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To l,In<k-rstandhow confmiun;ond ¡moorean infl\ltl1oo your pLoying..ronslder what

lupp0m5 when yo.. ~in Je.tmlng. nC'W finge, ll\OVem~1. Fint,. you tomd 10 become
confused. Thi~;$ inevitable illId, by ¡!SeIC, not lmmedliltdy hurnCuI . SU! if you a!!ow
confuJOon 10 persist, roruider what happtnlllf!xt: You rn.lIl<e C1rl>r~, and you Ir)' 10
OVl!I'oome Ihem by fepealing lhe movemcnl again and .Saln..

Mcanwhile, ",hal's happenlng lo yOUJ rnll5Cles? Musclt'5 don'! make value judg-
mmts - lhey don' t ,..¡..el lnu:curale K'pt'Iitiuni and o:;Jr\oen tratc only 00 atturate CJne$.
lf yoo make in5eC'UJ'(' and elrnC·fil1ed repetilioN, your muscles wl lJ .cquire insccure ami
crror-filled habll$ o( nlDYE'fl'len t. lf you make ser;ure .nd ~'fror-free repetitions, your
mu!!Cl~ will acquil'1l secure and tlTQr-fl'C<! h.lbi.b of movem~t.

In Q'~!liri"g IIIlbil5 of ,,'c)D!.'nIDII, muKW rtto:pond lo rq>t<!;/icrl - /Mt's RI/ lhe)' al" do.
Tlrl<li. you muSI ~ict in " wtlY wlritA mi"imius erTfN·fillnJ rtpditlmt5 l/mi In/lrimM
IICnilll~ updilill..s ,

Aim-Directed Movement
Ckuly. cnnfusion and O:'rror Ire devastatlng to yourdcvclopm..nt as 1 guitarisl.
T~/re;¡lsothe prime ca<llleof perfurmaJl<:1!mxiety. Througn misguidl!d training, many
g!{tl!d g Ui\drists ha vc ingr.ined oonfusion and error inte their playlng. ConsequctlUy,
\bey ru"'er know wh.r i, 'slilr.e lo perfonn wilh SO'!(Urity and oonfid..r!ce.

Aim-Dirtdu M"vt""",t (A l)M) i5 a

positive way 10 avoid ron/us.ion and C1Tur.
Tht! _ c e 01 ADM is tlti" htaw{"g whut GItd hi1W to 1IIIl!lf bqort 1MIIÍ"1I - sni"g in ywr
m;nd·ityt ¡he mO()l'mt"'$ p'" /tUi'"
U" th~ gwi"" ~ort YOU ¡ld....Uy mQu thtm. ,
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Yo,,'" apply ADM when Ieaming ncw movnne>r l fo l't/u. A mowllu,nt form iI;. Ihe ,
5hapc or patle1Tl of one oompklto! movemenl. In toundi ng a ~tring with a right-~ ,
finge.., for ~~¡mple,
appma(hlng th<:-- string. ,.;Iundlng \he string, ¡nd following througll ~
constiluleone ~ompl('f\· moven>en\ fonn. 1'II'lhe. , d npid and unlfied ,,"u , dOl\ of notes
p!ayed w ilh eilher t"nd wlU be fel! !\ingle movemmllOl1ll. Wh"" guitari$l$ play
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mlL~ic, Ihey're ~du.o.lly ""ecu!ing a s.:ries al individua] movement form,; . ThUII, the mor~ ;;
movemfnt fOn!"l5 you can amu;,te!y play by habit, themnre A<"O:"SSÍbleall muskbecomes. •

In Ic.'rning I new mOVl'll"l<'llt f<.>rm, be aWue \hat ADM has two pM5e5: ,•
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By applying ADM, you avoid Ihe faulty habit~ IcqulrPd Ih.ough rote repelitlon ,
In rote repetition, students begin \VIlh lnaccuracy and Ir)' to work their way 10 ~racy.
Sin"" thm musdei nW<e no dlslinction between accurare and inac:curate repetitiOll',
these student~ mus! COIIstantly try 10 replace lhe faully h.abilslngralned by Ihel. Nrly
lruccurall.' repetitions. W!lh ADM, you ~gin wlili ac:curaUl repetitiorul, !lO you don',
waste lime trying 10 replaC01 faulty habits. Thus, ADM l. a method t"Jf building 5eCure
habits quid<ly and efficien tly.

Deve/oping Sustained Concentration

In ;ill aTeIoS oí guitar study, lhe practlcalilnd e(fectlve appllc.tion uf inforINtion
depend& on)'OUT ability 10 c:ona:ntra!e YOUl hands c.an onIr re5pond IO)'OUT mind -
what you think, Ihey do. Thws, you nuJ /o "",¡"'Q;,, tlte~, ponibk ro,rmlrarkm 4IJ)'O'II
pmetia.

• ContuaJon
• Anr.¡'ty
• Bore(lom
• Dlscomfort

You dIould work gradually ~ '" Ihoo¡ )'Q" ean ma.<1o!t. givm prua.-d~
within. ~""'period 01 time. U !he rn¡.er;al iJ IOOdifficull, you'll have to n!pE!it JI
for!lO long ¡ .... I you'lI!:«o1lk" boted and btlgued. A1$O, 1f you don' , h.lve 1. dear ~
)"QW" roocemration willMlff<Y. Don' 1begjn pr-'CIidng unlil you dw.J1)' undetJland wh.il
yoo're trying lo amieve.
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MIlSC'IJar exerlio" is euenllal fof a l! body positioning and muy~mcnt.
normlUy kd .OO idl.'lltify thls n:crtlon AS teMloo. ln guitar playtng. tmsion c.:an be either
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prod\1ctiVó! Of Cl>W1tcrproductlve. P,odltCt~ teJlSW" is !he minimum mu.scul~r elCertion

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n('ed...:l lo play tho.> guilar. !t signa!¡¡ tnar yQIlr m~ ;ue coordlnlting elficien tly VId
Mrmoninusly. C....nftrprodlltli« t~"sj.,.. \5 excessive muscular e~rtion which lm-
pedes guit ar pJilyin~. It signals ¡hU)'OOT m~ are no! pro.,....!), roordinating.

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Bu! how do roo recugni7.li! 00UIl1l'11'rodu.:tive "'mlon? U you're 1 bcglnner, evcry
~ MWp<»Ition afld muvcment will feoel tensc -!fyou'~.n
experiMlcl'd pllyer, roo may
:. bc JOICCU~ tu coun terprOducti'lt' ten5ion 11Ial roo don'¡ rl!COS"'ze il. ThU5, unlll
you've galned ex¡>C'ritna> in remgnizing wuntC'l""oouctive leos>on, you'n need lo ~ly
> on objecti\'c sland.vds ror delerminlng mll$CUw ef&ioency.
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••• The I'rinciples of Effodenl MU!de FunClIOll provlde you with lhesf: objective
r.lilnd~rds. Simply ,t~ted. ¡!>ese principies desaibe how muscle!< functio:m with lhe ¡eul
('-xeñion - aro:>mpli$hing ¡J~ TI\O!II work wilh ¡he lea~1 tetWon.

•• 8efore introduáng U\e princi ple'l, wc need lo define two tenns:

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