybody is that they get hung up . With anything you do , you have to adapt , have fun , and not get hung up .” ■
“ Modern Day Cowboy ” by Tesla
JANUARY / FEBRUARY DIGITAL EDITION GUITAR TRICKS INSIDER 33