{"id":1702,"date":"2018-02-10T15:02:05","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T06:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/?p=1702"},"modified":"2018-07-02T09:25:21","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T00:25:21","slug":"playing-skill-to-change-some-steel-wires-and-a-chunk-of-wood-into-organisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/archives\/1702","title":{"rendered":"Playing skills that change steel wires and a chunk of wood into imaginative creatures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You already know some important things about Qactus if you have read about the 1upStage.<br \/>\nQactus is saving many beginners who were going to give up because of the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"bgBox\">[1] You are allowed to begin with only one finger pressing a string.<br \/>\n[2] You try to bring your guitar to life with your strumming.<br \/>\n[3] You can add any position which should be pressed little by little.<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s not a way to make guitar easier to play.<br \/>\nHowever, some people misunderstand that it\u2019s a cheating toy without knowing the details and accomplishments of our field tests.<\/p>\n<p>About 80 to 90% of beginners gave up in the early stages of challeges for decades, but now Qactus is actually saving many of them.<\/p>\n<p>We need to know how they were able to overcome it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/F04EE0F4-A61D-4857-B10C-46119C6A18AE-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1462\" \/><br \/>\n\u3000<br \/>\n\u3000<br \/>\n\u3000<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"outline__1\">What are the difficulties when you play a musical instrument?<\/h2>\n<p>\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Some people say \u201cDoesn\u2019t that mean that Qactus makes playing the guitar easier as the number of positions to be pressed decrease?\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However the correct answer is &#8220;No&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Playing musical instruments will never become easy even if players are allowed to play with only one finger&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>As for the guitar, players basically need to make the sound of music with just some steel wires and a chunk of wood, called a GUITAR.<\/p>\n<p>Is playing a chinese fiddle that has only two strings easy?<br \/>\nIs playing a  violin easier than playing a  guitar because of the number of strings?<\/p>\n<p>You must know that the answer is \u201cNo\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Even if it\u2019s only one string, musical instruments are not easy to play.<br \/>\nIt doesn&#8217;t matter how many fingers are used for pressing the strings.<\/p>\n<p>Beginners try to bring their guitar to life with their strumming.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s the exact TRAINING FOR PLAYING A GUITAR.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s common sense if you are going to figure out how to play musical instruments properly.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, you will misunderstand something very important.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1226799F-1A0E-4708-A223-41893D3C2392.jpeg\" alt=\"\u30ae\u30bf\u30fc\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1463\" \/><br \/>\n\u3000<\/p>\n<p>Do you know the awesome performers named \u201cSTOMP&#8221;?<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/So25iGrT59U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>They play a jaw dropping groove with non musical instruments.<br \/>\nIt shows that if you have a great skill to play the drums,  awesome music can be made even with only a floor and broom sticks.<\/p>\n<p>Do you know why it\u2019s possible?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/stomp-colors-1024x658-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"\u30b9\u30c8\u30f3\u30d7\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1465\" \/><br \/>\n\u3000<br \/>\n\u3000<br \/>\n\u3000<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"outline__2\">What\u2019s the difference between professionals and others?<\/h2>\n<p>I used to play percussions as a brass band club member when I was a high-school student. <\/p>\n<p>A scary coach forced me to train with only a wooden table, sticks, and a metronome.<br \/>\nI was never allowed to even touch any drums except for cleaning before leaving the room everyday.<\/p>\n<p>I learned a lot of drum rudiments(basic skills) through the boring training.<br \/>\nThis continued for about half a year.<\/p>\n<p>One day, he suddenly allowed me to start playing with the real drums because my sticks eventually made a hole on the top of the wooden table.<\/p>\n<p>This episode is written in one of my books.<br \/>\nIt describes what the training was for, how I practiced, what I discovered or learned, and how I was able to become a professional drummer  after only 3 years since I started training.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, my books are written in Japanese.<br \/>\nYou will need to learn the Japanese language but I think you can imagine what I went through with this basic training of mine.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/575178B8-2260-49AA-A0F8-4F0ED93AE8BA-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\u30c9\u30e9\u30e0\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1523\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/%E5%A4%A7%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%AE%E3%81%9F%E3%82%81%E3%81%AE3%E6%97%A5%E9%96%93%E6%A5%BD%E5%99%A8%E6%BC%94%E5%A5%8F%E5%85%A5%E9%96%80-%E8%AC%9B%E8%AB%87%E7%A4%BE%EF%BC%8B%CE%B1%E6%96%B0%E6%9B%B8-%E3%81%8D%E3%82%8A%E3%81%B0%E3%82%84%E3%81%97-%E3%81%B2%E3%82%8D%E3%81%8D\/dp\/4062723557\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1526649040&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=%E5%A4%A7%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%AE%E3%81%9F%E3%82%81%E3%81%AE3%E6%97%A5%E9%96%93%E6%A5%BD%E5%99%A8%E6%BC%94%E5%A5%8F%E5%85%A5%E9%96%80&#038;linkCode=li3&#038;tag=qsai08-22&#038;linkId=897254b8500097c9d6d83f36955f78d4\" target=\"_blank\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/ws-fe.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;ASIN=4062723557&#038;Format=_SL250_&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;MarketPlace=JP&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=qsai08-22\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-jp.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=qsai08-22&#038;l=li3&#038;o=9&#038;a=4062723557\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\u304d\u308a\u3070\u3084\u3057\u3072\u308d\u304d\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><br \/>\n\u3000<\/p>\n<p>I was very lucky because I had a scary coach.<br \/>\nHe taught me the importance of PLAYING MUSIC and how difficult it is at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sure I would never become a professional musician without this training.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s worth sharing because this is related to the very foundation of PLAYING MUSIC.<br \/>\nQactus is also based on this philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>Do you want to know what I gained through the training?<\/p>\n<p>It is the skill to be able to play MUSIC even if I don\u2019t have anything only but sticks.<br \/>\nSkilled drummers can make grooves even if they hit anything with sticks.<\/p>\n<p>This is exactly the difference between professionals and others.<br \/>\nActually, many people don\u2019t even know this kind of thinking.<br \/>\nUnless you know about these kinds of skills, it will be made a mockery of musicians.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/159533E5-5A43-46A9-BB2F-F82BD1B9CDB3-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\u201cQactus\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1468\" \/><br \/>\n\u3000<br \/>\n\u3000<br \/>\n\u3000<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"outline__3\">Playing the guitar will never be easy even if you play with only one finger<\/h2>\n<p>Relating to the guitar, \u201chaving playing skills to change some steel wires and a chunk of wood into imaginary creatures\u201d.<br \/>\nIt means, it doesn\u2019t matter how many fingers the player is using to press strings.<\/p>\n<p>Skilled players and people who already know what I said can imagine this easily.<br \/>\nHowever, others are going to misunderstand like \u201cIt makes guitar easy to play even it was described that it&#8217;s not the way to make guitar playing easier\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>They might misunderstand that the most difficult thing in playing the guitar is pressing the strings.<br \/>\nUnfortunately it&#8217;s a misunderstanding that almost 100% of beginners who gave up claim that it&#8217;s about pressing the strings .<\/p>\n<p>If those beginners were right, people could tell that \u201cEric Clapton\u2019s technique to press F chord is great\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Skilled guitar players already know strumming is much more important.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/FD49BDF4-A1D7-4A23-A81F-477999E5ADFB-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\u30ae\u30bf\u30fc\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1470\" \/><br \/>\n\u3000<br \/>\n\u3000<br \/>\n\u3000<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"outline__4\">The only problem is that beginners misunderstand<\/h2>\n<p>I\u2019m sure you already know that Qactus isn\u2019t a way to make playing the guitar easy but that it actually makes beginners overcome the early stages of challenges giving up.<\/p>\n<p>Being supported or assisted by Qactus doesn\u2019t ruin any training relating to \u201cplaying skill to change some steel wires and a chunk of wood into imaginary creatures\u201d at all.<\/p>\n<p>About 80% to 90% of beginners gave up during the training in pressing chords.<br \/>\nLittle by little, they improve in pressing chords during the early stages while strumming with Qactus.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the philosophy of Qactus.<br \/>\nIt will never become easy because players need to imagine and turn the sounds into creating creatures with some steel wires and a chunk of wood.<\/p>\n<p>Many people need to understand how Qactus works on field tests to solve beginners&#8217; problems.<br \/>\nPlease take a look in more detail.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bgBox\">Voice of the developer<br \/>\n[A sign of Qactus as not a toy]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/archives\/420\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/archives\/420<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bgBox\">Voice of the developer<br \/>\n[Revolution of frustrated beginners problem]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/archives\/1552\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/archives\/1552<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"bgBox\">Voice of the developer<br \/>\n[What brings beginners through practicing with only one finger?]<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/archives\/1539\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/archives\/1539<\/a><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/qactus.jp\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/038D9E2E-2723-440F-92D7-68D69964293C-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\u30ab\u30af\u30bf\u30b9\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1471\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You already know some important things about Qactus if you have read about the 1upStage. 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