How to Learn to Play an Instrument (Ep. 256)

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Thomas Frank and Martin Boehme

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4.8 • 998 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2019

⏱️ 61 minutes

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If you've ever wanted to learn to play an instrument, this might be your year. We talk about our experiences with the musical arts. Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you’re one of the first 83 people to use this link, you’ll also get 20% off your subscription. FreshBooks: Accounting and invoicing software that automates your tasks and lets you get back to doing your real work. Get your first 30 days free by going to FreshBooks.com/CIG and entering College Info Geek in the "How did you hear about us?" section. Audible: Get a free audiobook download and a free 30-day trial by going to Audible.com/CIG or texting “CIG” to 500-500 on your phone. Things mentioned in this episode: Thomas on Instagram Thomas' song on Spotify Gris OST - Karasu Music Theory 101, by Brian Boone and Marc Schonbrun Adam Neely on YouTube How to Listen to and Understand Great Music, by Robert Greenberg Atomic Habits, by James Clear Guitar Lesson's CAGED System article Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy on YouTube The Axis of Awesome - 4 Chords Hack Music Theory - video about Run The Jewels' "Let's Go" MuseScore Synthesia (iOS | Android) Yousician (iOS | Android) William Gillock - Phantom Rider Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:03:43 - Clip: Martin playing the piano and Thomas playing the guitar 0:07:27 - What instruments does Martin play 0:11:17 - How we practice and learn new pieces 0:17:44 - Why learn music theory 0:23:52 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills) 0:25:32 - Sponsor: Audible (Listening to audiobooks) 0:28:26 - Sponsor: FreshBooks (Managing your invoices) 0:30:03 - What piano should you buy, or where you can use one 0:35:01 - Taking lessons and how Thomas learns guitar 0:43:54 - Breaking down songs and listening to them more attentively 0:50:31 - Conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hey it's Thomas Frank. I've just got a quick note for you before we get into the show.
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0:33.2	Hey what is going on everybody and welcome back to the college info geek
0:36.7	podcast the internet's best resource for becoming a better student but a terrible
0:40.9	resource for learning how to become a virtuoso musician.
0:45.0	Oh, oh, oh, well it looks like I just ruined the episode.
0:50.0	Right off the bat.
0:51.0	Yep, stop that. My name is Thomas Frank and I'm here as always with my good friend Martin Bamy, who is a better musician
0:59.9	than I am.
1:01.1	And today we are going to attempt at least to talk about how the two of us
1:06.4	have learned to play instruments over the years and as we alluded in the intro neither of us I mean I don't think you would say that you are an
1:16.7	expert musician of any kind no but even if I was I wouldn't say it anyway that's's hard to tell, but I'm fairly certain I'm not.
1:24.4	Do you think that like Steve Vai or I'm trying to think of another virtuoso
1:29.6	guitarist?
1:30.6	Do you think any of those people would say that they're experts?
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