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Every day you cast a glance at your RAV steel drum and think “Okay, I will get to playing later today”. And then when you get to bed later at night you feel shameful and think, okay I promise, I’ll play my drum tomorrow! And it seems to be a never-ending vicious circle. But what if we say that the solution is easy and you can start playing the steel drum right away without pushing yourself? Check out how!
All of us feel the lack of motivation and energy from time to time. And playing any musical instrument is not an exclusion. Sometimes we just do not have this specific creative energy that helps us create music (or any other art). To know how to beat this Dragon of Lack of Motivation, let’s use the Sword of Truth and the Shield of Faith.
First, let’s be honest. You have hands, you have the drum and there are no objective reasons for you to not play it. So the reasons you suffer from only exist in your mind. Let’s see what can be your problem and the most frightening triggers that freeze you.
Confusion of where to start
Most of the times you feel the lack of motivation just because you don’t know where to start learning. The best place to start is to start from the beginning. But where is the beginning when you learn to play the handpan? Thankfully you have no such a headache when you have the RAV Vast. Get directly to your personal account at ravvast.com and get a full set of educational materials ordered according to complexity. By subscribing for the RAV’s YouTube channel, you’ll get notified of our weekly step-by-step easy tutorials.
Imposter syndrome/fear of not being perfect or not having music listening skills
“I am not as great as the handpan professionals. How can I create these beautiful songs?!” This is quite common for not only professionals but for newbies as well. It also can happen if you have chosen a tricky scale or a tank drum that doesn’t sound harmoniously.
Remember, there are no essential skills needed to be a musician when you play the RAV Vast. Moreover, the RAV Vast can be played by everyone regardless the musical background. You can find the scales for any mastery level available for sale in our online store. The RAV Virtual Player will help you to understand which scale is the best for you before you buy it.
Now, getting back to the point, let’s think, who’s gonna punish you for not being perfect? Relieving this pressure is easy when you know there’s no one here to judge you except yourself. Excuse yourself for making mistakes and don’t rush to do everything perfectly.
Delusion of never-progressing
Do you feel like you never progress and have to start from the same place again and again? It’s the greatest delusion we all have regardless what actually you are learning. The reason is that we only remember the best result we had and quickly forget about steps we made to achieve it. A great option to solve this problem is to make records of you playing your RAV drum. Compare each of your next playing session with the previous one and you’ll see how much you improved! This will also work as a music training for the development of auditory skills.
Bad mood and personal problems
Are you just feeling tired, or down for having personal problems? Do you feel like troubles at work or relationships extinguish your motivation to play the RAV drum? The thing is, playing the RAV drum can considerably improve your mood by and provide positive vibes. Playing music can increase your dopamine and serotonin level and make you feel happier.
If you feel it hard to play right away, listening to different types of music first can help. Watching a group of musicians playing together, seeing the RAV drummers creating amazing songs will inspire you to take your drum and make all your creative musical dreams come true!
Did you find these recommendations helpful? Did they help you to bring your motivation back? Drop in the comments down below!
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