For the past couple of years, people have asked me what does it take to become a successful musician. Many musicians say that it takes hard work and dedication to become successful but I see more than just that.
Bottom Line: The world needs guidance on how to become a successful guitarist.
Let's get to the good stuff...
Why does a musician need to have a plan?
There is planning to fail and failing to plan and many people fall in the category of failing to plan. No matter what you want to accomplish you need to have a plan or in other words a blueprint. For example, when I started to learn how to play the piano I had no clue what the notes were on the piano until I did some research. Once I figured it out I made a plan of how I wanted to learn.
“Without the right tools, little is possible. With the right ones, everything is.”
~Anonymous
I had to get myself prepared to become successful. Without that preparation I was just another musician who was going to struggle.
So what separates average musician from the ones who are successful that change the world?
1. Create Mind-Blowing Music
Look around at all the singers and musicians what sets them apart from other musician is the content that they create. If it's not of high quality it doesn't last long. If you create bad content then you will get bad results. This goes for everything that you do in life.
The good thing about it is that if you have a passionate cause and plan, the content will follow. If you promote yourself with the best then people will start to notice. Look at how Justin Bieber started.
2. Make real world connections
The online worlds relies on personal connections. It's not what you know, it's who you know! Don't just focus on putting stuff on Youtube or your personal site also remember to talk to people. Go workout, see a movie or just hangout. People will help you if you just go and talk to them. Make friends and make connections.
3. Design and have music worth following
People listen to the music because there is something unique about it. What is your purpose or goal? Are you able to communicate that goal to the people? They should be able to believe your music and believe in you.
4. Practice, Practice and Practice
You have heard it many times before practice makes perfect but I am here to tell you that that's wrong. You can practice the right things or the wrong things to make you become a musician that matters. Try to get out of the comfort zone of practicing the same things over again and experiment with new things. Try a new chord progression or a new solo riff.
The key behind these four pillars is implementation. People want to become successful but they are not willing to commit with confidence. The reason most who want to become a successful musician is because they never started or they never knew the right steps to take to get them where they want to be.
We need a better method for becoming a musician that matters
For a while, I have been wanting to create an e-book that shows you how to become a musician that matters. However, there are a lot of other people that can do this better than me.
One of those awesome people is: Jon Coursey
This guy has a really good record. He is a drummer for over 8 years and has built Jamorama to be one of the most successful ways to make learning the guitar easy.
If you are deciding to start learning guitar (or just tune up your skills), this course maybe what you are looking for
The program is a 90-day step-by-step instruction that you can follow to learn how to become a guitarist that matters. It includes a 250 pg e-book, 5 special bonuses and 140+ video lessons.
That's a really sweet guarantee on the course. He also includes a personal gift as well.
Click Here to Purchase Jamorama by Jon Coursey.
I am very thankful for becoming a musician. I live to help people and enjoy receiving the emails from musicians every day. It puts a smile on my face.